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to share with friends and family! </center>Ben and Lyndseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235662657591748095noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-76530613937634652452017-10-02T07:00:00.000-04:002017-10-02T07:00:17.864-04:00Apples, Mazes, and Pumpkins....Sounds Like Fall!For awhile now we've been trying to get together with some of our friends who we haven't seen in awhile and a few weeks ago us mamas nailed down a date. Then this past week we were tossing ideas back and forth and Rachel suggested we check out this farm near us. It had a variety of activities and we figured we'd just see what was going on once we got there.<br />
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It was supposed to be in the 60s so we all showed up without jackets and it turned out to be so cold! The wind was blowing and it was very cloudy and we all were shivering! We decided to pick some apples and then do a corn maze. The girls and I have never been apple picking and they really enjoyed it! We wandered up and down a few rows picking red and green apples. I think we ended up with Gala, Golden Delicious (which were more green than gold), and some Red Delicious apples. The girls loved trying to pull the apples off the tree and we had a hard time grabbing the apple to check before they picked it. They especially liked the apples way up high because Daddy had to lift them up to get them.<br />
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After apples we walked back to the car and stuck the apples inside. Then we went over to wait for the hayride down to the corn maze. The tractors were running a little slow and it was so cold! We did get to see the pumpkin cannon fire a few times and we watched some cows mosey down to the pasture from milking. The kids just enjoyed running around and getting dirty :)<br />
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The tractor finally came and we took a short ride to the corn maze. This farm had two mazes. One was one acre and one was nine acres! We opted for the one acre one and it turned out to be pretty short. I think we were only in there about 15 minutes but the kids seemed to enjoy it.<br />
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After the corn maze we checked out some pumpkins in the nearby patch as we waited for the tractor to come back. Once we made it back to the car we all headed to the Greene Turtle for lunch. We were starving! After that the girls went home for naps and I hit up the grocery store and made sure to get ingredients for Ben's favorite, apple crisp!<br />
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The rest of the weekend was just stuff around the house like cleaning out the garage, selling our oven finally, cleaning, and working on Halloween costumes. It was nice to stay home and just relax. Happy October!Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-27127114620817754182017-09-11T07:00:00.000-04:002017-09-11T07:00:24.864-04:00Beginning of the Year<span id="goog_305150875"></span><span id="goog_305150876"></span>Guys...there is NOTHING like beginning-of-the-school-year-exhaustion that we teachers experience. Seriously. The first week back is full of running around, not eating lunch till 3pm, helping lost students find their teacher when they don't know who their teacher is, convincing kids to come in from the playground, and buses dismissing late because kids keep getting on the wrong ones. Then to come home and work on all the stuff you didn't get to during the day so that you have an actual class list for next day's fire drill or popsicle sticks with lunch numbers ready, or making sure you know how to teach the new lessons. It's tiring! I think I had over 10,000 steps every day BEFORE I got in the car to go home!<br />
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I think it's going to be an interesting year...I have a good class and they're just so darn cute at 6 yrs old! The challenge for me this year is taking a room and materials that I have enough for and know how to work for 24 students and making it work for 26 students, possibly more if we get more new ones. It's a lot of kids! And my organizational mind is in overdrive trying to make my room work for that many. It's going to be interesting and take a lot of trial and error. Good news is that 6yr olds are fairly flexible when it comes to changing things up!<br />
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I don't have too many pics from the week but here are a few from last weekend and the first week back. Ben & I had a wedding to go to the Saturday of Labor Day and since it was a few hours away we just got a hotel room for the night so we didn't have to worry about driving back so late. The wedding was for college friends. The groom, Nate, lived on Ben's floor freshman year and the bride, Lindsay, was a freshman in their dorm their sophomore year. They started dating and TEN YEARS LATER he proposed...Lindsay is one patient woman! There were several jokes during the ceremony about how we've waited a long, long, long time for this day lol!<br />
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Ben's roommate all 4 years of college, Matt, was the officiant for the wedding.</div>
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Finally husband and wife! </div>
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That dress....all the heart eyes! </div>
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It was fun seeing college friends that we haven't seen in awhile, some in several years!</div>
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I've been playing with my Silhouette Cameo some more and decided to try glass etching. It's pretty simple. You use the vinyl to make a stencil, put the stencil on the glass, plop on some etching cream and then wash it off. I thought it turned out kinda cool! </div>
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After the A I decided to try our family business' logo. Not too bad! I have one more side to try so I'm deciding on another design to do. I've also been working on birthday shirts for a friend at daycare...can't show them yet!</div>
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September and cooler weather means all the pumpkin! I made some GF pumpkin bread that didn't last very long.</div>
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And some random pictures...we tried a new park out last weekend and we were watching Daddy fly his drone :) </div>
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Natalie loves to swing! </div>
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The girls almost always "read" to themselves after we put them to bed and almost every night I have to put their books away for them. How sweet! </div>
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Reading with Daddy, accessories on point. </div>
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<span id="goog_305150873"></span><span id="goog_305150874"></span><br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-46382753511572428932017-09-01T07:00:00.000-04:002017-09-01T07:00:36.925-04:00August Pics!I like to try to round up all the random pictures I take each month...you know, the ones that don't quite get their own blog post but I still want to remember. So here are the random August ones!<br />
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I did a Cards For A Cause fundraiser through Usborne Books & More for one of my friends but since she was due with her 3rd baby any day, I sent the cards to my house. Look at all those boxes!</div>
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Went to Family Day at Daddy's work and ate popsicles and chips!</div>
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Finally, my lap all to myself! </div>
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Noelle wearing a little jacket that was mine when I was a baby! </div>
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Another silhouette project, this time for my mother-in-law's birthday! </div>
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Noelle's ready for a rainy day at daycare! </div>
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In August we FINALLY got our playset up! The girls love playing on it! </div>
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Noelle was upset Riley ate a cracker that I gave to Riley. </div>
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We went to a downtown festival in our town and they had giant draft horses! Tom and Jerry were beautiful and gentle giants. </div>
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Ready for their first day back to daycare! </div>
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Seeing the playset for the first time! </div>
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Just adorable! </div>
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Noelle woke up for her first day back to daycare and was ready to go! Natalie was not and was quite grumpy. </div>
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Natalie's ready for the rain. </div>
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During nursery at church, I noticed Natalie carrying these two Little People figurines around. I asked her what she had and she said, "Look mama, Natalie and Noelle!" She played with them the entire time! </div>
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So there you have it! We did a lot in August trying to enjoy the last bit of summer! Now we're ready for all the fall activities! </div>
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My mom came up Wednesday, spent the night with us, and then took the girls to her house for the weekend on Thursday. We wanted to leave Thursday morning but we had several things to get done, including dropping Ben's car off to get worked on, so by the time we did that, got lunch, and hit the road, we were in prime traffic time :( What should've been a 3.5hr trip turned into a 5+ hr trip....Ben has sworn off Virginia and says he will never go back, haha!<br />
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We finally got to our hotel around 7:30pm and after checking in we went to a yummy Mexican place for drinks and dinner. After that we crashed because we were both so tired from being in the car all day.<br />
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On Friday we went to Colonial Williamsburg. We got our passes at the visitor center and did the 10min walk to the town. The morning wasn't terribly hot but I had of course forgotten to pack sunscreen and they apparently don't sell that in Colonial Williamsburg. So we tried to stay in the shade as much as possible and by afternoon we were hot, sweaty and sticky! It got to over 100 degrees and I felt really bad for the people in costume!<br />
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Walking to Colonial Williamsburg! </div>
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On recommendation of my friend Kara who has been there several times and lives in Virginia, we checked out the Governor's Palace tour. Thank goodness it had air conditioning! We came into the tour a few minutes late so Kara caught me up via text. The mansion is not the original one, it was burned down a long time ago but in the 1930s they found the original blueprints and were able to reconstruct it based off those. So our guide said it was a very very close remodel of the original.<br />
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The back of the palace. </div>
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Ben's favorite room...it was covered in thousands of swords, knives, and guns! This was the front entrance hall of the palace...makes quite the impression!</div>
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An old harpsichord. </div>
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After the Governor's Palace, we saw the gardens, the giant lawn in front of the palace, and a church where we debated on whether or not the weathered headstones were real or replicas.<br />
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The lawn in front of the palace was huge! There were lots of horse-drawn carriages going around the lawn. </div>
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The blacksmith shop...I felt so bad for the guys in there! </div>
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The other tour that Kara suggested we go on was the Capitol building tour. Our tour guide was named Lindsey and she was phenomenal! I am not a history person at all (I find it interesting but quickly forget it all) and even I found myself listening with rapt attention. She was very energetic and captivating. I learned that the capitol was moved there after being in Jamestown and it has burned down 3 times. Each time they rebuilt it in the same spot. Luckily it hasn't burned down in a long time :) It was interesting to think we were standing in the same spot where hundreds of years ago they decided to commit treason, break away from England, and fight for independence and equality.<br />
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After the Capitol tour we took the shuttle back to the visitor center to head out. Ben found a brick oven pizza place that served gf pizza and it was really good! We were starving and ate a lot of pizza! Then we went to a mini-golf place and played a round. I started off great with a hole-in-one but quickly lost my edge. I think Ben beat me by 6 strokes!<br />
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On Saturday we had talked about going to Jamestown or Yorktown for the morning but we were still tired from all our walking on Friday, plus it was another hot day so we decided to head to the outlets and do a little shopping. Everyone got new shoes (girls included!) and a few other things. After lunch we tried a local winery. We did a wine tour and tasting and came home with several bottles! Then we went to a few other stores, including the Yankee Candle Village. I'm not a huge candle person but there were so many candles there! It was basically a gigantic store with lots of little stores inside...almost like it's own little mall. We met Santa and it snowed on us in the Christmas section! Finally Ben found some coffee and just sat while I completed my tour of the village. After the village we went to a restaurant called Food For Thought. If you're ever in Williamsburg, you should check out this restaurant! It was delicious, the atmosphere was fun, and they even had a gf bread basket for Ben. The owner was there walking around and talking to people and it was packed! I definitely recommend it.<br />
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It's Friday and I'm sharing a few favorites from our week! We've had a BUSY week and we're trying to cram everything in before we go back to school in two weeks. I declared today a PJ and movie day because it's gloomy out and I'm tired from the week! Here's a look back at all the fun things we did...<br />
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1. We went to the county fair that I grew up going to! It's actually the county my mom grew up in and I always went there as a kid so now my mom and I take the girls every year!<br />
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They enjoyed seeing all the animals! </div>
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Petting goats was a favorite!</div>
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2. We had a playdate with one of our daycare friends! She will be two in a few months and is closest in age to the girls at daycare. We went to a trampoline park and the girls were SO excited to see each other! They started laughing, running around in circles, and hugging when they saw each other! Trampolines are a favorite here and we love going to the trampoline park!</div>
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When you're stuck in the bubble pit, you gotta help a sister out! Natalie thought it was funny to grab Noelle and try to drag her out. </div>
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3. More animals! We had a girls day with Nana and Aunt Chessie. We went to a little kids farm near us where we got to slide, pet animals, feed goats, ride a hayride and ride ponies!</div>
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Noelle & Natalie </div>
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I really wanted to bring this one home...he was so little and cute!</div>
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Waving to their adoring fans </div>
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The farm had several rides and one of them was a pony ride. I asked the girls if they wanted to ride the pony, thinking they'd say no. They watched another little girl ride the pony and Noelle said no but Natalie said yes! I was surprised but we went into the pen and she was lifted onto the pony. I thought for sure she'd start crying and want down immediately but nope! She rode that pony like she was meant for the saddle! Doesn't she look like she's on an adventure with her backpack and sunglasses?! I walked next to her but she really didn't need me to. She LOVED it! Noelle still didn't want to ride but I'm so proud of Natalie for trying it! </div>
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Cowgirl in the making. I sent Ben this picture and he said, "oh no, the horse craze is starting!"</div>
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4. My last favorite for today is finishing a big and fun vinyl project for a friend! I have a Silhouette Cameo printer and it does soooooo many cool things. Right now I mainly cut vinyl with it and make different projects. I'm currently working on Christmas gifts (insert pat on the back here!) and I have a long list of things I want to try with it, including glass etching!</div>
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About 3 weeks ago one of my friends asked me if I would make some glasses for her and her fiance to ask their friends to be in their wedding party. I made a total of 33 glasses (not all for the wedding party, some are for other people and I threw a few fun ones in for them) and there are a few more things I'm going to make for them to complete it once the items get here. I had so much fun doing it and I don't know anyone does this as a business because it is hard! To get the placement right, the fonts, all of it! I had fun doing it for her though!</div>
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<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-32661004879776608372017-08-07T07:30:00.000-04:002017-08-07T07:30:13.695-04:00Avocado Chicken Salad RecipeI'd really like to start sharing more recipes on here in case anyone else is looking for new ideas! This is one I saw on Facebook the other day and it looked so good! I was in the middle of making my grocery list so I went ahead and added everything to my list. I'm not a traditional chicken salad fan but this one had all the right ingredients!<br />
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I didn't think to take pictures until the second day and by then the avocado started turning brown (still tasty!) and didn't look good for pictures so just take my word that it was good and click on the link! Best part this is fairly healthy and gluten free! I think I will be making this for the upcoming school year for lunches! It's good as-is or with crackers! Probably would taste great in a pita or wrap too.<br />
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Now, here are the things I did to make the recipe a little easier...<br />
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- I used the rotisserie chicken but I kind of just threw chicken in until it looked like enough<br />
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- For the corn I just grabbed a steamer frozen bag of corn, threw it in the microwave and dumped it all in. I like corn so more is good!<br />
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- Whenever a recipe calls for cooked bacon, I just grab a bag of those real bacon bits (not the crunchy ones) and use those. More convenient for me than cooking bacon and chopping it up.<br />
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- I used dill weed seasoning instead of fresh. It's what I had in the cabinet.<br />
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So there you have it! Try the recipe out and tell me what you think! I think it's really tasty and will be a good lunch option for this school year.<br />
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<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-20236942680159977602017-08-04T09:19:00.001-04:002017-08-04T09:19:14.082-04:00Friday Favorites-I'm Back!Hey y'all, I'm back! It was a nice break but I actually did miss blogging! So I'm back and here to stay for the meantime at least. Today I thought I'd link up with one of my favorite bloggers, Andrea over at <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/">Momfessionals</a> and share a few Friday Favorites!<br />
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1. Blogging - Ok, so I did miss it which surprised me. I thought my little hiatus would be nice and refreshing, which it was, but my mind kept going back to my blog, especially when I read other blogs. So I'm back but I'm giving myself grace to not post EVERY. SINGLE. THING. we do as a family. In the past, especially since the girls were born, I felt like I needed to document every single thing we did together so that one day we could look back and enjoy the memories but that also made it stressful, especially since I was always late in blogging about it. So I'm giving myself grace to post when I want about what I want, do more link-ups, share some recipes, etc. and just enjoy blogging for what it is.<br />
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2. Summer - we LOVE summer around here! I'm trying not to think about how there are only 3 weeks left until I go back to work :( and just trying to enjoy these last few weeks together. I'm pretty sure we're going to have to practice waking up at 6:30am and not watching Mickey in the morning the week before the girls go back to Ms. Sara! They love Mickey and we've gotten into the bad habit of watching a few episodes in the morning while they eat breakfast and I get some stuff done around the house. They're also used to sleeping in till 7:30-8am so we have some work to do!<br />
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This summer we've had swim lessons, Mommy & Me gymnastics camp, ice cream, beach time (we only made it once this year, boo-hoo!), putting together a playset, landscaping around some trees (which is really hard when it feels like over 100!), and more! We went to Dutch Wonderland, a little kiddie theme park in PA, for two days and sadly the girls did not enjoy the rides. They weren't brave enough to try a ride on their own and while there are several family rides there, many of them are too tall for the girls so I think we went on about 5 rides and the water park the two days we were there. I really hope they didn't inherit their dad's "I hate rides" gene!<br />
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3. Letter Boards - So I've been seeing these pop up on Instangram, Facebook, etc. and really wanted one!!! I used an Amazon giftcard to buy one and made Ben hang it up right away. Look how cute it is?! I'm envisioning fun quotes, Christmas countdowns, birthday messages, and more.<br />
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Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy the weekend!<br />
<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-35002121341053945432017-07-11T13:34:00.001-04:002017-07-11T13:34:55.316-04:00Time OutSo for the 5 people who read this blog, you've probably noticed that I haven't been blogging in awhile. At the beginning of summer I decided to take a break from blogging...it was getting annoying and I always felt like I had to keep up with everything here but I was always behind and it was just overwhelming. So, I'm taking a break for the summer and I just want to reevaluate and see if I miss blogging or not. So maybe I'll see you in September, maybe not! We will see :)Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-24617986659770903332017-05-28T09:02:00.002-04:002017-05-28T09:02:37.870-04:00No More Space!Well friends, I had every intention of getting all caught up on April posts and starting some May ones this weekend (we're trying potty training out for the first time and I'm literally just sitting and watching them play and asking them a MILLION times if they need to go) and I just got a message from Blogger that I've reached my limit with pictures! Wahhhh!!! How am I supposed to get caught up if they restricted my photo amount? Grrrr....I'll have to wait till my in-house tech guy (Ben) gets a chance to figure it out for me.<br />
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Happy Memorial Day weekend!Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-25378670376781272902017-05-25T07:00:00.000-04:002017-05-25T07:00:05.814-04:00Easter 2017-Part 2Here you go, part 2! The Easter Bunny came last year but the girls didn't really get it....this year was a whole different story! They totally got the basket and egg hunts and goodies inside the basket. We also talked a lot about Jesus and how he died for us. I think that went over their heads but we will keep working on it!<br />
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Growing up, the Easter Bunny always hid our Easter baskets so I hid the girls' baskets this year. It took them a few minutes to find them but they did it!<br />
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After I worked in the nursery, we went to my in-laws house for Easter dinner. The girls ate before us and napped while we enjoyed our dinner. The woke up just in time for dessert!<br />
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Playing with Uncle Kevin! </div>
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Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-31337185977418885682017-05-22T07:00:00.000-04:002017-05-22T07:00:18.733-04:00Easter 2017-Part 1Easter is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate for the sheer fact that we're celebrating Jesus and his victory over death! Every year Easter gets to me, how one person selflessly died for the entire world. It's amazing!<br />
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We started our Easter weekend off by dying Easter eggs together Friday night! This was the girls' first time dying eggs and they loved it! Ben was smart and said we should dye the eggs outside, just in case. The girls loved drawing on the eggs with the special crayon and plopping them into the cups of dye. They also enjoyed trying to take the eggs out with the spoon which usually resulted in some spillage. We ended the night with only one cracked egg and one cup spilled...I consider that a win with two toddlers!<br />
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We celebrated Easter by going to church as a family Saturday
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Noelle </div>
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Upset over something and wouldn't sit next to her sister for a picture. </div>
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Kisses to make up! </div>
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Natalie & Noelle </div>
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I just realized how long this post is becoming so I'll do Easter Sunday in a part 2 post!Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-13475381892594239212017-05-15T07:30:00.000-04:002017-05-15T07:30:29.782-04:00Spring Break, Part 2Ben was able to take a day off during the second half of our spring break and we decided to try out a little zoo near us called the <a href="http://cwpzoo.com/">Catocin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo</a>. It was the perfect size for toddlers! We took a few hours to explore the zoo but we were able to take our time and see everything that was open. We decided to try the wagon this time instead of the stroller and while it was a pain sometimes to pull on the unpaved pathways, I think it was easier to maneuver than the stroller would have been. Plus the girls were able to see all around them instead of just straight ahead. They loved riding in their wagon!<br />
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Natalie in green, Noelle in white. </div>
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We're trying to feed some deer (I know, they look like goats but they were deer) and no one wanted our food! </div>
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After our trip, Daddy bought them each a stuffed animal, which took approximately 10 minutes to decide on. We ended up coming home with an Arctic Fox and a Sloth Bear. I'm all about stuffed animals but I loved how this zoo had a wide variety of animals, ones you wouldn't normally see in a store, like a sloth bear or an anteater!</div>
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<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-74447027603225915792017-05-09T07:00:00.000-04:002017-05-09T07:00:07.304-04:00Spring Break Part 1Our spring break was much later this year due to Easter being in the middle of April. While it took FOR-EVER to get to spring break, that meant we only had 8 weeks left of school after spring break!<br />
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We didn't really go anywhere for break, just stayed around the house and unpacked more. The girls enjoyed the park near us and we got to hang out with friends during the week! It was very relaxing and of course it sped by!<br />
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We started spring break by visiting Grammy and Pop Pop for the weekend. The girls enjoyed playing at the park in town and seeing their grandparents!<br />
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At the very beginning of April we got to celebrate my grandfather's birthday and since we celebrated on April 1st, I had to try a little April Fool's joke on everyone! The girls have name shirts from their 2nd birthday and I switched their shirts. I also covered up Natalie's freckle on her face and used eye liner to put one on Noelle's face. I did it for daycare the day before and it took Ms. Sara about an hour before she noticed! Thankfully she has a great sense of humor and found it very funny.<br />
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When we arrived at my parents house, they were busy saying hello to the girls. After a few minutes, my mom said "Natalie"s name and then did a double take and second guessed herself that it was Noelle. Then she realized I had switched them! At my grandparents house, no one really noticed since the girls were playing but after awhile "Noelle" stuck her thumb in her mouth which was a dead giveaway since Noelle doesn't suck her thumb. My grandmother noticed right away and realized our joke! It was fun to try to trick people.<br />
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The birthday boy opening his gifts! </div>
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In the end I think having just a few people over was the best thing. They were really overwhelmed at their first birthday party with all the guests and they were even clingy at this get-together with only 8 other people besides us. So I think it all worked out in the end.<br />
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Getting some shots before the guests arrived! (Noelle left, Natalie right) </div>
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Playing with one of their new toys! </div>
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Minnie Mouse Cupcakes! </div>
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Natalie wanted to touch the candles so badly! </div>
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Mmmmmm cupcakes!</div>
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Happy happy birthday to my sweet girls! </div>
<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-10643036359460465812017-04-10T07:00:00.000-04:002017-04-10T07:00:00.157-04:00Misc. MarchA week late but here are my March miscellaneous pics! I didn't get to share much of March with you simply because we were busy moving! Here are some pictures from the past month!<br />
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Dr. Seuss Day was March 2nd....here are my Thing 1 and Thing 2 in a box!</div>
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And at daycare they made Dr. Seuss hats and took a group pic...here are my two haha!</div>
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Truth!</div>
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In March I also got to celebrate one of my best friends with helping throw a bridal shower and bachelorette party!</div>
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We went wine tasting and out to dinner. So fun!</div>
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One of the last pictures of our house! We settled the day before the snow storm and moved four days later.</div>
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The girls helped Daddy take off all the magnetic child locks.</div>
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We got this giant Minnie balloon from Party City for their birthday in February and she was still standing a month later! I think they think she's a real life Minnie Mouse! Natalie loved hugging Minnie.</div>
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And the last picture of our first house together. We both cried and were sad to leave it but we love our new house. This house will always be special as our first house together. (Sorry for the sideways picture!)</div>
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So cute when they sleep!</div>
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For an early April Fool's Day joke, I "switched" the girls for daycare on March 31st. I put the name shirts on the wrong girl, covered up Natalie's tell-tale freckle and put one on Noelle. Here are the attempts of me trying to get a good picture of them (again, not sure why they're sideways!)</div>
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Natalie in red, Noelle in pink.</div>
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I dropped them off at daycare without saying anything haha! Sara, our daycare lady, texted me around 10am saying I got her good! She was trying to get "Noelle's" attention by calling her name and when she wouldn't respond, she took a closer look and realized what I had done! We had a good laugh over it. If you can't have fun on April Fool's with your identicals, then when can you?</div>
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Now that we're in our house and mostly unpacked, I'm hoping to get a little caught up with the blog, such as the girls' birthday that was almost two months ago! Happy April friends!</div>
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We're slowly getting through all the boxes and the ones that I'm not ready to deal with yet are being put in a room for now. Out of sight, out of mind right? We've actually gotten a lot done in a week and a half. My parents took the girls the first weekend we moved which gave us tons of time to start unpacking and paint their bedroom. My mom came up this past weekend to entertain them while we kept unpacking and yesterday Noelle was sent home with a fever (though I swear she held the thermometer up to a lightbulb because she's been fine ever since!) so I had yesterday afternoon and today to work on the house while we wait out our 24hrs fever free. <br />
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I was determined to paint the girls' room the same as their old room...more for me than them! I loved that room and I spent the whole weekend painting it so it was ready when they came back.</div>
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Here's the last picture of our old house. We made several trips there and back fixing stuff up, bringing odds and ends that the movers didn't get, and just making sure it was ready to go. We shed some tears when we said goodbye, it was a great house and if we could have picked it up and put it somewhere else, we would have but Ben said that was too expensive :). As sad as we were to leave it, we are happy and excited about our new home. </div>
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I don't have many other pictures yet but I will share them once I have them. I kind of want to have a whole room complete before sharing and we currently don't have one of those yet ;) I have lots of big ideas for this place and I can't wait to share them with you as we make this house a home.<br />
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I'm hoping to get around to doing our monthly miscellaneous pictures for March as well but we shall see :)Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-35170254125892978892017-03-16T07:00:00.000-04:002017-03-16T07:00:01.253-04:00Just popping in real quick...We are in the midst of packing! Just wanted to pop in real quick and say that we did it, we sold our house! We signed all the papers Monday morning, were homeless for a few hours, and then bought our house Monday afternoon! We had a chance to go over to the new house right after signing to prep it for the winter storm we were getting on Tuesday. The weathermen predicted 8-12" and we got about 3" here so I am not complaining one bit! We are finishing up packing tonight and are moving tomorrow! It's crazy to think that 6 months ago we decided to do this and now it's happening. I have a TON of blogging to catch up on so I will try to get all caught up with what we've been doing around here once we're moved and somewhat settled. Cross your fingers and say your prayers for our big move tomorrow!Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-56779625593172810042017-03-15T07:30:00.000-04:002017-04-08T14:43:26.312-04:00February Wrap-up**Edit: I wrote this post in February and for some reason never published it! Sorry!<br />
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Month 2 of 2017 is over! Can you believe February has gone and March starts tomorrow? I am ready for spring to come and warm weather to stay! We've had some amazing days in February but I'm ready for everyday to be warm and sunny!<br />
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Before sharing our miscellaneous pictures from February, I wanted to share an update on the houses since today was supposed to be our settlement day...but it's not. Long story short the buyer for our house has run into some issues so we're waiting to hear if it's all going to work out or not. So say a prayer for us that it all works out and that we're patient and open to God's plan!<br />
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So on to our miscellaneous pictures from February! We had a lot of fun and tried to make good use of the several 70 degree days we had.<br />
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I got a new shipment of books in! I absolutely love selling Usborne Books and More and being a "personal book consultant" (as I call myself) to others. You can check out my page <a href="http://m5458.myubam.com/">here!</a> </div>
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A friend of a friend made the girls these AMAZING hats! They are beautiful and so detailed! Definitely a keepsake. She also was sweet enough to make two Mickey hats for my friend Laura and her two boys. </div>
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Celebrating the 100th day of school in style! 100 years young! </div>
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Natalie playing dress-up at daycare (side note...see that duck rattle she's holding? She absolutely loves that thing and it comes home with us 2-3 days out of the week. She will not let it go.) </div>
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We got to have a joint celebration at daycare with another little girl whose birthday is 4 days after the girls so they brought pizza and we brought cupcakes! I was able to sneak away from work during my lunch hour to go celebrate with them! </div>
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Natalie tried to blow out the candles but couldn't quite get it. </div>
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Noelle tried too and Miss Sara ended up helping. </div>
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Sharing some inside joke in the book corner! </div>
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And the next day Noelle was sick so I took off and we all stayed home. Here the poor girl was trying to sleep and Natalie kept trying to get her to play. </div>
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Aren't we all glad Minnie & Mickey made it onto Noah's Ark? </div>
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They love their Minnie & Mickey Little People dolls. So much we had to order a second set because they were fighting constantly over them. </div>
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Opening their birthday cards from Aunt Judy! </div>
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2 year checkup. Natalie started crying as soon as the nurse said, "hi" and didn't stop till we left. Noelle put on a brave face and only cried when she got her shot. Noelle is 34.4" tall and wei26lbs 3oz </div>
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Trying on bathing suits </div>
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Playing at the park with friends! </div>
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Happy February friends! </div>
<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-69032807028608866952017-02-17T07:00:00.000-05:002017-02-17T07:00:51.313-05:00Disney on IceI wanted to share the beginning of our birthday festivities before we get too busy with packing up our house! For our family celebration we got tickets to see Disney on Ice in Baltimore the day before their birthday.<br />
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We started the morning by going to a birthday party for Natalie & Noelle's friend from daycare. She had her party at a place near our house called Pump It Up. It's two rooms full of inflatables that the kids get to climb, jump, and slide on. My students have talked about it for years now and it was fun to see what all the fuss was about! <br />
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Noelle & Natalie waiting to get in the car! </div>
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We started in the first room and the girls were a little unsure of what to do so I got in the obstacle course with them. They were just too small to climb up the ladders and such so I gave them a boost and they had a blast sliding down the little slides. It was really nice that the parents could go on the inflatables with the kids.<br />
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We were hoping the girls would sit in our laps for the show but that only lasted about 15 minutes. So we got them some fries and that helped. Noelle decided to stand in the aisle and enjoyed dancing and holding her fries. Natalie joined her later in the show and they kept dancing, sitting down on the steps, standing up, etc. Being antsy toddlers. Thankfully everyone around us just smiled and were probably reliving the toddler days with their children.<br />
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The girls made it almost to the end when Natalie dropped her fries everywhere. She had a meltdown when I wouldn't let her eat the fries off of the floor. At the same time Anna and Elsa came onto the rink to sing "Let It Go" which distracted them and right after that we grabbed the diaper bag and left before she could remember her dropped fries. It worked out nicely because we were able to get out of the parking garage before the masses.<br />
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All in all they did really well for their first show! I'm glad we had aisle seats and that we (luckily) timed it that we got right there at the start and left right before the end. It was a fun way to celebrate their birthday just the four of us!<br />
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<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-63370250665700068822017-02-12T06:23:00.000-05:002017-02-12T06:23:00.152-05:00Happy 2nd Birthday Natalie!Happy birthday my Natalie Danielle! I can't believe you are TWO years old! It seems just like yesterday that I was holding you in my arms, feeding you with a syringe, and now you eat with a fork and spoon. You have grown so much this past year, from taking wobbly steps before your first birthday to running, jumping, and climbing on everything you can.<br />
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You are my cuddle-bug, you love to sit in someone's lap, give hugs and noses, and holding hands. You have a heart of gold and your first priority is always your sister. This relationship between you two is so unique and awesome. When I get you out of the car first, you ask if Noelle is coming too. If I take you downstairs first, you tell Noelle I'll "be back" for her. If Noelle is crying you bring her a toy or her pacy to make her feel better. If Noelle is in time out for pushing you, you go and sit with her until the time is up. Your love for your sister is so incredibly sweet.<br />
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You are my rule-follower, my easy-going baby who will do whatever is asked of her. You don't like to get messy but you love playing with baby dolls, toy phones, balls, and your Little People play sets. You also LOVE to read and would sit and read for a long time if you could. <br />
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Like your sister, we're in that picky food stage of life and while you will try a few more things than her, you also love your fruit, goldfish, and cheese. You also love your monkey to bits and your blankie is one of your favorite things to hold and cuddle. You still suck your thumb and I'm trying to figure out a way to explain to you that you have to stop soon.<br />
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You enjoy singing and dancing to every song that comes on and you love to use sign language. You are a little quieter than your sister but you still gain new words every day and are starting to string words together into sentences. You are working on your counting and can almost count to 11 every time!<br />
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Natalie, you are a toddler now but you will always be my baby, my sweet surprise that only God knew about until the timing was just right to surprise us (and everyone else!) with your presence. Happy birthday little love!<br />
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<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-85317723280258304252017-02-12T06:22:00.000-05:002017-02-12T06:22:06.345-05:00Happy 2nd birthday Noelle!Happy 2nd birthday Noelle Brianne! It's hard to believe that you and your sister are TWO years old! You are full of life and spunk and we couldn't love you more. It amazes me how you take that 1 minute older thing to heart...you truly have the big sister personality! You love telling Natalie and everyone else what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. You are independent and stubborn. You know exactly what you want and can throw a great temper tantrum if you don't get it! You have a mind of your own, a beautiful smile, and are one smart cookie. You also love to tease us by giving us a big grin and say "Nooooooo!" when we ask for kisses but we always manage to get one from you anyways.<br />
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You love to read and count to 11, you can sing and dance to many different songs including "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Let It Go," and you don't mind getting messy. We've entered into the picky stage of eating and I'm pretty sure you'd survive on fruit, goldfish, and cheese if I let you! <br />
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You are picking up more and more words every day and have even started to use sentences, such as "Mommy, I need a tissue" and "Put Mickey on TV." You love your Minnie Mouse doll, your baby doll, pushing many things in the stroller, pretending to cook, and playing with Natalie. You also love your pacificer, or "pacy" as you call it and I am definitely not looking forward to the day we decide to say good-bye to pacy :)<br />
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These days you run more than you walk, you "read" yourself books, and I'm pretty sure you never stop talking :D (and I have no idea where you get that from!) It's amazing to sit back and watch the two of you form this amazing relationship that no one else quite understands. You have your own language with Natalie and you know what buttons to push to annoy her but also how to make her feel better when she's sad. While you are now officially a toddler, you will always be my baby, my sunshine. Happy birthday little love!<br />
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<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-21897397116610320032017-02-10T07:30:00.000-05:002017-02-10T07:30:19.276-05:00Busy, Busy Time!So the next few weeks are going to be BUSY in the Alvarez household. We have the girls' birthday, Disney on Ice to celebrate their birthday, another little girl's birthday party to go to (that's all this weekend), packing, settlement, moving, Ben's 30th birthday, his sister's 21st birthday, doctor's appointments for the girls, dental appointments for 3 of us, a bridal shower that I'm helping with, a bachelorette party I'm planning, Dr. Seuss Day, conferences, and probably some other thing's I'm forgetting. And that's just in the next four weeks! So, I will be taking LOTS of pictures over the next few weeks but it's going to take me awhile to get everything on here because we'll be busy and who knows how long it will take us to get internet at our new house. But I will put it all on here at some point since this is one of my many ways to preserve pictures and memories :)<br />
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Happy Friday y'all. I can't believe my little babies are TWO in two days. It just doesn't seem possible since I remember so clearly how tiny and squishy they were. And how tired we were. And now they run, jump, climb, sometimes speak in full sentences, sign lots of words, and "read". It's crazy how time flies. So excuse me while I go cry in a corner about how my babies technically aren't classified as babies any more but are in fact full blown toddlers. It's going to be a fun weekend celebrating them :D<br />
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Have a great one!Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-55548926639283019462017-01-31T07:00:00.000-05:002017-04-08T14:43:39.748-04:00Our JanuaryCan you believe we're already a month into 2017? Our January has been pretty low key...fighting colds, hanging out at home because it's been too cold to go outside, doing house stuff to get ready for settlement, nothing too thrilling. I haven't really had much to post for the month so I thought I would wrap it up with all the miscellaneous pictures I've taken the past few weeks.<br />
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We spent one weekend at the World Pet Expo at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. The girls LOVED it. They did a great job holding our hands as we walked around and excitedly pointed out each animal. They especially loved seeing so many doggies! </div>
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Noelle liked clapping for the dock dogs. </div>
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One of the dogs checking out the sheep </div>
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Mini Horse and Fainting Goat </div>
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We made pumpkin bread one day and my little sous chefs enjoyed "helping"! </div>
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All the family watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse </div>
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I'm trying not to think too much how tomorrow is February and that means we're less than two weeks away from having two TWO year olds! How are they almost two?!? We have lots of plans for February including birthday celebrations and settlement!</div>
<br />Lyndsey A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13385229072057903329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480901843239565867.post-69029852746999276442017-01-01T07:00:00.000-05:002017-01-01T07:00:11.500-05:002016 in ReviewI feel like this year has flown by...it was summer and then I blinked and now it's the beginning of a new year. How many days does it take you to get used to writing 2017??<br />
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Here's how our 2016 shaped up...<br />
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<u>January</u><br />
<ul>
<li>I lamented over the fact that my babies were <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/01/11-months.html">11 months old</a>, meaning only 1 more month till they turned one!</li>
<li>We got hit with a little blizzard nicknamed <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/01/do-you-want-to-build-snowman.html">Snowzilla</a> and had over 29" of snow, 3" over the old record! Schools were out for over a week (goodbye summer) and the girls had their first experience with snow, which was really them sitting in holes we dug out for them since their snow suits were too puffy for them to move in.</li>
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<u>February</u><br />
<ul>
<li>February was probably our biggest milestone of the year with our two little babies turning ONE! We celebrated with two parties, mama cried a little at her babies officially becoming toddlers, and they were spoiled by our friends and family. You can see their birthday post <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/02/happy-first-birthday.html">here</a> and their individual years in review here: <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/02/noelles-first-year.html">Noelle</a> and <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/02/natalies-first-year.html">Natalie</a> (as I write this I can't believe we're about to celebrate their second birthday!!! Ahhh!)</li>
<li>Both girls took their first independent steps. Natalie was first followed by Noelle about a week later. They started walking and never looked back! </li>
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<u>March</u><br />
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<li>Looking back at the blog, I mostly wrote about the girls' birthday celebrations in February. In March we celebrated Ben's 29th birthday (last year before 30!) and Chessie's 20th birthday. I guess I didn't take any pictures for those celebrations! I'm already looking forward to celebrating their big birthday's this year, 30 and 21!!</li>
<li>We celebrated <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/04/easter-pics.html">Easter</a> with Ben's family. </li>
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<u>April</u><br />
<ul>
<li>Biggest part of April was co-hosting one of my best friend, <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/04/kaitlyns-bridal-shower.html">Kaitlyn's bridal shower</a>! Kaitlyn and I have known each other since middle school (we actually didn't become friends till high school) and she asked me to be her matron of honor in her June wedding. Her maid-of-honor and soon-to-be sister-in-law, Kara and I hosted a shower together to celebrate her! </li>
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<u>May</u><br />
<ul>
<li>My friend Kayla and I took the girls to the <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/05/first-trip-to-zoo.html">zoo for the first time!</a> It was hot, sweaty, and crowded but we made the best of it.</li>
<li>Celebrated <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/05/mothers-day.html">Mother's Day</a> with ice cream and brunch. Ben gave me one of my favorite crafting machines, my Silhouette Cameo!</li>
<li>Attended the <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/05/bridal-shower.html">bridal shower</a> of one of my other best friends, Kayla! She also also asked me to be in her wedding, which was in July. </li>
<li>Went to our first wedding of the season, one of our friends from college. Congrats <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/06/wedding-1.html">Katie & Mike</a>! </li>
<li>Celebrated my brother's birthday and my father-in-law's birthday. </li>
<li>Said goodbye to the bottle! This was harder for mommy then it was for the girls! </li>
</ul>
<u>June</u><br />
<ul>
<li>Our first big event in June was <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/06/child-dedication-day.html">dedicating the girls</a> at our church. Our family & friends came for the service and then we had a nice lunch after at my in-laws house where we celebrated with a few special gifts and cake!</li>
<li>The second of our three big events was my friend <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/07/wedding-2.html">Kaitlyn's wedding</a>! Ben's parents kept the girls for the weekend and we had so much fun celebrating Kaitlyn & Joel as they started their new life together. </li>
<li>At the end of the month my mom and I took the girls to <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-visit-to-south-carolina.html">South Carolina</a> to visit some family friends. It was the girls' second time on a plane and I can say it's much harder at 16 months old than 5 months old! </li>
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<u>July</u><br />
<ul>
<li>Spent the Fourth of July at the beach! <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/07/beach-babes.html">Beach Babes Part 1</a> and <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/07/beach-babes-part-2.html">Beach Babes Part 2</a>. </li>
<li>We also celebrated my mom's birthday while at the beach and my dad's birthday a week later.</li>
<li>Took our first family vacation just the four of us! We went to <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/07/our-first-family-trip-day-1.html">Dutch Wonderland</a> and had a great time! The second day we visited the <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/07/our-first-family-trip-part-2.html">Strausburg Railroad Museum</a>.</li>
<li>At the end of the month I got to stand up next to Kayla as she said, "I do" to Tom! We had so much fun at their <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/08/wedding-3.html">wedding</a>, our third one of 2016.</li>
</ul>
<u>August</u><br />
<ul>
<li>We went to the <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/08/it-wouldnt-be-summer-without-county-fair.html">Queen Anne County Fair</a> and the girls had a blast, especially with the animals!</li>
<li>Started mentally preparing myself to go back to school.</li>
<li>We celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday!</li>
</ul>
<u>September</u><br />
<ul>
<li>My cousin <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/10/wedding-4.html">Stephen got married</a>! This wedding was extra special because the girls were flower girls for the first time! </li>
</ul>
<u>October</u><br />
<ul>
<li>We visited the <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/10/pumpkin-patch-2016.html">pumpkin patch</a> and picked our pumpkins!</li>
<li>Ben and I decided to sell our house and hopefully find a house with a bigger yard to run around in. </li>
<li><a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-very-late-weekend-recap-and-happy.html">Halloween</a> with Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck. Daisy was sick for the actual Halloween trick-or-treating but Minnie had a blast.</li>
</ul>
<u>November</u><br />
<ul>
<li>We officially listed our house and spent time every night cleaning it and picking things up. Talk about tiring!</li>
<li>I celebrated my 29th birthday with my family.</li>
<li>We went to meet <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-very-late-weekend-recap-and-happy.html">Santa</a> the day before Thanksgiving. There were tears but not because of Santa but because the elf took his sweet time taking the pictures.</li>
<li>Thanksgiving this year was with Ben's family. As much as I missed seeing mine, it was nice to stay local and not have to drive as much.</li>
</ul>
<u>December</u><br />
<ul>
<li>December was crazy which left little time for pictures and posts. </li>
<li>Christmas was big this year! You can read all about it in <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/12/merry-christmas.html">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/2016/12/christmas-part-2.html">Part 2</a>, and <a href="https://benandlyndsey.blogspot.com/b/post-preview?token=xofKUlkBAAA.VGfxuQg1r-sBZZQFw6187aEuX4ELgCCkEI4JVYSdtAIuMWIJGNIhQD2DBVOUvoQlvovxynCoeQJc2eCnp4qaJg.2rPnrzP9IRKCd7Nrmtzcmg&postId=4726050897171028952&type=POST">Part 3</a>!</li>
<li>Ben and I rung in 2017 by sitting on the couch together, watching the ball drop, and toasting to a new year!</li>
</ul>
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