tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57293317718179315982024-03-13T09:49:53.963-05:00The Boening BunchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157151474979577679noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729331771817931598.post-76441827375987816112017-04-24T09:06:00.001-05:002017-04-24T09:06:14.569-05:00Boening Build - Update 4Last week was the 1 year mark since the flood. The day was much more emotional than I expected...no thanks to time hop on facebook! The pictures were tough to look at but we have come a long way in the past two months so I have to keep focused on that.<br />
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After foundation, we obviously moved on to framing, then siding, roofing and plumbing. We have since completed our electrical walk through and they should be starting install today. Once that is done we can do insulation and sheetrock and hopefully we will move quickly to the finish line from there!<br />
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We have had to make a few small changes along the way with some built ins and electrical work but fortunately nothing major!<br />
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The frame process was really cool to watch. That is the bottom level covered patio.<br />
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First level almost completed.<br />
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This will be Barry's shop in the back of the garage.<br />
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2nd story almost completed, this is the back of the house with covered patio going in on second floor.<br />
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This is the side of the house that the driveway will be on, that center opening on the bottom will be the garage door, now in the middle and much smaller than originally planned.</div>
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Another view of the back...easier to see with actual walls.<br />
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Siding going in.<br />
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And this is the front of the house.<br />
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They each wanted a picture in their rooms. =) <br />
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Windows and siding in, starting to look like a house!<br />
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This is the kitchen/breakfast area/living room. That door leads out to back porch and apparently I can't take straight pictures.<br />
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Railing going in.<br />
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He is so excited for his new room, he wants a picture in there every time we go!<br />
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Front of house with staircase almost completed and same staircase from the side. Wrapping the staircase and adding that window were two of the things we changed since we had to make the garage door so much smaller.</div>
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Front and back right now with roof completed. The painters have come and started covering windows and caulking so hopefully that will get going this week as well. </div>
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We are going to register Sawyer for kindergarten today (!!!) so fingers crossed we can get this done and moved in before school starts!</div>
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We made it this far before we reached our first hiccup. The engineers decided that we did not have enough support in the first (garage) floor so we had to add a bunch of unfortunately placed support beams throughout the space. It all makes sense structurally but it really changes the functionality of the garage and the aesthetics of that side of the house, and not in a good way - we had to make a size and placement change of the garage door.<br />
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We are still working to finalize what we will do on that side of the house as far as doors, windows and staircases on the outside to make it look better. But, in the meantime were able to move forward with the slab.<br />
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We spent all day Monday at the house waiting on cement trucks. The kids were running barefoot and covered in dirt head to toe; they had the best day watching all the activity and playing.<br />
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9 cement trucks and 12 hours later, we have a slab!<br />
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We had to have some sand brought in to prepare for the foundation. So, this is how it sits now.<br />
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We closed on our loan December 12th and, silly (delusional) me, thought that meant they would start building that week. Nope - 4-6 weeks. We met with them last Friday and the countdown was down to 2-3 weeks until forms, then plumbing, then foundation. <br />
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This process, and my subsequent updating, has taken much longer than I anticipated but hopefully that will speed up shortly!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157151474979577679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729331771817931598.post-70142778975459174492016-10-08T21:12:00.000-05:002016-10-08T21:12:09.752-05:00Building Update: 1So much for an update after 2 weeks! Almost 6 weeks later, we have moved the tiniest bit forward. Which I guess is actually a lot, because it is more than we have in the past 5 months. <br />
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We finally got our final engineering report. We had to hire a private engineer to determine the base flood elevation of our property. We are in a flood zone A (least risky of the flood zones - ha!) so there are no formal hydraulic studies done by FEMA. And, because we don't live in a development, per se, we became the ones responsible for determining this number. The previous base flood elevation (where the house currently sits) is useless because the house was built in the 70's. Due to developments around our neighborhood, the drainage and water flow patterns have really changed. So, from the beginning our options were to repair the house and risk another flood or figure out new base flood elevation and build higher. We didn't choose option A because we would have to disclose a flood if we ever wanted to sell and another possible flood? No thanks. <br />
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The engineers had quite a bit of trouble determining this base flood elevation. I have no idea why, I don't get it. All I know is every time we talked to them the number got higher and higher. So, a process that was supposed to take 3 weeks, took over 3 months. They were able to come up with a number using some method they devised. Then they had to get approval from the county using said method. If that didn't work we were looking at a super expensive (upwards of 40k they told us) study. Which obviously wasn't an option. <br />
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They were finally able to meet with the head of the drainage district and 11 feet became the magic number. Yes, 11. We have to build our house 11 feet off the ground. We will not be able to get permits unless the living space is 11 feet up. <br />
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Fortunately, we already had a plan in place to build 10 feet, so at that point...whats one more foot! Basically, we will have a 12 inch slab, a garage with 9 foot ceilings, 1 foot of space between the garage and what will be the first (second?) floor of the house, which puts the floor at 11 feet. The house will sit on top of the garage. And my legs will be in great shape (silver lining).<br />
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We met with our builder last Thursday to finalize plans and selections...what I picked 3 months ago has totally changed. The longer they make me wait, the more I have time to think about it and the more things I want changed. Sorry not sorry!! So, now we wait (more) for the final contract, which we will hopefully have in the next few days and then we are ready to send stuff to the bank. PROGRESS!<br />
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Our other current, and never ending battle, is insurance. We received our initial check but have filed quite a few supplemental claims. They don't cover granite, tile, windows and some other stuff...all of those were damaged. So we had to file separate claims. This was done back in July, a month after they were supposed to have been filed. But, I digress. They have now been filed 3 times with no communication on a decision. I emailed a supervisor last Wednesday she agreed something was off and it was taking too long. She was able to get some info about our claims the next day. PROGRESS! We were supposed to hear from our adjuster in 1-2 days. But, nothing. ALL the eye rolls. So, that is on my to-do list for Monday. <br />
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On a positive note, I have made some major progress with buying things for the house... Since we pretty much need everything as far as furniture and decor, I figure it is smart to spread out the expense and start buying a little every month. Since I have a pretty limited budget to buy with, I have been much more intentional about purchases and if I don't love it, I don't buy it. Learning more lessons...<br />
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I caught a great sale at Pottery Barn and was able to buy all the bedding for what will be our guest room. And, spent a day Round Top (must do if you haven't been) and had quite a bit of luck! I will definitely be going back there in the spring.<br />
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That was the end of March, about a month before season was over. Then April 18th...this happened...<br>
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It is so hard to look back at these pictures and replay the events of that day; it gives me <b>so</b> much anxiety. I am hoping writing about it will be therapeutic in a way. I love documenting our life with our kids. There are so many things I would love to blog about that I haven't over the past year, and I hope to go back and do that at some point. But, this is my life right now.<br>
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I wish that I would have started blogging shortly after the flood because I know eventually we will come out of this and looking back at these pictures will keep me from ever taking anything for granted. There have been so many hard, frustrating, infuriating days over the past 4 months; I wish I would have documented the process so far. I have learned so much and, God forbid, anyone I know goes through this...I am your girl! I spend time every day dealing with this in some form or fashion...FEMA, mortgage issues, banks, insurance adjusters, builders, floor plans, contractors, county permits, electricity company, home insurance, flood insurance, storage buildings, packing/unpacking/moving/repacking, disaster recovery centers, loans, demolition companies, engineers, septic issues, well issues, mail issues, car dealerships, car insurance...its never ending. Some days I have a great attitude about it and some days I want to punch the wall. Mostly the latter lately.<br>
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Some days my kids ask about a toy that was lost in the flood or they talk about their flood house and tell people that it rained in their house - but they are getting a new one. Some days they want to live with my parents forever. They have had great attitudes and they remember so clearly what happened that day, which is so crazy to me. Sometimes when it rains, Sawyer will worry about a flood and Ty is terrified of thunder. Just today she was talking about it and remembered that she was sleeping when it happened and we had to wake her up. I barely remember that blur of a day, but they do. They remember the firemen coming, they remember that they "got to ride in a boat" - fortunately they don't remember the strong current and terrified looks on the firefighters faces.<br>
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All that being said, I am thankful we were awake before the water started coming in so we could get the kids and as much stuff as we could to higher ground. We have had the best support system around us. Our friends and family have prayed for us, helped us move, helped us clean mud off of anything that was remotely salvageable, done our laundry, kept us company, walked us through insurance, given us advice, helped us buy cars, cooked for us, watched our kids, helped us financially, listened...this list is never ending as well. I have learned the greatest lessons in humility and patience and am still learning to trust in God's plan and just take everything as it comes, I cannot control it all - or any of it for that matter.<br>
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I hope to start blogging regularly again and keep up with this process. We were supposed to demo the "flood house" this week, but as per usual, things didn't happen as planned. We had to cancel at 4:30 the day before because of a last minute (HUGE) change from the engineers. So, everything is on hold again while we try to determine how high we need to elevate our new house. We planned on about 4 feet (we had 28 inches of water in the house) thinking that would be more than sufficient. Initially the engineers were saying 2-3 feet, but then all of a sudden they said 8-10 feet. Needless to say, that threw us for a huge loop. I felt like everything was being suddenly ripped out from under us again. Building a house 8-10 feet off the ground in the middle of the country just isn't an option for us and we had to go back to square one and rethink our options. So we are back to the waiting game while they work it out with the county and with FEMA...all this fuss over determining a base flood elevation. No one wants to commit to a number at this point, but our builders are working on some options that might work. Thankfully (I hope!), my parents aren't sick of us yet.<br>
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So...this is where we stand now, 4 months later.<br>
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Barry has worked tirelessly getting the house ready for demo and maintaining things out there. Hopefully we will be able to pass that baton onto the builders soon! I hope to have a much more positive update in the next two weeks, maybe I will get around to writing about something fun in the mean time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157151474979577679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729331771817931598.post-48347910425350067272015-09-02T21:40:00.000-05:002015-09-02T21:40:42.169-05:00Coast Trip 2015We had an extra passenger on our road trip down to the beach. They were so excited to ride together and had big plans for their "iPads" for the trip!<br />
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And within thirty minutes...<br />
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But the long naps made for happy road trippers.<br />
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This year's beach trip was much different than years past...there wasn't much relaxing on the beach so much as chasing kids left and right!<br />
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A pretty cute bunch of kids! These big girls just had the best time with each other - so fun watching them play!<br />
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And I see lots of trouble making in the future of these two!<br />
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We had such a fun weekend building castles, digging holes and catching up with the family! Too much eating, not enough sleep and tons of memories.<br />
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Saturday morning Tia Sylvia threw the cutest tea party for all the girls (and Ty) and they are still talking about it!<br />
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Past Years:<br />
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<a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2011/07/18-weeks-on-beach.html" target="_blank">2011</a><br />
<a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2012/08/coast-trip-2012.html" target="_blank">2012</a><br />
<a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2013/08/coast-trip-2013.html" target="_blank">2013</a><br />
<a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2014/08/coast-trip-2014.html" target="_blank">2014</a><br />
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Since most of my blogging lately centers around Ty's monthly updates, I thought I would do an update on Sawyer since she is officially 3 1/2. </div>
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She basically wears this dress 5 days a week and has Potsy (sometimes 2 of them) in her hand at all times. She likes to "fix his hair" and is very particular about the way her hair looks. She is currently growing it out like Rapunzel so that she can climb on it. She always wants a ponytail or a side pony or a "brave" like Elsa or Anna. She must be wearing purple in some form or fashion at all times. If not this dress, a bow (or 2) or her purple sparkle shoes. She has the sweetest demeanor, except for when she is tired...watch out. She rarely takes naps anymore. She always wants to help me and is very patient and sweet with Ty, unless he is pulling her hair or tackling her - she has no time for that and I don't blame her! She loves going to school and is always talking about her friends. She is constantly asking to go to her grandparents houses. She has a major sweet tooth. She loves stuffed animals and baby dolls, painting and watching her shows. She does not like loud noises at all, or jelly. She says she silliest things and tries to use common phrases often but they rarely make sense - tonight I asked her to put her PJs on and she said "Ok, mom. If you don't mind" - things like that. She wears size 4T and size 9 or 10 shoes.<br />
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Some of my favorite pictures of her since <a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2015/01/sawyer-3-years.html" target="_blank">3 year</a> update:<br />
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Butterfly dress (what she was wearing when I asked her, usually her purple polka dot sparkle dress)</span></span></span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What is your favorite game? </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.653679847717285px; line-height: 20px;">Candy land (I spy in the car)</span></span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What is your favorite snack? 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He brings so much joy to our family with his silly little personality.<br />
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I don't know that Lori can say the same because Ty can most often be found in her bed with her.<br />
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In Ty's 14th month, we took advantage of the nicer weather. Going to the zoo was one of the highlights.<br />
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His favorite parts were the picnic lunch and the elephant named Ty (probably Thai), but Ty nonetheless.<br />
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We also had some pool time. He is alllll about the pool and thinks that he can just walk right into it whenever he pleases. So...I tried the puddle jumper which he was not ok with at all.<br />
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He also isn't a huge fan of wearing a hat. But, he will wear it backwards and his little head covered in whispy, white blonde hair needs all the coverage it can get, so, backwards (or sideways) it is. He was, however, a huge fan of popsicles on that patio!<br />
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He is also Sawyer's number one fan. He wakes up every morning around 6:30 (she is a like a teenager in a three year old body and prefers to sleep much later) so he is always the first one up. As soon as he hears her door open, he lets out a shriek and gets so excited! It takes her a few minutes, but then she is just as happy to see her "Bud-Bud".<br />
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Ty has also started throwing fits if he doesn't get his way, or if I take something from him, or if I walk out of the room, or just because sometimes. Often times about food. This was the first month his food allergies became an issue - when we are with friends, he sometimes can't have what the other kids are having and he gets really mad about it! Its pretty sad. But, there are plenty of other things he can eat and he really isn't a picky eater, so its probably more about me taking something from him than the actual food.<br />
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He continues to be quite the dare-devil and has no fear (see pic and pool above...). He climbs on or into anything and everything.<br />
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Aside from climbing, eating, making messes, wandering around aimlessly, pointing and yelling at everyone and being super bossy, giggling, smiling at me with those huge dimples and following Sawyer around, his most favorite thing is BOOKS. He is always bringing me books and yelling at me to read them to him. If I am sitting on the floor, he backs his little self right up to me and plops into my lap with a book.<br />
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He also discovered the kids snack section at HEB this month. Sawyer loves to take her quarters in every time and is more than thrilled to "buy" an apple for her brother now too. I am also pretty thrilled about it because it keeps him busy (and still) for quite a while!<br />
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I think he weighs about 23 pounds, he is wearing size 4 or 5 diapers, size 5 shoes and 12-18 month clothes. And, he has these cheeks that I never want to forget.<br />
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It was a beautiful day out and we really enjoyed our (all day) meal sitting out on the patio. We all felt very appreciated as we basically just sat there and ate all day and didn't lift a finger! The weekend after Mother's Day, Barry still wanted to do something for me so he planned a beach day for us. We drove down to the coast and had a great afternoon.<br />
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So, here's to being a mom to my sweet little kiddos. I love them with all my heart, more than I every thought possible. I appreciate daily being their mom - it is hard, it is fun, it is exhausting, it is the best. Here's to the dads in my life that support my role as a mom to Sawyer and Ty. Here's to the moms in my life, friends and family, who inspire me, teach me, pick me up and show me the way. And, here's to breaking this Mother's Day tradition of sickness...<br />
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to the hardest photo session yet. He won't. sit. still.<br />
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I try to distract him with things, and he just won't have it.<br />
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At least he's cute.<br />
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We started off Ty's 13th month with his <a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2015/05/tys-wild-one-party.html" target="_blank">first birthday party</a> and <a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2015/05/easter-weekend-2015.html" target="_blank">Easter</a> a week or so later.<br />
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And we were finally able to start spending more time outside. He loves to be outside! We went to quite a few softball games to watch Barry & BJ and these two are so into it.<br />
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I took a trip to Dallas during this month which was actually good timing because it allowed us to fully wean Ty from nursing. He wasn't thrilled about the bottle, but he's dealing. And I am totally thrilled to have made it a whole year. I never, ever thought that would happen. He still doesn't at all like to feed himself. He is obviously totally capable, but if someone else's hand it anywhere near the bottle he acts like his arms don't work.<br />
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He wants to do everything Sawyer does, especially coloring.<br />
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He doesn't get this from her. He got some molars this month so EVERYTHING is still going in his mouth.<br />
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And he is quite the climber. I walked out into the living room one morning and he was just standing on the ottoman beaming. Now he does it at every chance. Fortunately, he somehow knows how to get down and he is super proud of himself.<br />
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His other favorite thing - emptying my bathroom cabinet. He just crawls his little self in there and throws everything out one bottle at a time and goes and sits in the very back and giggles.<br />
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And the best news of all - he sleeps!!! He usually goes down about 8:30 and will sleep until about 5:30 or 6. We give him a bottle then and he will usually go back down for at least another hour. I knew it would happen eventually...... The second best news, he says mama! He also points at everything and either yell/screeches or says "dat, dat, dat" which I guess means "that." <br />
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He is a good eater, although he can sometimes be picky with meat and would prefer to just eat all fruit all day. We got the results from his allergy testing (which was a horrible experience that took far too many sticks and two separate trips) and it was negative for soy and mild for dairy. So, good news. We have given him a couple things with soy - graham crackers, puffs, etc and he has been fine so I am hopeful about the dairy. Other than that life is good with this goofy little 22 pound entertainer!<br />
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We had some family picture takes shortly after Ty turned 1 and I think they turned out so great! Barry's cousin Kim did an awesome job as usual! Some (or a lot) of my favorites...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157151474979577679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729331771817931598.post-13472464871476941032015-05-27T13:38:00.001-05:002015-05-27T13:38:15.027-05:00Easter Weekend 2015What a great Easter weekend we had this year! The kids are both at such a fun age, Ty just getting around and into everything and Sawyer really starting to understand what Easter is all about. We spent Good Friday in Yoakum hunting eggs, working cows (not me), and hanging out with family.<br />
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On Saturday, we had our traditional Easter lunch and, egg dying and egg hunt at Grandma Cowan and Papaw's. After a great meal, we hid hundreds of eggs and both the kids found prize eggs! And, no Easter egg hunt is complete without a game of Easter egg baseball.<br />
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We came back Saturday afternoon because we had a wedding to attend that evening. It was the most beautiful backyard wedding for my friend Bailey and her now husband Clay. We really enjoyed the night out!<br />
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On Easter Sunday, we went to church and then had brunch at my parent's house. And this picture is just my favorite. It is so ridiculous.<br />
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We had a huge, wonderful lunch and then went for our first swim of the season. In the heated hot tub.<br />
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We finished off our Easter Sunday by spending the prize egg money on a family ice cream date! Because we hadn't eaten enough allllll weekend...<br />
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It was a great weekend and I am eternally thankful for all the family that we get to spend these holidays with reflecting on our faith and making memories with our kiddos!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157151474979577679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729331771817931598.post-36421152952181379802015-05-15T20:45:00.001-05:002015-05-15T20:54:16.699-05:00Ty's "Wild One" Party<br />
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We had Ty's first birthday party the Saturday after his birthday. We went with a western theme of cowboy hats and bandana print. I intended to just to a small party with some family, but ended up inviting lots of people and I'm glad we did! We had a nice afternoon with great weather and good food celebrating our Ty-Ty. Barry's mom made the cutest cupcakes and I made Ty a dairy-free, soy-free smash cake so he could still enjoy a treat on his birthday. It took some convincing for him to dig in, but he eventually did and loved it! I think he had a great day.<br />
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And what a fun year it has been. A year of lots of snuggles, not a lot of sleep, a year of learning and patience and joy. Watching these two together is my most favorite part. I hope they will always love to hang out with each other.<br />
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We started Ty's 12th month with lots of parties, other friends first birthdays, and Spring break. We went to Yoakum for the weekend and then onto San Antonio for a few days to visit, where he got super sick - pink eye and ear infection...was awful. Ty is pretty stingy with kisses - until he found this mirror in Grandma & Grandpa's room - endless entertainment.<br />
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We also went to the Rodeo - his first time! We met Cara, Logan & Emma one day after a quick stop by my Dad's office to say hi.<br />
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Ty & Emma slept through the whole thing.<br />
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The big kids had a blast though! Well worth the 17 mile long line we waited in to get in...<br />
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We celebrated Cora's fourth (!!!) birthday. Ty wore his pink shirt in honor of all the princesses.<br />
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And we took another trip to the rodeo. This time we actually went into the rodeo and concert and Ty was in an animal trance.<br />
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Biggest news this month is Ty is now walking! He started about 3 weeks before his birthday and he is ev.ry.where.<br />
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Now that he is walking, he is quite the tornado. His favorite things to do are look out the window and play in the curtains (he just giggles and giggles at himself), empty cabinets and drawers, and pick up random things around the house to throw into the bath tub, trash, hamper or toilet.<br />
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And, he prefers to ride in grocery carts standing up backwards. Makes for super efficient shopping!<br />
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Eating is still going ok. Its pretty hit or miss with him unless it is fruit or peas or taco meat. We are still staying away from all dairy and soy for the time being. He is doing better with bottles - they say he even feeds himself at school. At home he acts like his arms don't work and wants to be fed. <br />
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He continues to be a super mama's boy and is so snuggly. Whenever I get him from his crib he just wraps his whole body around me like a little koala bear and I love it! He has always gotten really excited when he hears the door open when Barry gets home, but now instead of just getting excited he runs his chubby little legs to the door falling a couple times along the way. At his 12 month check up he weighed 21 lbs 8 oz ( 54%) was 30.25 inches (67%) and his head was 18.5 inches (76%). He is in size 4 diapers and 12-18 month clothes with size 5 feet and 5 and a half teeth. The doctor also ordered some food allergy testing but he will continue be on a toddler formula for supplementation and then fully once he is totally done nursing.<br />
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That was the morning of his birthday. He is such a happy little guy!! On his birthday, he had Mother's Day Out. Mimi and Brie were in town so we picked Ty up and then went to get Sawyer and had an "ice cream" date. I found a place that has a diary-free-soy-free option so Ty could have some. He mostly just cared about the strawberries and blueberries I put on top.<br />
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We had some family photos done a couple weeks after his birthday, more to come on that and Ty's "Wild One" party. They both have that cute little nose and squinty-eyed smile!<br />
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Love this sweet boy of mine! I can't believe its been a year already.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157151474979577679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729331771817931598.post-90290396290490036242015-03-24T22:24:00.000-05:002015-03-24T22:24:04.491-05:00Ty: 11 MonthsThe count down is officially on to his first birthday! (And now its actually here because I super procrastinated writing this because I am in denial)<br />
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My 11 month old little buddy can usually be found with something in his mouth (usually something he isn't supposed to have) and one sock or shoe on, the other off.</div>
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He can rarely be found sitting still and can always be found trying to climb something, open something (including the toilet...super fun new trick!), eat something or pull up on something.<span id="goog_2036891168"></span><br />
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Ty's 11th month started with me going to Mexico for a bachelorette party. I was suuuuuuuper nervous to leave him overnight for the first time, especially since it was for three nights. But, he did great. He drank bottles the whole time and even slept better than usual. We finally had some decent weather right before I left so we spent some time outside and Ty met the sandbox. <br />
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Should be a fun summer at the beach! Those plastic snakes are among his favorite toys. And we are making the most of our zoo membership with our little zoo crew (+Julia & Emily not pictured) - girls everywhere!<br />
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Right after I got back, we welcomed another cousin! Emma Grace was born on February 2nd. Ty looks so grown up to me just hanging out with the big kids in the waiting room.<br />
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This month Ty got more and more comfortable standing by himself...sure to take off very shortly. <br />
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One of this other favorite toys is this broom Sawyer got for Christmas. He can often be found crawling around with it and standing with it - with one sock on. His other interests include trash cans, plugs, the bathtub and the toilet. Sawyer's interests do not include closing the bathroom doors - constant battle around here.<br />
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He does eat plenty of things he is supposed to eat too. This month we tried eggs, he is pretty indifferent, but they are certainly fun to play with. Lori usually gets half of what I put on Ty's tray. We also started introducing the sippy cup which he mostly loves to throw on the floor. His favorite foods are still most fruits, especially grapes, strawberries and bananas. <br />
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We moved Ty up to the bigger car seat this month, not by choice. He found a string on the baby carrier carseat and he pulled and pulled and pulled it until there was a giant hole in it. Fortunately his new one came with these handy cheek rests...<br />
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He has 5 teeth - 3 on top, 2 on bottom and is kind of a biter - mostly just my shoulders and always my hair. He is in 12-18 month sized clothing, size 4 diapers and between a 4 and a 5 size shoe. As mischievous as this little boy is, he is just the sweetest! He is such a snuggler.<br />
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His favorite times of the day are when Sawyer wakes up in the morning and when Barry gets home from work. He gasps with excitement when he sees her and speed crawls to the front door when he hears it open.<br />
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The feeling is pretty mutual - we sure do love this little guy around here!!<br />
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Our Valentine's Day ended with church and a romantic family dinner at Rudy's BBQ. Such a fun day. The next day we decided to make the short drive down to the coast and spend the day at the beach. I love the beach. Like really love it. Year round. It was pretty chilly, but we had a really nice, relaxing day - when we weren't keeping Ty from crawling out into the waves and eating all.the.sand. It was also Lori's first time at the beach and she was just having the time of her life.<br />
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My little Ty-Ty is such a sweetheart and such a boy! He is into everything and seriously keeps us on our toes (see giant bruise/bump on his forehead...although this time Sawyer was trying to pick him up and he "jumped away from her").</div>
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And won't sit still long enough for an in focus picture. This month started out with his first Christmas (<a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2015/02/christmas-2014-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2015/02/christmas-2014-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a>).</div>
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We somehow made it through the Christmas season with out a Christmas tree or fireplace incident. Not for a lack of trying on Ty's part.</div>
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And just as quickly as Christmas came, it was gone, then it was on to bowl season and New Year's Eve.</div>
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We spent New Year's Eve at the Rockets game which was so fun! I loved having my family there with me.</div>
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And then we spent the rest of the night with the Pawelek's and Jaworski's and somehow made it until midnight!</div>
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I thought we were done with all the sickness after the previous month, but not so much. Sawyer and Ty both got the flu. Fortunately we had pretty mild cases, but no fun none the less.</div>
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He also loves playing with his barn, his animals, Sawyer, and climbing into his barn.</div>
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Eating is going great, he continues to be a pretty adventurous eater. Still without dairy and soy, but we have FINALLY found a formula that he can tolerate so we have started supplementing with that. Since he is drinking the formula, he is obviously taking a bottle some. He is very particular about it, will only take it from Barry, it has to be the right temperature (HOT) and there can't be any distractions whatsoever...but I'll take it! </div>
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He has 4 teeth, two top and two bottom and very much prefers to feed himself, but will still let us feed him too. His favorite foods are grapes, grapes, grapes, strawberries, peas, corn, coconut milk yogurt, ground beef and rice. He is still in size 4 diapers and is moving up to 12-18 months clothes. It seems like he is growing up so quickly, but then I pick him up from school and he is snuggled up in the baby swing (which is he is far too large for but he loves it) just napping away - totally peaceful - and he is still my little baby! For a little bit longer anyways.</div>
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Ty was up first and was itching to dig into the presents while we waited for Sawyer to wake up. He is definitely my early riser of the two!</div>
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Once Sawyer woke up, we had a low key morning opening gifts and playing with toys.</div>
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We finally got dressed and my hunting princess was ready to go over to my parents! This "Brave" bow and arrow was a hit - and she is actually really good at it! Sign for the future...</div>
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The rocking horses, Spur & Victoria (obviously), were the hit of this party!</div>
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We arrived in Yoakum the evening of the 23rd and Grandma had the cookies ready to be sprinkled!!<br />
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We woke up on Christmas Eve and opened gifts. This year was especially fun because Sawyer is at an age where we were able to read parts of the Christmas story every day and she understands more about the meaning of Christmas and she gets SO, SO excited about presents! And, Ty loved the paper.<br />
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Sawyer and Logan got a joint gift with this car and they were so into it! Lots of memories to be made with these two out in the country. We spent the afternoon with extended family at Grandma Cowan's house eating wonderful food, as usual, and enjoying the nice weather.<br />
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This Christmas, Sawyer was into anything and everything Disney Princess and when I asked her what she wanted for Christmas she would say "purple" or "clothes." After a fun-filled afternoon, we made a quick outfit change, played with the tractor and headed off to church.<br />
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After church, we went about our usual tradition of tamales at Granny's house. The kids especially enjoyed this box. Ty was just watching them and giggling like crazy!<br />
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My little snuggly Ty-Ty is growing up so quickly!<br />
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He continues to be a serious momma's boy, sometimes I think it is just because he likes my hair. LOVES my hair. I always think he is giving me the greatest hugs whenever I pick him up, only to feel a giant pull on my hair and find a handful between his little fingers.<br />
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Ty's 9th month started out great! His first hunting trip and <a href="http://theboeningbunch.blogspot.com/2014/12/thanksgiving-2014.html" target="_blank">Thanksgiving</a> at the beginning of the month were the highs...<br />
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But then we had a bit of a rough patch. One ear infection, followed by a food challenge that did not go well, followed by a double ear infection and pink eye and teething all the while. I got lots of snuggles and there were a lot of days in our PJs.<br />
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We did the food challenge per our doctors instructions at his 9 month check up. Since he has previously had a reaction to milk protein, she instructed us to give him some yogurt around 9 months since most kids grow out of it by then. He is definitely still allergic. He loved the yogurt, but two hours later was throwing up over and over, for an hour straight. It was the absolute saddest thing.<br />
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He checked out great at his 9 month appointment. He was 20 lbs 2 oz (61st%), 29.5 in long (92nd%) and his head was 18 inches (73%). He is in 12 month clothes and wears size 4 diapers. He pulls up on everything and is a speed crawler. <br />
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His favorite thing is the bath, and everything about it. The bathroom door stays closed all the time because he loves to just go in there and bang his toys on the bath tub, then he of course drops them in, then tries to get them out. It won't end well, so we just avoid that all together! He still doesn't sleep through the night, maybe someday. He likes to be rocked to sleep and then sleeps curled up in a tiny little ball on his stomach. He still doesn't take a bottle, but his time is coming because I have a trip coming up. He loves to play in Sawyer's room and ride in the car - sleeps instantly, but wakes up as soon as we stop. Despite all the sickness over the month, he is still such a happy baby and always smiling. His laugh is ridiculous.<br />
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For as long as some of the days were that month, time continues to fly by and I am very thankful for their health otherwise. I am trying to soak it all up and enjoy every minute with these kiddos of mine!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10157151474979577679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729331771817931598.post-45384424386950964922015-01-04T16:17:00.002-06:002015-01-04T16:17:51.499-06:00Sawyer: 3 Years<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My girl is three!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">This has been such a fun year with Sawyer. She pushes our buttons and tests her limits (often) but she is so sweet and is always wanting to help me with everything I am doing. She is such a great big sister and is so obsessed with Ty, she is always trying to make him laugh and bringing him toys. She loves to play pretend, she is always the mom and her animals are her kids. She loves going to school and speaks a lot of Spanish, according to her teachers. She won't speak much in front of us but she totally understands. She loves all things princess and sparkly and purple. She is getting really into art and coloring and loves to watch movies - princess ones of course. She is very opinionated, talks constantly and likes to pick out her clothes and decide how she will wear her hair that day. We love her and her giant personality more and more every day, it is so fun to watch her grow and wait for the next crazy thing she will say!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your favorite color? Purple (obsessed)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What is your favorite toy? Levelie (Her Reveille Pillow Pet - she just came our of her room from taking "a great nap" or not sleeping at all and just talking to her animals - although earlier today I asked her this same question and she said her Frozen head phones)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your favorite fruit? Apples (as long as they have peanut butter on them)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What is your favorite tv show? Sheriff Callie Her West (Wild West)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Peanut Butter Sandwich (also obsessed)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What is your favorite thing to wear? Banaxtic clothes (gymnastics clothes, which she just got for Christmas and has worn once)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your favorite game? Frozen & Sophia (matching games)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What is your favorite snack? Banola Bars (granola bars)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your favorite animal? Pots</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What is your favorite song? The one in your car, I sing that one. I like the beggie tales song (usually she says ABCs)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your favorite book? The kitty one (the one she read before bed last night)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Who is your best friend? the one that make some ginger cookies with me (My friend Kim brought her daughter Camy over a couple weeks ago and they decorated gingerbread cookies - they have only met one time. Usually she says her cousins, she talks about them constantly.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your favorite holiday? Letters</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">What do you like to take to bed with you at night? </span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Potsy (2 Potsys and 5000 other stuffed animals)</span></span></span><br />
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My mom found tickets to a local ballet company which was actually perfect because we were able to take Sawyer and Cora as well. We had been talking about the show for a week or so before going and every time a Houston Ballet commercial would come on TV Sawyer would talk about how excited she was to see the "Ballerina Cracker." M.E. bought the girls new fancy dresses for the show and they were so into it! I think these pictures are just the sweetest. They were so excited and had no idea what they were actually excited about!<br />
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On the way there, my mom read them the Nutracker story.<br />
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They were so funny once we got there. Cora had brought a purse, naturally, and was so thoughtful and brought one for Sawyer too...incase she had forgotten hers. Which she had.<br />
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While waiting for the show, they had to make a quick phone call on the Doc McStuffins phone to their other BFF, Julia, to tell her about the ballerina cracker.<br />
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This year we spent Thanksgiving in Yoakum. We arrived on Wednesday and the 4 of us spent the afternoon out in the country hanging out in the barn and doing some hunting. I thought Sawyer was going to be terrified but she loved it and couldn't wait to "put the pig on the fire so we could eat it because her tummy loves pig." Apparently. <br>
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Sawyer watching the dogs (a.k.a. deer) with her daddy. And me practicing my impeccable photography skills.<br>
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We spent Thursday morning and lunch at Grandma Cowan & Raymond's house. The kids had such a blast playing outside and sitting at their own table. Side note: if Sawyer is wearing something that has a hood on it, she must wear it. Regardless of temperature. #toddlerfashion<br>
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We ended up driving back that night and spent Saturday getting out our Christmas decor. I am thankful for such a great time with family and especially thankful for my two little helpers!<br>
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This now 8 month old kid absolutely melts my heart. He is the classic definition of a momma's boy and I kind of love it.<br />
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He is more than willing to smile at anyone else and is ok with them holding him, until he sees me. And he is absolutely not ok with me walking out of the room. He is definitely in the separation anxiety phase.<br />
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Ty's 8th month started off wonderfully - HE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! And woke up so happy! I woke up panicked, but happy once I realized what happened.<br />
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I ended my last post by saying I thought it would be any day now until he was crawling and into everything. The day has come! He is not only crawling - very quickly - everywhere, but he has also learned to pull himself up on everything.<br />
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Lori isn't super thrilled with another kiddo chasing her, but she is dealing with it. She's a good sport. Ty loves all the animals - he has discovered the animals hanging above his crib and just beams whenever he sees them or any of the mounted deer of his dad or grandfathers.<br />
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If I turn my head for a second he is off! He has also learned to stand up in bed and is beyond proud of himself.<br />
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We all took our first trip to the Houston Aquarium. We went on a Monday morning and there wasn't anyone there so we got to ride all the rides basically by ourselves. The ferris wheel was a hit...the train, not so much for Ty.<br />
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He is still wearing size 4 diapers and 9-12 month clothes. Mostly 12 months. He is doing great with solids and loves puffs. He has contemplated taking a bottle from Barry but isn't totally convinced yet.<br />
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He still has just the two teeth but has a couple others that are starting to poke through. He thinks Sawyer is just the greatest, especially her hair. He is a hair puller in the worst way. Besides hair, his favorite things are my phone, his activity table, trying to crawl into the fireplace and taking a bath. He definitely keeps me on my toes and is already into way more than Sawyer ever was, but then he just smiles...I am not sure how he is every going to get in trouble for anything with those dimples!<br />
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