tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60154433152460291542024-03-05T17:35:47.461-08:00Lily Pad & Aly CatEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-36910878105142035582012-07-23T15:40:00.001-07:002012-07-23T15:40:48.750-07:00Chelan- why did we just discover you?Well we actually packed up the car and went on a little road trip over the 4th of July. We were originally planning a kid free trip to ATL to see some friends who had moved but when that didn't work out we decided to use the time off and go on our first family trip to Chelan. We usually travel with other people. Either other couples, or with family so going on a trip with just us was new and so much fun. Both the girls were great in the car and the house we rented in Wapato point was PERFECT for families. We all had our own room and had room to spare. We played in the pool, BBQ'd, wine tasted, water parked, and did lots of relaxing. I have to say that usually when we do multiple days as a family I am ready for new people but on this trip when Ren's family came on the last day (which was so fun) I wanted more days at the end. It was one of the best trips I have been on in a long time and it made me realize that we need to do more short, local trips. Now that Hayden is almost 5 (OMG) and Aly will be 2 next month we are back into a stage where traveling doesn't seem like a forced hell but a welcomed break. I think we may just make this trip a tradition. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diapers on the head were a favorite game all weekend.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These 2 are best buds- time with Daddy is precious and Hayden soaked it up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">God help us in high school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had ice cream sandwiches for breakfast. More than once.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cracked me up Ren bought this wine when we were in Chelan wine country</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think we had some wine.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok maybe I had wine- his picture of me was much clearer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wine was mine I swear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We woke Hayden up at 10pm so she could cuddle on the deck and eat M&M's and watch the fireworks for the first time. Priceless.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't fully see them but the fireworks were amazing.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-26728356490035208732012-06-13T08:38:00.002-07:002012-06-13T08:38:47.088-07:00What a way to die.OK the title may seem very scary or perhaps dark for 8:30 in the morning. But I did something stupid and incredibly funny the other day- and when that happens I have to share. I have become very close with my friend Prosecco. Like it makes me smile to walk by the fridge and see it chilling for when it and I can have time together. Not like I am drinking it for breakfast (although some days I want to) but it has become my drink of choice when there is a small ray of sunshine and I can sit on our almost complete deck and take a DEEP breath. SO the other evening I decided "today has been a long day so I am going to have some Prosecco". I should also say I struggle with opening things. Jars, doors, wine bottles, twist off beer bottles and yes you guessed it Prosecco. So when I pulled and pulled and the cork would NOT come out I had a brilliant idea. I put the cork in my mouth and twisted trying to loosen it enough to be able to open it. Well open it I did. The damn thing shot right off and into my mouth. Picture it- a wine cork exploding straight down my esophagus. What would Ren tell our family, our kids? Death by wine cork? Luckily I caught it before it truly lodged in my throat. But it did change our relationship. Never thought I could die at the hands of Prosecco. Sometimes I make myself laugh. I guess if you have to go it could be worse.<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another! ~Gail Sheehy</span></strong></em><br />
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I laughed out loud at this.I Think we have this one covered.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-25291484808984081452012-06-06T11:55:00.001-07:002012-06-06T11:55:34.215-07:00PerspectiveI awoke yesterday morning to an email from a very dear friend. As I was rushing around the house to answer work emails, feed the kids, feed the cat, and unload my amazon groceries I was stopped in my tracks. My friend and her husband have been expecting their first child and I assumed the email was to let everyone know the long awaited gender. It turns out that in the gender scan they also noticed some abnormalities that lead to them learning that their unborn child would not survive . My heart dropped, tears filled my eyes, and I felt such pain for their loss. It completely changed the course of my day. <br />
Our mornings are hectic, our days are hectic, OK our LIVES are really hectic. I realized how often I take advantage of my happy, healthy, incredibly active little girls. I realized I yell to much, don't stop enough to breathe. I realized that the monotony of 2 working parents and 2 young children takes over and I forget that we are all lucky to just be here together, as a family. In honor of my friends little girl I vow to enjoy my girls more, color with them more, take my shoes off and play IN the sand box with them more. Life is short, moments are precious and although their loss is tragic it reset me, forced me to step back and promise to be the Mom I pictured myself being when I was pregnant. Today I found perspective- and I plan to keep it.<br />
<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-83210997711438635022012-04-25T08:18:00.000-07:002012-04-25T08:18:10.769-07:00Things I love this weekI have discovered Pinterest. Yes I know I am always like a year late to the party but I LOVE IT. So this week I did a few new things. I cooked, and I ordered jewelery online and both were amazing. <br />
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I usually really dread the Tuesdays I work from home. They are so stressful to juggle the kids, working, and trying to ignore all the house chores, and I usually end up with a glass of wine by 5pm and a guilty feeling that I failed at both-being a good Mom and a good employee. Somehow yesterday I am pretty sure I did both well. So not only did I get a lot done, find time to color with Hayden and fold some laundry but I COOKED- and it was good. Thanks Pinterest for the recipe and the little bit of heaven that came in the mailbox at 6pm when I also had my wine :)<br />
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This necklace came in the cutest little box that Hayden immediately claimed as her own for her "fairies". I got some earrings too I will post a pic next time I wear them. All in all a great way to end a great day.<br />
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Well after a LONG winter we are starting to get some hints of Spring and it has been awesome. Easter day even hit 70 degrees and the girls had such a great time. Last year on Easter we way over did it with 5+ hunts but this year was much better. We only did one in the morning at our house and then we went to Nana's and Papa's for the big hunt. Both Aly and Hayden loved searching for eggs. It was hard to believe that last year Aly could only sit up at this time and now she is walking, talking, and even running to find eggs with the other kids. <br />
I think though the highlight of April for Hayden was going to Utah to see family and meet my brother Greg's new baby Hatcher Lee. It really is fascinating to see how baby girls just naturally have that mothering instinct. Hayden wanted to hold Hatcher from the moment we met him until the moment we left. She would kiss his head, and say "Isn't he darling". She would also paw at his head, and try to touch his eyeballs but that part isn't as sweet to talk about. It was a fun trip for Hayden and I to take all by ourselves. I hadn't been on an airplane since Hayden was 10 months old alone with her and boy has that changed. She sat nicely, colored, watched movies, and inhaled pretzels. On the flight down the flight attendants told me she was one of the best kids they have ever had on a plane. Once we got there it was a little more challenging because she was so very excited, but it was really great to have her meet my Grandpa (my Mom's Dad) and to spend time with my Mom's sister and her family. She also got to play with her much talked about cousin Audrey and they had a blast. I think these two will be life long friends. We really take advantage of having Ren's family so close and part of our everyday lives but it is important to make sure she knows my extended family as well. Next year we will take Aly too. Life is in full swing, and we are ever so busy but I will try and keep up on this more I promise. Check out pictures below of April 2012.<br />
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</div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-17608778190114130732012-01-25T08:56:00.000-08:002012-01-25T08:56:14.217-08:00I remember loving snow days- and my kids.<br />
I remember not being able to sleep, I remember being jjitterywith excitement, I remember jumping out of bed to watch KING 5 tell me I was FREE!!! <strong>Reality</strong>- I still didn't sleep, I was jjittery from too much coffee and zero adult interaction, I was pulled out of bed by 2 little hands and 2 padding feet fearful that KING 5 would tell me we were stuck AGAIN! Yes that is right people- I had 6 days of 2 kids not ONCE leaving the house. Do I wake up every day and say I am so happy it is a work day? Hell no. But I will tell you by day 3 I would have given my left arm (I hold my wine with my right) to go to work. Even when on maternity leave with both kids I always left the house. I am not the person who can stay at home and entertain my kids all day. It makes me the "no wire hangers" mommy I really try to avoid. By day 4 Ren called me a few times a day from work just to make sure I was hanging in there. I am pretty sure he was really just calling to make sure that I hadn't locked the kids outside with a sippy and goldfish while I sat on the couch watching my TV novellas (AKA Real House wife anything). Good news we survived. Even better news I am pretty sure Hayden still thinks I am cool and only slightly crazy. We played EVERY board game in our house, we played hide and seek, we made snowmen, painted, cooked and Aly learned to walk, she also learned how to fall down the stairs if there is such a thing. Took 17 months but that girl cruises and she is so much happier now that she has independence. I too am so much happier now that I have my independence- the snow is gone, I still drink too much coffee and don't sleep as much as I like but I have been able to go to the bathroom with the door shut all by myself (yes I know,weird this is even an issue) and to me that is as good as walking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The days Ren was home life was good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had probably just yelled at her for her bad attitiude. Someone needed to yell at me by day 3.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-18382863974289185082011-11-15T07:49:00.001-08:002011-11-15T08:23:48.593-08:00She's 4- it's offical we both feel old!Well Hayden is officially 4 years old! and what a wonderful 4 years it has been. This girl LOVES birthdays- not just a little, but like asks EVERY day if it is her birthday. So when it finally rolled around she was beyond thrilled. Last year we literally had a week of birthdays so this year we really tried to manage expectations and not go too crazy- we failed. The birthday week started with a party for just Hayden and Tatum since Tatum couldn't make Hayden's real party. They had a great time, as did we and we had a sleep over to celebrate (although no one told Aly what a SLEEPOVER was and she missed the sleep part) it was really fun and we love that the Shane's are like family. The next day Hayden and Daddy went to Toy Story on Ice and ate way too much popcorn and had a perfect Daddy Daughter Date. Keep in mind this is ALL A WEEK before her birthday. So then finally her party on Nov 12th rolled around and Hayden, Summer, and Caroline all got pedicures and manicures. We then went to the dirty bird- aka Red Robin for lunch and Hayden literally beamed when they sang to her- she loved it! After that we went to Nanna's and Papa's for her family birthday party (plus the Schonacher's). FINALLY it was the 13th her actual bday and I got to take Hayden to Yo Gabba Gabba with Aunt Lori, Uncle Charlie, and my adorable niece and nephew Taylor and Kyler. The evening ended with a frosting covered cup cake and one tired, extremely loved little girl. I swear our kids are so lucky to have so many people who love them close and in their lives daily. I didn't grow up around extended family but what my girls have is what I pictured it would be like. When they say it takes a village, it is true and between my family and Ren's family and our wonderful family of friends our girls have it all. <br />
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Dear Big Girl H,<br />
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We have called you Baby H since the day you came home from the hospital- on the day you turned 4 you announced that you are no longer to be called baby H. Big Girl H is fine, but since you aren't a baby anymore Baby H is not acceptable. I'll admit I teared up a bit. They sang to you at Children's Garden for your special day and at the end the teacher said " Hayden do you know why you are so special? On the day you were born you made your Mommy a Mommy- she wasn't a Mommy before you" and I'll admit I teared up. I am so proud to have you as my first baby. You teach me new things daily. I often think I had you so that I can see myself from the outside. You are opinionated, tough, persistent, and have more energy than any child I have ever know. You are often told that you will for sure be a lawyer later in life because you can convince anyone to do anything you want without them even realizing. You love computers, stuffed animals, and swimming. You still have the most beautiful blue eyes, and you have eye lashes so long when you give mommy and daddy a kiss we can feel them flutter on our cheek- you are beautiful. You are a really good big sister to Aly, you share with her, you love to hug her (sometimes too tight) and you are ferociously protective of your little sister. When in classes like tap, ballet, swimming you NEED to be first to do everything, and you keep at it until you do everything just perfectly. I watch you and am so proud to be your Mommy. You are confident, and fearless and are going to take over the world some day and I can't wait to see you grow. Thank you for the best 4 years of my life- I can't imagine the world without you and look out world because here comes 5.<br />
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Love- Mommy Nov 15th 2011<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People say you look like Mommy here- It's the "I told you so face"</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-30591242987621034062011-09-21T08:22:00.000-07:002011-09-21T11:07:25.124-07:00"Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves,for they shall never cease to be amused".I am officially a slacker, for so many reasons I can't count. I have not blogged in over a month and didn't even post about Aly's first birthday yet! There has been so much going on everything is just passing in a big blur. <br />
Aleyah's birthday was a huge success and she was spoiled rotten by all of our family and friends. Even though I am pretty sure Hayden thought it was her birthday because she got to open EVERY present I assured her that this would be the very last year Aly would not have an opinion. We had a party with about 20 of Aly's closest friends (OK our closest friends but really does a one year old have friends?) and of course both of our families. Nana and Papa were kind enough to let us host at their house and since it was August we thought it would be hot, so the lake would be perfect. Then we woke up and realized we live in Seattle and it is NEVER what you think it should be. Regardless we toughed it out and some people even went swimming (Jess and Ren you are so brave). Aleyah LOVED her cake- so much so she had an upset tummy and was on a sugar high for days after. It was so funny to see how much different she was than Hayden on her first birthday. Hayden HATED her cake. Crazy how much they look alike huh?<br />
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The party was perfect, the day was perfect, and even after a year I can still say Aleyah is darn close to perfect. This kid loves to eat- anything really but she REALLY likes meat (hold comments please) Ham, turkey, chicken, she will eat it all,and lots of it. She still loves to cuddle, loves to laugh, thinks she is really funny (she laughs at herself in the car constantly.) She loves Mommy the best (not biased at all) thinks Daddy is really funny (like arm flapping, giggle funny) and follows Hayden around with her eyes all day long. She has been called lazy (or Mommy enabled) because she is still not walking and crawls only on her bum in a sort of scoot fashion (video to follow). But she is the sweetest, most gentle hugger in the whole world and she gives them out to just about anyone. Her favorite person besides her direct family is probably Papa. She loves to watch TV with him, walk around the deck, stare at the lake, and just generally thinks he is a cool dude. This last year has passed ever so quickly, and I often wish I could rewind to a year ago when she was tiny and all mine. She already has her own personality, and has brought so much joy and laughter into our home we can't imagine life without her. I know the next year will bring baby gates, Lot's of NO's, and constant chasing but I couldn't be more excited to see the lovely young lady our Aly will become. Really life doesn't get much better than we have it. We love you Aly! <br />
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<a name='more'></a>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-782413166164621722011-08-10T08:08:00.000-07:002011-08-10T16:01:22.978-07:00Why Can't I just be a quitter?Sometimes I wish I could be one of those people who says they are going to do something but then just decides not to. Unfortunately for me and and I guess fortunately for me I am not. I have signed up for many things that I wished before doing them I hadn't. Here are a few examples just in the last week- Taking both the girls (without Ren) and with a friend with 2 other small children to Seafair- INSANE, over committing to Hayden and her multitude of birthday parties in the last week, running after working 10 hour days. The last one is really the issue at this point in my life. I have committed to running before, and I actually enjoyed it and was so proud of myself after completing my first 13.1 miles. This time I am constantly having an internal struggle. The culprit- Oct 9th Victoria BC half marathon- 13.1 miles- again. With two small children, no free weekends due to a massive deck remodel, and the busiest time at work I am worn thin and annoyed I signed myself up for this. However, I said I would do it- I will do it. The problem is now I want to do it better than before. I want to complete it (which was my only goal last time) and beat my old time and do it all with way more on my plate, less time to train, and a general lack of will power. I am hoping by writing it down I will force myself to commit to my commitment. Running is the one thing I do all for me. Why I have such a hard time making the time for something that makes me feel so good at the finish I do not know. So today I am making it official that I will do this! and I will do it well because I said I would. I will stop my complaining and picture the finish line, remember the feeling of being proud of myself for something I did just for me. Plus this time at the finish line I get 2 little girls who look at me like this- doesn't get much better than that.<br />
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Riley...although you are gone you will never be forgotten. We miss you Ry Guy.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-6509005264626926152011-06-22T15:58:00.000-07:002011-06-22T15:58:22.445-07:00Leave it to Ren If I had know Ren would be so much of a better parent than me I never would have married him. Ok not really, but honestly it drives me crazy how much our girls love their Daddy. It is not a joke that when Ren comes home Hayden lights up like the 4th of July (que Katy Perry here). You know how in those old sitcoms like Leave It to Beaver, the kids would wait patiently by the door for their Dad to come home from work? Then bombard him with hugs and kisses while the Mom is in the kitchen making Daddy a drink, and cooking dinner. That is what our house is like-kinda. Hayden literally does wait by the door, and runs to give Ren a hug the second he walks in the door, and I am in the kitchen- but making myself a drink (or 2 or 3).<br />
When you meet in college on a fraternity ski trip (H&A don't read that part) you ask questions like- What do you like to drink? What are you studying? Do you dance? (to which I replied never and then 2 hours later was in a fierce dance off). You don't ask how they will be with kids. You definitely don't ask if they will get up 3 times a night for feedings, or insist on checking on them EVERY night before he goes to sleep. You don't ask if he will let your little girls paint his toenails and put barrettes in his hair. I lucked out-without asking I picked a guy who will do all this with our girls. Last night as I sat exhausted on the couch after a day of work and a sick baby I watched Ren make Hayden laugh so hard you could hear it through the house- she laughed with her whole body, her whole soul. In that moment I knew I did good. Without knowing it I picked a guy who is a better Daddy than I am a Mommy and I guess that makes me an OK Mommy because I picked right. So Ren Happy Daddy's Day 2011. First Father's day of a father of 2. I hope they always wait at the door for you to come home so they can give you a big bear hug (but let's be honest we both know in a few years it will be you waiting by the door, so you can check on them EVERY night before you go to sleep). We love you- Hayden, Aleyah and Em.<br />
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My wish for our girls is that they too will be lucky enough to have friends like these. I hope they will be attending weddings and baby showers for friends they meet when they were young. Bonds like these are hard to make and I have truly been blessed to have my childhood girlfriends be such a constant in my life. <br />
So to Hayden and Aleyah (since I doubt you will be in girl scouts- do they still have them?) Hold the old saying true- "Meet new friends but keep the old. One is Silver and the others gold".<br />
To all my GBN girls ( you know who you are)- thanks for being you, thanks for being my friend, and thanks for reminding me every day that friends are the family you choose :) Love you !<br />
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Hayden was so excited the whole drive to Lake Sammamish she kept asking "Mommy are we going on that blue thing" referring to the lake. As soon as we got there we loaded them all in the boat, leisurely cruised out to the middle and with smiles on our faces ate sandwiches, handed out cold drinks (again mine went un- opened) and thought about relaxing. Then the girls wanted desperately to go in the water until they stuck their piggies in and realized how unbelievably cold it was! So we all sat, ate and let the small babies wander on the floor of the boat. Then the unthinkable happened- I looked up and Hayden was no longer sticking her feet in off the back of the boat- she was OVERBOARD! Very quickly all 3 adults were at the back of the boat trying to grab Hayden out of the water. At 3 1/2 Hayden is far from a perfect swimmer but she was trying so hard that with the life jacket on the harder she flailed her arms the father she drifted away. <br />
This is one of those moments as a parent you will relive forever. Hayden was so scared, and so cold, her big blue eyes were like saucers, her arms reaching out to us. I of course in all the planning to get ready did not put on my suit so knowing she was OK with the life jacket on I thought trying to grab her would work and I wouldn't have to jump in- but it didn't. So Brian who is in jeans at this point is unloading everything out of his pockets, and preparing to jump in. Then like the angel she is Anna just leaps into the water in ALL of her clothes (suit underneath) pulling Hayden out. Needless to say Hayden was fine, a little shocked, very cold, and by this point pretty much over her first boat outing. I learned three lessons on our first summer boat trip this year.<br />
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1) NEVER, EVER have kids on the boat without a life jacket- I know this seems obvious but sometimes we get careless and it is reminders like these that bring us back to the realities of what could happen.<br />
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2) I will not be headed out on the boat again without a parent for every child- next time I want to be able to open my cold beverage.<br />
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3) and I think this was the best lesson- everyone should have friends like Anna and Brian. I always knew they were good people, everyone I know tells me they are good people. But how many people do you know who would jump into a freezing lake to save your deathly scared child without even a second thought. If ever I had a doubt that my husband, my kids, and I are truly blessed to have the Schonacher's in our life it was proven on this day. Thank you Anna and Brian for all you do for us- our days would be longer and our nights a lot less fun, without you. Our girls are lucky to have you to to "jump in" for them.<br />
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Cheers to a much less adventurous boat trip next time!<br />
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Oh and I almost forgot to mention Blakely (age 1) is apparently prone to motion sickness so when all the of the craziness was over and we were getting off the boat Blakely was sitting on the floor puking. Man what happened to going out on a hot summer day and getting a good buzz on the boat? A sitter will be lined up for next time!!<br />
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Stay tuned for Saturday's outing that one is good too :)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-57108853748743890642011-06-02T11:16:00.000-07:002011-06-02T11:16:03.531-07:00I finally get a shout out!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gUu4F64Xe9Fcqe6KWFJ1wz9jdqVyo6euU0KH1FaIKxjEOW6Q4hVUDezRDoi8Wg8WCV1BjROmI8sROhj-hkZmeMPg8gs-IuQlgUhcCWCKMnpDPcctKlCAsRlPCjqB6Kk44jwlIdAVA1eE/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gUu4F64Xe9Fcqe6KWFJ1wz9jdqVyo6euU0KH1FaIKxjEOW6Q4hVUDezRDoi8Wg8WCV1BjROmI8sROhj-hkZmeMPg8gs-IuQlgUhcCWCKMnpDPcctKlCAsRlPCjqB6Kk44jwlIdAVA1eE/s320/025.JPG" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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I remember when Hayden turned every month older I was eagerly awaiting her next milestone. Whether it was rolling over, getting her teeth, sitting up I was always anticipating the next step. "I can't wait until she can- walk, run. talk" etc... was a weekly statement from me. With Aleyah I want to freeze time. I know what it will be like when she can crawl, talk, run and I am not ready for it. Rather than rush time by so I can see what kind of person she will become I want to freeze it so she can be my baby forever. I am guessing there are a lot of reasons for this One- as a non moving baby she is much easier to care for than a crazy toddler getting into everything. Two is I know I will never have another baby. This is it for us. There won't be more late night feedings, rocking a baby to sleep, holding chubby little hands and washing tiny baby feet. Don't get me wrong there are still a lot of days that I imagine what it will be like when Hayden and Aleyah can play together, share a room, share clothes and argue over the phone. But for now I just want to stop the clock and if that means I get a little less sleep, ignore the books and hold her until she falls asleep, and relish in every cuddle, coo and tiny baby laugh then so be it- this is it for us and we plan to enjoy every minute.<br />
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Aleyah's Stats at 9 months:<br />
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Height 2'3.5"- 54.21% for age<br />
Weight 19 lb 1036oz- 69.59% for age<br />
BMI 18.25<br />
Head Circumference 44.3cm- 63.45% for age<br />
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Sits on her own<br />
Claps with chubby little hands<br />
Eats more solid foods: loves avocado, noodles, cheerios, cheese, and deli meat.<br />
Has the cutest smile and is literally smiling from when she wakes up to when she goes to sleep.<br />
Is starting to sleep through the night from 6:30-6:30pm although her Daddy and I still wake up to her every whimper.<br />
Seriously thinks her big sister is hilarious- she laughs at her all the time<br />
Loves to be spun in circles by Daddy and still thinks Mommy is the best person ever (not at all biased)<br />
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Aly- Thanks for the best 9 months ever- you light up a room with your smile and have made each day with you a blessing. We can't wait for what the next 9 months will bring!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-62412805936428395602011-05-02T15:58:00.000-07:002011-05-02T15:58:35.268-07:00Osama and the OCWell as much as I hate to admit it (and Ren will probably kill me for saying) we learned of Osama's passing on Bravo at the end of RH of OC. If that acronym is foreign to you then you are better than me because I have a serious addiction to all things Real House wives of _____ fill in the blank. I mean I watch ALL of them and enjoy all of them, it's a guilty pleasure. So when Andy Choen broke the news last night we immediately got online and read the news. I wanted to blog about it because I think it is a monumental day in our history and when our girls read this when they are older I want them to know where they were when the news broke. They were both sound asleep, in their cozy, safe beds thanks to all the men and women who have given their lives and continue to endanger their lives to keep our families safe. Thanks to them I get to wake up every day to these faces and watch RH of _____ every night. <br />
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So today we chose to celebrate these Men and Women and all their accomplishments rather than the death of an evil man. THANK YOU!!! to our armed forces (and uncle Matt in particular :)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-34025881556348944002011-04-25T19:41:00.000-07:002011-04-25T19:53:30.962-07:00Bunnies, Candy and Wine- "Oh My"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTcCEF6Clj0r38PBcEzGD4MR1zw0UKGl8KBgd2RHcdnTb621dv6PNIqXWDdS-D-qdz5Q2Ck_mBt6HPDmrZhWEDjvfrToQ1EmsNEZbfbOzyLU4hvhp20R0EhMhLYCgEtZ0VILWKNzWgbAs/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTcCEF6Clj0r38PBcEzGD4MR1zw0UKGl8KBgd2RHcdnTb621dv6PNIqXWDdS-D-qdz5Q2Ck_mBt6HPDmrZhWEDjvfrToQ1EmsNEZbfbOzyLU4hvhp20R0EhMhLYCgEtZ0VILWKNzWgbAs/s320/047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Well I have learned that holidays in my girls lives will be much different than when I grew up. Don't get me wrong I had a great experience growing up on Xmas, Easter, and birthdays but nothing can compare to the week long extravaganzas my girls have for every event in their short lives. <br />
Easter weekend started out on Friday when we packed up and drove to my parents in Allen which should be an hour and a half drive but on a holiday weekend at 3:00 it was a 2 1/2 hour drive. Well worth it though since when we got there it was a beautiful evening by the golf course and we had a great time drinking wine and hanging out with my parents (when I say hanging out I mean staying up until 1:00 and getting up at 5:00 with 2 little ladies).<br />
Needless to say Saturday morning came a little too early-or Friday night ended a little too late but Hayden awoke to a Easter basket from Grandma and Grandpa and we rallied and took Hayden to a community Easter egg hunt. There she met the Easter bunny and collected A LOT of eggs full of candy- in another Easter egg basket. <br />
<strong>Hayden Easter basket count 2.</strong><br />
Then we spent a beautiful 70 degree day hanging out on the grass, having mimosas and a wonderful dinner with my parents, sister and my oh so adorable niece and nephew. Oh and aunt Lori brought Hayden an Easter egg basket.<br />
<strong>Hayden Easter basket count 3.</strong><br />
<strong> </strong>Sunday morning-fully recovered after going to bed at 8:00 on Saturday night we had the Easter bunny come to our house. Hayden was so excited for the pet shops, and the stuffed animal, and MORE candy.<br />
<strong>Hayden Easter basket count 4.</strong><br />
<strong> </strong>After our family Easter we headed over to Nana's and Papa's house for another Easter egg hunt where Hayden and Aleyah got baskets filled with pet shops (see a theme) stuffed animals and MORE candy. Hayden also cleaned up at the egg hunt and got about 20 plastic eggs full of treats.<br />
<strong>Hayden Easter basket count 5.</strong><br />
<strong> </strong>I think you get the point. What kind of expectation are we setting here for a 3 year old that has 3 Easter celebrations, 5 different Easter baskets, and enough candy to feed a small country? but since she had 4 different birthday parties to turn 3 I guess whatever expectation we are setting is completely realistic for this girl. Mark your calenders now for the month of August since Aleyah will be turning the big OLD ONE and we have some serious partying to do- 4 to be exact :)<br />
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<strong>check out an overload of pictures on </strong><a href="http://www.thewaldrons.smugmug.com/"><strong>http://www.thewaldrons.smugmug.com/</strong></a>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015443315246029154.post-86945845705870605862011-04-20T10:04:00.000-07:002011-04-20T15:48:10.036-07:00Here goes nothing!OK so I have been a huge resistor of blogging. I was also a huge resistor of Facebook (and if you know me you know how long that lasted). Lesson here I resist everything at first but when I come around watch out! I have been known to become slightly obsessive. So here goes nothing! Sit back, relax and try not to fall asleep because you are going to learn more about my daily life than anyone deserves. <br />
I am not sure what prompted the need to start blogging but I think it has something to do with my obsession on stalking other peoples blogs. I know what you're thinking- great Emily is an online stalker time to change my privacy settings. I will say most of these people are my friends, or friends of friends, or friends of friends friends- you get the point. I think there is something very interesting about looking into peoples lives for a few minutes a day and seeing how I relate. <br />
Since I have become a mother I have an overwhelming need to hear and see how other Mom's do things. I think it is mostly to see- am I doing it right? is there something out there I don't know that will make my kids happier, healthier and maybe less annoying? (at times). Like Facebook blogs are a way to see if you are keeping up, the difference with blogging is that people are usually honest. I promise I will not use this forum to tell you daily how awesome my husband is, how bright my kids are, how clean my house is, or how perfect my life is since I graduated college/high school. <br />
Granted my husband is awesome, and my kids are exceptionally bright but I hope to give a candid view into all things Emily Waldron- good or bad, happy or sad, and to be as honest as possible without risking my family hating me, my husband leaving me, and my kids begging to go live with Nana. Who knows maybe I will even get some blog stalkers myself :)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06154064219444847740noreply@blogger.com0