Get ready for another photo dump! A lot of these photos don't have any rhyme or reason for being here other than the kids are just cute. Well, enjoy!
(1/11) Noah has been forgoing naps and sometimes gets pretty sleepy. Makes for some cute moments.
Eden has really been coming out of her shell at school! That and is getting really good at writing and drawing. She's already a little artist, and I bet she could get amazing in the future. Here are some pictures shared by his teachers at school.
Playing on the playground with friends now!
Learning to count with chains.
Eden's self-portrait.
Look at how well she writes her name!
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| Eden with her best friend Olivia, her friend RiRi, and teacher Grace. |
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(1/13) Hard to see as they really like to run ahead,
but it was sweet to see Eli and Eden hold hands! |
Ever since we put a television in our bedroom our bed is the big hangout spot for all the kids and I can't help but take a photo every time.
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| Perfect place to fall asleep too! |
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(1/14) Eli has been super busy since his birthday and Christmas
completing all his Lego sets. This one turned out great!! |
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(1/24) Noah has really taken to his daddy lately.
He likes to sit next to Sam when he's working. |
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| And when he's playing the Switch, all the kids like to sit next to him! |
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(1/27) Eden loves to show me her new drawings every day.
Some of them get super cute and creative. |
(1/28) In a previous post, I mentioned we went on a failed Whale Watching tour. In January I decided it was time to try again now that it was whale-watching season again. This time I was more prepared with the diaper bag, Dramamine, and coats. It was more enjoyable for me but the boat was a little smaller than the last. We were able to see whales this time and follow them for a good bit. Sadly I couldn't get any photos because they blew their blowholes too quick and were a little too far away to take a good one. I did take great photos of the boat tour itself, so I do have something to show for it.
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| Elijah curled up before we even left! |
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| Ready for some whales! |
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| Made sure to bring binoculars for all! |
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| Beautiful view of the coastline. |
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| And a great view on the other side too! |
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| Sam is watching like a hawk! (Not really). |
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| Despite the Dramamine, the poor kids still got sick. |
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| Elijah luckily wasn't too affected. |
More people ended up on the sick bay.
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| This picture really shows those baby hairs, doesn't it? |
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| What a nice place to rest! |
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| Went to a beach to see if the tide pool was there. It wasn't. |
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| While Sam explored with the boys, Eden told me she had to go to the bathroom, so we went to the Ocean Institute right next door. In trying to get out, we accidentally entered a paid part of the Institute and saw a wonderful touch pool. We didn't participate but it did seem like a really cool place! |
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| Eli showed me the rocks he found, sadly we couldn't take them with us as there were rules being at this particular beach. |
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(1/31) Eli had a Great to be 8. Crazy as he just turned 7!
He got a great goody bag and we had yummy donuts afterward. |
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| (2/4) At the park for Eden's dance class. |
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Eden took all her dragons so she could play with her dance friends.
I thought it was absolutely adorable! |
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I'm so happy to see her make friends at Dance. It took a while,
but she always bonds over her dragons. |
All the frogs came out of the water! I just needed them to get bigger. At this point, I'm waiting for the local pet store to give me a call when they have room for them. We did have some casualties, but I heard that can be expected and I'm learning!
(2/11) More dance class shenanigans! It's fun to have it at the park so the boys can run around and entertain themselves. It so happens to be at the same time as Eli's kung fu class at the park so it's been super nice!
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| These two are such good friends! They have kindred spirits. |
Holding hands with her friend at dance class! And other fun moves.
(2/14) Valentine's Day! I thought for Valentine's day I thought it would be nice to go get a slice each at the cheesecake factory...until I saw the prices. Sam had the idea of remaking the cheesecakes at home and I agreed. Everyone chose their preferred flavors and we went to the store. I didn't choose a flavor, but the type of cheesecake; no bake! I don't know, I really like them! Eden chose birthday cake, Joseph chose key lime, Eli chose oreo, and Sam chose banana cream. Might I say, they turned out so yummy! Thank you Sam! We also had rib-eyes for dinner too, but not pictured.
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| Eden and Joseph's choices. |
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| Elijah's and Sam's choices. |
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| The kids loved their choices! |
The kids were able to celebrate Valentine's day at school, although Joseph came home the day before saying that they couldn't pass anything around with hearts or the word Valentines, as one of the students said she didn't celebrate. The only thing that I had a hard time with was the timing. Everyone already made their Valentines and now was told they couldn't pass them out. Luckily the parent of that child said that she wasn't part of the decision and said it was fine to celebrate as normal. I guess Joseph's teacher was trying to be sensitive to the student, just give us a good heads-up! Eden had a great day with the teachers making breakfast and passing out her Valentines and having a little party. All the first-grade teachers were given a teacher appreciation brunch and Sam baked some lemon blueberry muffins for it ( I sprung it on him and he was a trooper). Here are the photos for the day.
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All the first-grade teachers. Sadly Elijah's teacher left mid-year
so that class has been through a lot. |
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| Eden at school with her cupcake mask. |
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| Eden with her best friend Olivia. |
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| Eden with Avery and Sidney. |
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| Her teachers are so fun! |
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| Picture of our Valentine's day outfits! |
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| Eden passed out cupcake Valentines with ring pops. |
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Elijah passed out Pokeball Valentines saying
"I choose you, Valentine!" with a cool Pokemon sticker. |
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Joseph also passed out Pokemon Valentines with Sobble
on them saying "You turn my frown upsidedown!"
with the same cool Pokemon stickers. |
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| Eden with all her beanie boo dragons she absolutely loves. |
Elijah's sifu recently moved all of the classes to the dojo (except Saturdays, hallelulah). So I have to entertain these monkeys while he's in class.
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| Counting bears. |
Eden brought way too much one day, and here's little Noah man.
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| Elijah likes coming upstairs to practice on the mats with friends. |
Elijah had his last test at the end of February and did great from what I heard. Sam had to take him since it was rainy that day and moved to the dojo at the same time as Eden's dance class. He wasn't feeling too great but still got his first orange stripe.
There is one thing Eden and I did in February that I think warranted its own post. Then I can move onto March. I'm so close to catching up that I can taste it.
