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Just another ordinary weekend day......rainy day. I guess we better get used to our inside play, winter is coming after all.

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I just LOVE the little toddler "crouch". And I'm loving playing with my new lens (that I have on rental for the month) Canon 50mm f/1.4. I Really like how it blurrs the background so nicely.

P.S. does anyone want to join me on the week in the life project? if so--leave me a comment.

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Today: Two kids to the doctor's at different times (they said at the office the record was 3),

Lucas stats at 18 months: Weight:21 lbs 10 oz (4th percentile), height 32 inches (65th percentile) and head circumf. 19.5 inches (90th percentile!).

Picked up some new pants for Trevor and some new jeans for me at Old navy (pre-kid size--size 8!), picked up the antibiotics for Bre and Lucas at Target and headed home to see the new pellet stove. I LOVE, LOVE it more than I ever thought I would. It's going to be a REALLY cozy winter here in this house:)

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The only time they are civil too each other is snacktime and Watching Curious George together...hey I'll take it.

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Somwhere in the busy-ness of my day, in between throwing in loads of laundry, picking up kids from school, putting away groceries,vacuuming up dog hair, and making and cleaning up from snacks, I stop and look over and this is what I see (Luckily I ALWAYS have my camera handy).....I just can't get enough of THIS stuff. Love you guys.

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Feeling better......was battling a mild intestinal virus for the past day or so, but today I'm feeling 90% better and am so excited to begin this photography class--I just finished the first lesson!!!

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Trevor's First Flag football practice.....every boys' dream.

On childhood.

Trevor, Your childhood will pass by before we all know it, I know this much. May you remember the times you had to sit and daydream and the parents who weren't too busy to notice.....

Apple picking Dole's Orchard 2008

the PERFECT fall weather day today.

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Today:

Dealing with some really fussy kids (one with a cold), but we managed to squeeze out a (sort of) fun day picking apples, plums and rasberries at Dole's orchard (plums-new this year and they are YUMMY!!) ---no posed pumpkin pics this year--that would have been really pushing our luck.

Tonight:

A yummy comfort food short rib dinner (cooked in the crock-pot for 24 hours) with mashed potatoes, fresh salad, homemade cheddar apple pie and a MUCH needed glass of red wine.

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photo of our A.M. routine...

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We will remember........

How you wanted to ride your scooter down to the bus stop every day so you could "go really fast" down the driveway (and sometimes wipe out!). Yeah, We really get a big kick out of your "skateboard" sneakers. It's what you picked out for school, so I guess a lot of the kids have them this year. And the pants-yep too small (but then again you are dressing yourself:))

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Today's milestones: Lucas, You won't sit in the highchair anymore, you only want to sit up at the table in a booster seat with the big people, so off to the attic the highchair goes. You only want to ride in the big kid swing AND you peed on the potty for the very first time. You are just leaving your babyhood behind you at lightning speed:(

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Today....on reading:

Trevor: Mom, I love school because you get to read and I have my very own comfy reading spot in my classroom!

Trevor: Mom, do you know how I read?

Me: How?

Trevor: I look at the pictures and then I make up my own story inside my head.

WOW! WE are so excited (and proud) that you are FINALLY excited about reading Trevor!!

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Hello Monday. Thanks K, for giving me this morning checklist!

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Our first family football sunday this year.....with a roast and veggies in the crockpot-yummy! Go PATS!

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Busy Saturday for Bre......Dance class (which she loves b/c she gets to look at herself in the mirror the whole time--LOL!), a visit to the library and her very FIRST friend birthday party. The party was a kids cooking class (which was so fun that we signed up Trevor for a workshop next week!) where Breanna made her own pizza from scratch and decorated a "dirt" cupcake. A really fun day:)

1.5 years.

nicknames: Lou-lou, Lukie, Lou

Words you use regularly: Mama, Dada, Help, Doggie, Ball, Please, Trevor, Bre, Up eat, shoes, blueberries, Fishes, basketball, Hi fishes, More snack, Hi Dada, open, snack, yes, no, strawberry, read, toast, icecream, cheese, book, moo, grape,crocs. and saying many more new words each day. Knows most of his ABC's and can point to 10+ body parts when asked.

Favorite Books: Maisy lift the flap books--must read them 1,000 times a day, also likes books with baby faces.

Other favorites: nursing (UGGHHHH!), sleeping in our bed (UGHHHH!), shoes (takes them on and off 1,000 times a day), playing outside, playing ball, your gummy vitamins (cut up), grapes, strawberries, crackers and cheese, drinking from a grown up cup, using a fork to eat, smiling for the camera, reading books, watching Breanna's learning show in your little rocking chair, playing with your wooden play food and kitchen, getting into everything.

You don't particularly like eating and only eat 1 full meal every 1-2 days, but you don't mind taking a vitamin.

Lucas stats at 18 months: Weight:21 lbs 10 oz (4th percentile), height 32 inches (65th percentile) and head circumf. 19.5 inches (90th percentile!).

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{Our baby is 18 months old today}.

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3 years 11 months and 3 days old......

Breanna peed on the potty for the very first time tonight when she was sitting on it waiting for her turn in the bath after Lucas. I looked over and she was looking down and peeing. I'm not sure if she understood how awesome it was, but hopefully this is a start!! YIPEEEE!!!