tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025474555838761852024-03-13T12:43:55.535-04:00The Thacker FamilyKaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-57910870766586616012013-12-31T16:09:00.002-05:002013-12-31T16:09:43.178-05:00Elfie 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Elfie did some crazy things this year. Here are our 24 days of craziness! Until next year!</div>
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Kaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-62675200588194360382013-12-30T21:55:00.002-05:002013-12-30T21:55:41.480-05:00Christmas 2013At the beginning of December we started our Christmas traditions. Of course Elfie our Elf came right after Thanksgiving for his monthly stay. He did some crazy things this year! My next post will be all about Elfie. Our first adventure was going to Lights Under Louisville. Even though it is the same every year the kids love it so we always do it. It is a lot of lights and displays underground in the Mega Caverns and you drive through the Cavern. We make an evening of it so we all look forward to it.<br />
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Next we went to Light Up Audubon which is a light display and visit with Santa at my mom's hospital in Louisville. This was our first visit with Santa so the kids were so excited. Just two days later we had our next visit with Santa at my friend's house. She got Santa to make a visit and read the kids a book! They also got to make (and eat) cookies so they had a great time. That weekend we also had our first of our three Christmases.<br />
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We had a great time at all of our family Christmases. Definitely made some great memories. </div>
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Christmas with the Hall's</div>
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Christmas with the Thacker's</div>
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Christmas Eve spreading reindeer food out for the reindeers!</div>
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She was very excited about her paint kit. She said "Mommy I'm like an artist!"</div>
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We had an amazing and memorable Christmas. It was nice to be off for a week since Aaron was off as well. We got to take the kids to a couple of movies and spend some quality time with them. We hope everyone reading had a very Merry Christmas as well!</div>
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I have a few days to decide but I am thinking about doing the One Frame a Day again for 2014. I did it for 2011 and 2012 but decided not to do it for 2013 and regret it. I love to look back on the daily pictures of the kids and things we did throughout the year. <a href="http://thackerfamily-oneframe.blogspot.com/">Here</a> is the link for 2011 and 2012. I may do it differently next year so I will keep you updated :)<br />
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So for our Thacker updates since my last post on Kylie's birthday, we have been keeping busy with everything. My brother got married on October 5th!! It was a beautiful wedding and we all had so much fun. All four of the kids were in the wedding and they all did great. They all looked so beautiful (and handsome). Laura, my brother's new wife, was absolutely stunning and Jonathan looked so handsome. Aaron was a groomsmen and looked very handsome as well. It was a great weekend away in Cincinnati and everyone had a great time.<br />
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The kids have stayed busy as well. They started with swim lessons in October and now have started a new basketball league which is Blake second year playing and Kylie's first year. Our first game was last weekend and both kids did great. Kylie didn't want to play defense but did really good rebounding and shooting as did Blake. Katie is playing on the same team so it is great to see them all play together.<br />
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The kids also had a great Halloween. Blake was Captain America and Kylie was Wonder Woman. They both looked so cute! Austin and Katie joined us for trick or treating so of course they all had a good time and got a bunch of candy. They were all superheros so they all looked cute.<br />
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They immediately admitted him and started him on morphine and IV antibiotics. He got so much worse before he got better which scared us all. When the nurses say that he was the sickest kid on the floor that first night it made me so sad. After 4 days in the hospital he finally started to make the turn so we got to go home. Once he was through with his antibiotics I made an appointment for the ENT to get his tonsils out because I didn't want this to happen again. The doctor agreed with me and we scheduled his surgery for his next opening...which happened to be the day before Thanksgiving. No one wants to have surgery the day before Thanksgiving but the doctor recommended not waiting so we made the appointment. He wanted to take his tonsils, adenoids and tubes out of his ears. Blake did so well in surgery and recovering from it. It was a long 10 or so days but we all made it through, thank goodness.<br />
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The beautiful wedding</div>
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Happy 4th Birthday to our sweet, spunky, diva princess! </div>
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Our baby girl is 4. Hard to believe yet at the same time it feels like she should be turning 10. Well at least she acts like she is 10 on most days. Here are a few of her favorites things:</div>
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- You still love to sing. Twinkle, Twinkle is your favorite. </div>
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You also love Taylor Swift and Justin Fever (as you call him)</div>
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- Bubby is your best bud to play with but Katie is as well. </div>
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You adore your big cousin Austin too. </div>
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Your best friend at school is Makenzie. </div>
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- You love putting make-up on mommy as well as yourself. </div>
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- Some of your favorite foods are asparagus, fish, chicken & rice, </div>
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fruit, peanuts, bananas and white milk.</div>
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- You love swimming at Nana and Papa's pool. </div>
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You and Blake just started swim lessons as well!</div>
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- You are wearing a 5T/6 right now and a 11 shoe. <br />
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She has grown up so much. I can't believe my 10lb little big baby is already 4 years old! Here are a few pictures from the last four years. </div>
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2 weeks old</div>
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I heard about this great idea for a birthday party so I asked Kylie about it and she thought so as well. A local bakery has a cupcake party which was perfect to me. Kylie loves cupcakes and I didn't have to clean up before or after the party! It was great. A retired school teacher put it on and loved playing with the kids. The kids had a great time as well. </div>
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Happy Birthday sweet girl. Mommy, Daddy and Blake love you very much!</div>
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Kaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-53243143527455765762013-09-08T10:03:00.001-04:002013-09-09T21:47:06.814-04:00Our Disney Trip!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In July we took another amazing vacation. It was the four of us, my sister Kristin, her husband Jeremy and their kiddos Austin and Katie, and my mom and dad. The first part of the week we took the kids to Disney World! I was just as excited as the kids because I couldn’t wait for them to experience everything. And I had not been there in many years so I wanted to experience it all again. It may have seemed we were crazy for going in July but it wasn’t too bad. Yes it was hot. Yes it was busy. But we still had an amazing time. We decided to not stay in the park since we were only there for a few days so we stayed at a condo about 10 minutes from the park. It saved us a lot of money and it wasn’t bad being away from the parks. If we didn’t drive down there it may have been a different story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and will continue into the fall but I want to get better at keeping it updated
with all of our accomplishments, trips, parties, etc. So the next few posts
will be catch-up for me. From May 8<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> until now…especially since
Kylie’s birthday is on Monday and I have to blog about that for sure. I still
have Blake’s party to blog about!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In June, Aaron and I celebrated 8 amazing years of marriage.
It doesn’t seem like it has been 8 years then again it seems like it has been
longer. I love our beautiful family we have created and I appreciate him more
and more every day. We have already planned out where we are going for our 10<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also in June we took a trip to the beach with Aaron’s
family. We went to the Outerbanks, SC and had a great time. The kids loved the
beach…well Kylie didn’t like the sand and salt water but what princess does?
They had a blast swimming in the pool, building sand castles and playing with
their cousin John (or baby John as the kids call him). It was a nice relaxing
week for all of us. The drive was long but we broke it up on the way down. We
drove straight through on the way home so it was a long 13 hours. I will go
back but we will break the trip up both ways…especially with the kiddos. </span></div>
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Kaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-72467944237061972242013-05-08T22:50:00.003-04:002013-05-08T22:50:54.731-04:00A Basketball Baby Shower!<div style="text-align: center;">
A couple of weekends we threw a baby shower for my cousin Amy who is having a baby boy in June. Since her and her husband are basketball coaches, we knew we couldn't go wrong with a basketball themed baby shower. The shower turned out so cute and I think everyone enjoyed themselves! </div>
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I can't wait to meet the little guy! Just a little over a month and he will be here!!</div>
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I said it last year and I will say it again...my baby boy is growing up way too fast! 5 years ago today God blessed us with a beautiful baby boy. He has taught me so much about being mom and has made me a better person. Aaron and I are so lucky to call him our son. <a href="http://www.thackerkids.blogspot.com/2012/05/happy-4th-birthday-blake.html">HERE</a> is my post last year with some really cute baby pictures and I couldn't resist adding a few to this post. </div>
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He has matured so much within the last year it is unbelievable. He is so smart and I am so proud of the progress he has made with his speech. He is the sweetest little boy and LOVES his mommy, daddy and sissy. </div>
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- LOVES chocolate milk</div>
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I believe last year was the first year, but I created a questionnaire to ask each kid a certain set of questions on their birthday. This was I can see how much they change from year to year. I love that I videoed last years because he has changed so much since then! Below is the video from tonight when I asked him the same questions from last year. </div>
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The first update I have is that I have a new job at work. I have only been in the position for 8 weeks and I love it already. The area is completely foreign to me but everyone has been very patient and open to share their knowledge. My responsibilities are completely different than my previous position and I am looking forward to learning all about my new area. <br />
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Our family also had a few birthdays since the last time I blogged. My nephew John turned 1, my nephew Austin turned 7, my brother-in-law Jeremy had a birthday, as well as my niece Katie turned 5. We did a lot of celebrating over a few weekends which is always fun. The next big birthday is Blake's!! I cannot believe he is turning 5!!<br />
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John's First Birthday (January)</div>
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Austin's 7th Birthday (February)</div>
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Katie's 5th Birthday (April)</div>
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We also finished up Blake's first basketball season at the YMCA. He did much better in this league compared to soccer. I really think he just doesn't like soccer. He got so much better with the more games we played. We bought him a basketball goal for outside but haven't gotten to use it much yet because of the cold weather. I can't wait until this summer to get outside with him and Kylie more! Aaron and I were his coaches so we had fun with all of it. Next year Kylie will be able to play so they will play in the same league and on the same team....needless to say we will be coaching again next year.<br />
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Speaking of sports, Blake has already started Tball. Aaron was volunteered to be the assistant coach which I know he is really excited about. Blake has done pretty good with the exception of a few times when he was really tired. We ended the game with him crying and coming off the field. Tonight was much better. He was so excited for his game and he hit the ball from the pitch!<br />
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We also made a trip to Washington DC to see my brother and his fiance. My sister Kristin and her husband Jeremy went with us and we had a great time. I had never been before so we did the touring of the city. Basketball was still going on so we watch a lot of games as well. <br />
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My cousin had a baby girl, Kennedy, who is SO precious. Kylie absolutely loves her and would take her home if she could. I wish I could spend much more time with her but life gets in the way. I hope this summer I am able to see her more often. <br />
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Easter came and went pretty fast as well. The kids get so excited about holidays now. I love how much they have learned in their preschool about Jesus and what the holidays are really about. Kylie still tells me that Jesus died on the cross at least once a week. <br />
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One of the biggest changes we have had is that we got a new puppy!! We rescued her (Lexi) from a shelter which makes me feel even better that we got her. She was abandoned but seemed like she was not abused or mistreated. She is a pit bull (which we wanted) and a little smaller than Jackson. We think she is around 7 months old but we aren't for sure. She is so sweet and is really good with the kids. <br />
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So there it is....Most of the happenings in our family over the past 3 1/2 months. There are many times that I feel like I can't keep up with life....work, kids, family, friends, blogging, Facebook, Pinterest...so I choose. I try not to let it get to me, to let it take over my life. I will admit that there are many times that feel like I am not a good wife or mom because I can't make the cute little lunch sandwiches or the homemade cookies I saw on Pinterest. Or because I can't fix a nice, healthy dinner every night or keep my house cleaned and organized. So I step away and reevaluate and tell myself that it is not worth the stress...what matters is that the kids and Aaron and I are happy. Many of my friends have blogged, posted on FB or shared articles with me of this very thing. It all makes sense and most people feel this stress, unless they are superwomen and can be a mom and work full-time while crafting, sewing, cleaning, and organizing everything in site. So I choose not to sweat the small stuff. If I have time to blog, then I will. I hope that is more often than not, but again I am not going to stress about it. We have a busy summer coming up....like the beach and Disney and I am SUPER EXCITED! I will at least blog about those adventures. <br />
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Our final Christmas celebrations was on Christmas Eve at my parents house and of course Christmas day at our house. Now that the kids are older, memories we make are even more special because they retain so much and understand more than they did last year. </div>
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The four amigos</div>
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The three boys in plaid. They were so cute!</div>
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That night when we got home from the final celebration, the kids threw reindeer food out. Blake was so excited! We had to wake Kylie up from the drive home so she was a little sleepy. </div>
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Then they put out the milk and cookies for Santa and then went to bed.</div>
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And then Santa came! They must have been really good this year!</div>
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Kylie's first reaction to her new stuff...</div>
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She kept picking things up and putting them on her lap while stating "I can have this, and this..."</div>
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We had to wake Blake up and this was his first reaction. It was pretty funny because I think he was shocked. </div>
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He was mostly shocked with his new train table!</div>
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Kylie doing facetime with Austin and Katie showing them what she got. She was so excited to tell them what Santa brought!</div>
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So that concludes our Christmas celebrations this year. We had a great couple of weeks worth of celebrations that went by way too quick and I cannot wait until next year!</div>
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I hope everyone had a very, merry Christmas! We sure did and it was so nice to be home for a few days with the kids. It makes me miss them so much when I am at work!</div>
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This year we had four Christmas celebrations. We were exhausted by Christmas morning but it was all worth it to be with family. Our first Christmas was actually a week before Christmas with my dad's brothers and sisters and all of their kids. It was sad since this is the first year without my Mamaw and Papaw. Plus on top of it all, my dad was still working in NYC for FEMA and my brother Jonathan was still in DC. It was still good to watch the kids open presents and see the look on their face when they did. </div>
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The second Christmas celebration we had was with Aaron's family. It was another great celebration since it was our nephew John's first Christmas. Of course it was bittersweet because we were all missing Paula so much and John has helped with that void. </div>
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John wanted to give Blake kisses in this picture. He just couldn't get enough of his big cousin Blake! I can't imagine the trouble they are going to get into when they get older. </div>
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Our next Christmas was with my Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins on my mom's side of the family. We always play some sort of card game so some pictures below are from our game of 'Pass the Trash'. It always gets very competitive with our family!</div>
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Kaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-77497750268454210432012-12-27T22:23:00.002-05:002012-12-27T22:23:41.830-05:00Elfie the Elf<div align="center">
I LOVE Elf on the Shelf. Our Elf's name is Elfie and we have so much fun with him. Because our December was going to be hectic, I even made a schedule for us to follow so I knew I had all of the supplies at the house and I wouldn't have to think to hard on what to do with Elfie. </div>
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Elfie showed up this year bringing all of us breakfast! He brought Christmas Tree cakes, powdered donuts, and hot chocolate and the kids loved it. They were so excited to see Elfie, too!</div>
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Day 1: Elfie brought us breakfast<br />
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Day 2: Elfie turned the milk green!<br />
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Day 3: Elfie zip lining in the living room<br />
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Day 4: Elfie was caught fishing</div>
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Day 5: Elfie drew on our pictures - the kids loved this one<br />
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Day 6: Elfie was riding Rudolph<br />
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Day 7: Elfie was taking a bath in marshmallows<br />
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Day 8: Elfie decorated our Christmas tree with the kids underwear<br />
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Day 9: Elfie was playing cards with friends<br />
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Day 10: Elfie was building snowmen with marshmallows<br />
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Day 11: Elfie was riding Lightning - Blake did NOT like this. He actually pulled the car from under Elfie and he fell to the ground. He had to apologize and he kept talking about how Elfie had to go to the hospital to get better.<br />
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Day 12: Elfie needed a chocolate fix<br />
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Day 13: Elfie made breakfast!<br />
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Day 14: Elfie followed us to French Lick and showed up in the closet hanging from the hangers<br />
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Day 15: Elfie making a snow angel in sugar<br />
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Day 16: Elfie left a message on the bathroom mirror<br />
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Day 17: Elfie was planking on the ceiling fan<br />
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Day 18: Elfie made a mess in the living room with toilet paper!<br />
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Day 19: Elfie left stuff to make our own Christmas tree candies! Austin and Katie spent the night so they got to make one too!<br />
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Day 20: Elfie got comfortable in the pitcher<br />
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Day 21: Elfie brought the kids some gum<br />
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Day 22: Elfie brought the kids some crayons and a Christmas tree picture to color<br />
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Day 23: Elfie painted everyone's noses red like his and rudolph's! Kylie was so excited!<br />
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Day 24: Elfie left seeds for the kids to plant so that something will grow overnight<br />
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Day 25: Look what grew...Cookies! <br />
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Day 26: We found Elfie with his head in a bag of M&M's<br />
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Day 27: Elfie spelled out the kids' names with cheerios<br />
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Day 28 (last day): Elfie left reindeer food for the kids to spread on the lawn<br />
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And lastly here is my calendar I made up so I didn't have to think too much, but still be creative. There was a few changes I made along the way but this was very helpful since I got all of necessary products before Elfie came. I will be doing this next year as well and there will be even better ideas for Elfie! I know I had so much fun!</div>
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Something new we did this year was visit the <a href="http://www.galthouse.com/Kalightoscope-Christmas/default.asp">Galt House KaLightoscope</a> display. The kids really liked it so it may be a new tradition for us. We went one day after work so it wasn't crowded at all. </div>
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I love starting new Christmas traditions with the kids. Now that they are
older, it seems we all enjoy them even more. This past week we participated in
three of our Christmas traditions – two that we have previously done and one new
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On Thursday, we visited my mom’s work at Norton Audubon Hospital where they
had “Light-Up Audubon.” It was the kids’ first time visiting Santa this year so
they were VERY excited. However Kylie was upset because she didn’t understand
why Santa didn’t give her what she asked for. I had to explain to her again
that the visit was to just let Santa knows what she wants and if she was a good
girl he would bring it on Christmas morning. I still don’t think she gets it.
This year she has asked for fingernail polish and a guinea pet (Zhu Zhu pet).
Blake told Santa that he wants trains and Batman.</div>
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On Friday my mom, sister, niece, Kylie and I went to the Nutcracker. We took
the girls for the first time last year and they loved it. They seemed to love
it this year as well but next I will be sure to bring plenty of snacks since
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last Christmas so they kind of knew what to expect with the train ride – the ticket
punch, elves, hot chocolate, Santa, singing, dancing. We all had a great time.
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Of course we also have a special Elf that comes to our house every night for
the second year in a row. His name is Elfie and the kids are so excited to see him and
what he has done every morning. Elfie will have his own 2 part post very soon.
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<br />Kaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-77283279301634286322012-11-16T20:34:00.001-05:002012-11-16T20:34:42.459-05:00Swearing In and a Shopping Trip<div style="text-align: center;">
A few weeks ago my mom, sister and I had our yearly shopping trip with my mom's best friend and her two daughters. However before we left on the trip, my brother Jonathan and his fiance' Laura were sworn in as lawyers in the state of Kentucky. The ceremony was short and sweet and I am sure was a day they will never forget. </div>
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I am so proud of both of them!</div>
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Kaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-79936191410199522102012-11-05T21:45:00.000-05:002012-11-05T21:45:22.567-05:00Pumpkins!<div style="text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago Blake and Kylie's school took their annual trip to Huber's to get pumpkins and go on the apple tour. Aaron and I took off work so we could go with the kids like we do every year. We had a great trip and I think the kids did as well. </div>
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Blake had to get the biggest pumpkin in the field and Kylie had to get a cute little small one as she put it. Blake forgot that he had to carry it back and struggled with it but he had to do it by himself. They also went into the petting zoo which they both loved. </div>
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Last December, my grandmother passed away from the horrible disease of Alzheimer's. I never really knew the impact of this disease until it really started to take a toll on her and ultimately took her from us. Since she has passed, I wanted to do my part to raise awareness of this disease. Last year my family took part in the local Alzheimer's walk in honor of my grandmother so we knew this year we wanted to have a much bigger impact in memory of her. </div>
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My family decided that we wanted to do a family fundraiser to raise money to contribute in honor of mamaw. We decided that we would put on a corn hole tournament as well as have a raffle with items donated by local businesses. The walk was in early September so in early August, we put on an amazing fundraiser with an amazing turnout. </div>
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We ended up raising over $3,000 on that day and after other donations, raised almost $4,500 to contribute in memory of my grandma, Sarah Rose Hall. It is great to be a part of such an amazing community with awesome family and friends. </div>
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Kaelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335684564910066094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902547455583876185.post-82896973675597622082012-10-31T22:36:00.000-04:002012-10-31T22:36:29.764-04:00JacksonOn Sunday, October 21st, our family lost a very important member of our family. Our dog, Jackson, passed away. Has wasn't sick very long, maybe a few weeks, but we still are not sure what happened. The vet believes a brain tumor or maybe a bad stroke. I am very thankful that Roger, Aaron and I were all there when he took his last breath. <br />
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Jackson would have been 10 years old in February and has been with us since he was 6 weeks old. He has been such a big part of our family and it all started when we got him when Aaron and I were dating in college. He lived in the dorm with Aaron then in my apartment for awhile our Senior year until he was kicked out and lived with Paula and Roger for the rest of the year. He has been on vacations with us to the beach, many road trips, and even trick or treating so tonight was bittersweet. <br />
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We miss him so much but know that we have so many great memories of him. What makes me smile is knowing that he is playing frisbee with Paula in heaven. <br />
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We miss you little buddy!<br />
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A couple of weekends ago we took the kids to the Disney on Ice show that was in town. I was hesitant because last show wasn't great because there were some skits that they didn't know the characters. Well I am so glad we went. The show was amazing and the kids were mesmerized! The skits included Cars, Little Mermaid, Tinkerbell, and Toy Story 3. Aaron and I enjoyed the show just as much as the kids did! We dropped $75 just on snacks and one little toy each for the kids but we had a great time.<br /><br />Disney in Ice: Worlds of Fantasy = Highly Recommend!!</div>
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This post is a little overdue but I wanted to write it. Blake started back to preschool this year at the same school he went to last year. He schedule has changed a little because instead of going in the morning, he now goes in the afternoon. We did this so he can have the benefits of daycare and preschool. His daycare is amazing and I have loved it since he has started there. During the normal school months, they have scheduled learning curriculum each morning. So now Blake can have the daycare curriculum in the morning and the preschool in the afternoon. Another reason is by doing this, it eliminates his nap which he really doesn’t need.<u></u><u></u></div>
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I can already see a difference in him. Within the first month of both schools, he knows his seasons, days of the week, can write his name with no help, and is so interested in learning more! I had some worry with him about being behind because of his speech but that too has taken off this past month. <u></u><u></u></div>
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Probably the two biggest accomplishments in my book is that he can write his name and HE IS POTTY TRAINED!! Completely….like through the night and all. It just clicked for him one day and he decided to do it. I guess it was all or nothing with him and Aaron and I couldn’t be prouder. He is very proud of himself, too!<u></u><u></u></div>
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So Blake has had a big month and I can’t imagine what the next year is going to bring when he starts Kindergarten. I can’t believe I am even saying that!!</div>
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Sunday was Kylie's 3rd birthday! Just amazing that she has blessed our lives for three years. She is such a little princess and we are so lucky to have her. She is such a little diva so I can only imagine what she is going to be like in 10 years. </div>
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Here is a little bit about our little princess:</div>
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- Favorite Things: lip gloss, fingernail polish, and earrings</div>
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- Favorite Foods: Chicken, rice, cheese, salad</div>
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- Favorite things to do: play house with her dolls, play with Blake, cuddle with mommy and daddy, watch Dora & Doc McStuffins, dress up in her princess dresses, go to gymnastics class</div>
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- You are completely potty trained and has been since Christmas last year</div>
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- You love to sing. Some of your favorite songs are Jesus Loves Me, The B-I-B-L-E, Amazing Grace, ABC's, and Twinkle, Twinkle</div>
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- You love your big brother so much. There are times that you all fight, then quickly make up so you can play together again. You all can't live without each other!</div>
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- You are weraing a size 4T right now and size 9 shoe. You weigh about 40-41 lbs and you are almost as tall as bubby.</div>
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Kylie chose her birthday party theme back in April when Katie had her birthday party. She was set on a princess party from the start so that is what we had. We had her party on Saturday and then on Sunday we went to Chuck E Cheese for lunch to celebrate and play again. I think she had a great weekend. </div>
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A few pictures from Sunday at Chuck E Cheese. Kylie was so excited to tell "Chucky" that it was her 'Happy Birthday'. When Chucky wasn't out in the play area. She would walk around and call for him and get upset because she couldn't find him. </div>
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Happy 3rd Birthday, Kylie Rose!! You are such a beautiful, smart little girl and I cannot wait to see how much you change this next year. Mommy, Daddy, and Blake love you so much!</div>
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Like I have said previously, we have been so busy and I have been trying to spends time with Aaron and the kiddos as much as possible since completing school. I thought it would be best to do one post on what we have been up to this summer just to catch-up. </div>
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So I will start in June (yes it has been that long). On June 4th, Aaron and I celebrated our 7th anniversary. We had a nice weekend away and went to Belterra Casino and Resort. We love going there because it's not too far away and we love the casino and they have a Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse which we love. </div>
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On September 9th, my mom, sister and aunt donated breast tissue to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at IU Simon Cancer Center. My maternal grandmother died of breast cancer so it meant a lot to all of us to do this. It was for such a great cause and if it was going to help research breast cancer, I was all for it. </div>
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One that same day, we had our Annual Alumni Dinner and Dance for my high school. Many people my age don't go but my whole family goes and we all have a great time. My high school alumni association is the largest and oldest alumni in Indiana since 1886 which is pretty amazing!</div>
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On June 10th, one of my best friends had a beautiful baby girl!! Amelia Jane White was 8lbs, 15ozs and 20 inches long. I got to go down and visit her a couple weeks after she was born and I loved that I got to hold her! I am having Amelia withdrawals so I need to make another trip down to Nashville to hold her again!</div>
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We celebrated Father's day on June 17th. I will be blogging later about all of the amazing men in my life. However here is a peek at the father's day gift I made my dad and father-in-law. I think they turned out pretty darn cute. </div>
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In July the kids made a trip to the dentist. They weren't that bad, but they weren't on their best behavior. No cavities so hopefully next time Aaron can come with me so it will be easier. </div>
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Also in July, Blake's daycare class took a trip to the Louisville Science Center. Being a chaperon, I was in charge of Blake and my niece Katie. It was a great trip and I think we all had a great time! We will be making a trip back very soon. </div>
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We also signed Kylie up for a dance/music class. She liked it but it was kind of slow for her. She still got to act like a ballerina. She is not one bit shy but she always acts shy in classes like this for the first 10 minutes or so. She was much more outgoing towards the end of the class. </div>
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My beautiful cousin got married in July also. She was such a gorgeous bride and her wedding was so pretty. It was also a pretty fun wedding with a lot of dancing going on. I am so happy for her and her new hubby, Chad. </div>
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At the end of July, my sister and one of our best friends took a road trip to St. Louis to see our favorite bands play - Train. It was amazing! It felt like we were 16 again. Not only did we have front row seats, we got to go on stage and sing with the lead singer for one of their songs!! They asked folks coming to the concert to submit videos singing this one particular song. So we did, jokingly, and we got picked! It was so much fun and it will always be something that all three of us will remember forever.</div>
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August started of great with our amazing cruise. I did find one more picture which is the picture they take when you are first getting on the ship. It is not the best of my dad, but good of everyone else. </div>
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On the 18th, my family had our first annual Corn Hole Tournament to benefit Alzheimer's. We started it in memory of my Grandma and it was such a success. So many local businesses donated and we made almost $3,000 that day! This Saturday is the walk and we will be donating $4,500 to the Louisville Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. I think this is so amazing and I know my Grandma would be so proud. </div>
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To finish off this very long post, this weekend is a huge weekend for us. Kylie turns 3!! We have her party, the Alzheimer's walk, and Blake's first soccer game....all on Saturday!</div>
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It has been a very busy month and summer to say the least. My first news is that I FINISHED SCHOOL!!! For me, this is huge because I can now say I can live a normal life with knowing I don't have to go to class 2 nights a week or that I have a huge paper or presentation for class coming up. It is a great accomplishment but also a huge relief for me. When I do something, I give it my all and I dedicate a lot, if not most, of my energy to it. Now I am able to focus on the kids, my family, my friends and my home life. I guess work fits in there somewhere but that is a given. </div>
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I actually finished school on July 31st and we left for a family cruise on August 4th, hence the reason I am very behind on blogging. I needed a break from everything since I am on a computer 8 hours a day for work, then usually a few hours a night for school. So now I can say that when I get on the computer it is to do a fun project for the kids or the house or to blog about the happenings for the day. </div>
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The cruise was amazing. Grandmom and Grandpa Roger came up and kept the kids at the house which was a life saver. We skyped with them most nights which helped me. I know they were very well taken care of and had a great week getting spoiled. Hopefully the kids didn't wear them out too much. I know I was happy to see them when we got home! Below are some pictures that Roger took of their week together. </div>
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Our cruise was so nice. I hated to leave the kids but it was nice to spend some time with Aaron. My whole family went minus all of the kiddos - Mom, Dad, my sister and her husband, my brother and his girlfriend and my youngest brother. We stayed two nights in New Orleans (which I had never been before) and then 5 nights on the cruise. We were supposed to have 2 stops in Mexico, Progreso and Cozumel, but because of Hurricane Ernesto, we only stopped in Cozumel. I was fine with this since that just meant we had another day at sea laying out. In Cozumel we went to an all-inclusive deal and hung out on the beach with a very nice pool all day. It was probably the best day of the trip. We only took a few pictures the whole trip but we had a great time. </div>
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In other exciting news, my brother and his girlfriend Laura got engaged!!! It happened on her birthday when we got back and I am so happy for them. She will be leaving for one more year of Law School at Georgetown University this weekend so they have a lot of changes going on in their life right now. They both took the bar right before we left for vacation so the relaxing week was much needed for them as well. No word yet on wedding plans but I cannot wait for them to get hitched. They are so good together and I can't wait to get another sister!</div>
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Well that is all for now. I have so much more that has happened this month so I will update shortly!</div>
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