tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64063858257576208272024-03-13T06:34:25.787-07:00The Hoopes'Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-42568837614792174712013-07-10T15:40:00.001-07:002013-12-11T19:07:59.235-08:00Cherry DaysWe celebrated the 4th of July in North Ogden for their Cherry Days. Porter & Hudson participated in the Children's Parade first thing in the morning. They decorated their bike & scooter for it.<br />
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Waiting for the start of the parade.<br />
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They had so much fun being in an actual parade!<br />
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Even though it was hot, hot, hot, they had a blast!<br />
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Then the Cherry Days Parade started. My three cute monkeys waiting patiently for it to start.<br />
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Brody loved waving at all the floats & animals that went by. He was soooo cute!<br />
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Porter was a champ at collecting the candy that was thrown. It's a good thing he is such a good sharer, because he shared all his candy with his brothers.<br />
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After the parade, we went to the children's corner at a park where they had fun games for kids. Uncle Ryan was a part if the parade & children's corner. His singles ward went all out dressing up as Disney characters! Ryan was King Fergus from Brave. Doesn't he look good???<br />
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They played games until we got too hot to be outside anymore!<br />
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It was such a fun day!<br />
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Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-48513538389509786152013-07-06T10:39:00.001-07:002013-12-11T19:10:54.332-08:00Big Changes for the Hoopes'!This spring, we decided to put our house on the market. We had the intention of eventually moving to Utah to be closer to my family. Brandon has been wanting a change in his job, so it just made sense to make the move! We thought we would have a lot of time, because we would be waiting on our house to sell. Well, we put our house on the market on May 8th. That day, I had a call to set up a showing for the next day at noon (I was still teaching preschool!) So May 9th right after preschool, the kiddos & I went to Subway to pick up lunch then headed to the splash park in Gervais for water fun & a picnic. Later that evening, I had planned to do some shopping while Brandon stayed with the kids. He was planning on camping out in the backyard with them. Well, while I was out, Brandon called me & told me I better come home quick because we had an offer on our house!!! Our realtor was heading over, also. So my shopping trip was cut short, but it was worth it because the people offered $4,000 more than we were asking! We were shocked! We figured it would have been a low-ball offer. We obviously took the offer (duh!) and filled out the paper work that night to sell our house! We still can't believe we sold our house in ONE DAY!!!! That's unheard of! We feel soooooo blessed that not only were we able to sell our house that quickly, but to be able to make a good amount of money on it for a down payment on our next house!<br />
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So fast forward to June 29th which was our moving day. In between May 9th & June 29th was just a blur. I have just been busy packing & getting ready for this move. That's why I haven't been very good at keeping my blog updated. But I think I have a pretty good excuse:)</div>
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Here's our moving truck. We had to add a trailer to it to fit in all our stuff.<br />
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This is how my house has looked the past month or so... chaos with boxes everywhere!<br />
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I couldn't believe our whole house was going to fit in here!<br />
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These three were champs during this time. They pretty much fended for themselves while I got all the packing done!<br />
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This was our front yard on moving day! And yes, that is a car:)<br />
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Brandon & I feel so blessed to have the awesome friends we have. We had so much help loading the truck & cleaning the house. It was a very humbling experience for us.<br />
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Brody didn't know what was going on! All he knew is that his room was completely empty & that bothered him!<br />
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Entertaining themselves while all the adults were frantically moving stuff out of the house.<br />
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Here's the truck packed to the brim! There was not an extra inch of space left!<br />
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My parents also came our to help with the move. My dad & Brandon took turns driving the truck, I drove the van, & my mom drove her car. We were quite the caravan! Each of the boys got turns to ride in the truck. The same day we packed the truck, we started on our journey to Utah. We made it to Pendleton where we had a much-needed swimming session, then crashed for some much needed sleep! The next day, we made it the rest of the way to Utah! </div>
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Brody got the first turn riding in the big truck!<br />
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And a much-needed snooze!<br />
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Hudson as happy as can be riding in the truck!<br />
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This trip made us all feel pretty silly!<br />
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I even got a turn riding in the truck! My mom was driving the van & she said that the temp on the van showed 111 degrees! I wish I would have gotten a pic of it! We were somewhere in Idaho, close to Boise. It was blasted hot!<br />
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The kiddos entertained themselves with movies, treats, magazines & playing games on our phones. Whatever works!<br />
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We made it to my parent's house late on Sunday night. The next morning, we unloaded our truck & trailer into a storage unit. My dad, brothers, & the Weber High Wrestling team helped us unload it all. Again, a humbling experience to see all the people helping us! That evening, Brandon had to fly back to Oregon. Remember how we sold our house in one day??? Well, we decided to just get moved out here with all our stuff, but Brandon's job here in Utah isn't ready yet. So he is still working in Oregon until he can start his job here. It's not the ideal situation, but at least we're not waiting on our house to sell, like we thought would happen!</div>
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After we dropped Brandon off at the air port, we went to a block party in my parent's neighborhood. It was do much fun! They had water balloons with a big sling shot...<br />
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Brody didn't use the sling shot, he just loved throwing them:)<br />
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They had sparklers...<br />
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And fireworks at the very end! It was a great way for my kids to make some friends in the neighborhood, too!<br />
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Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-19764145406682391302013-06-11T22:25:00.001-07:002013-12-11T19:13:45.313-08:00End of School ~ Beginning of Summer!Sorry I have been MIA! A lot has been going on & more on that in another post, but in the mean time, school ended & summer has started!<br />
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I had my end-of-school preschool party. The invites we're butterflies since we had butterflies in our classroom this year. I made these cute water bottles for my kids filled with treats & kool aid that say "Have a KOOL summer!" And the cutest butterfly cupcakes!<br />
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The kids could play with bubbles in the sand & water, we ate dinner on the lawn & then the kids had a little program prepared with their favorite songs. It was so fun, but I'm sad preschool is over:(<br />
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On the last day of preschool we got to release our butterflies!<br />
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My boys can't get enough of bubble baths!<br />
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My parents came into town during Memorial Day weekend. This little guy couldn't get enough of his Papa! (I realize I didn't get a pic of grandma, but I promise she was there, too!)<br />
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Nana & Papa took us to an iris & peony farm. The boys had a blast exploring & roaming around!<br />
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We have also been enjoying the new splash park that is close to our house!<br />
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And of course Summer can't start without swimming!<br />
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I just had to add this pic! I went to check on Brody during nap time & this is what I see. His bed is normally on the far right wall! He moved it all the way over to his rocking chair! At least he fell asleep on his bed:)<br />
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I love how they all play together! Brothers are built-in play buddies!<br />
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Porter lost his second tooth!<br />
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We have been making lots of fruit smoothies & my kiddos LOVE them! I love that they are so healthy!<br />
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We went strawberry pickin'. Not a surprise, but Brody & Hudson didn't get any berries in their container, just in their tummies:) But Porter was an awesome picker & a big help!<br />
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Porter requested strawberry pie with some of the strawberries we picked, & I was more than happy to oblige! Yum!<br />
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Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-92147843081151639452013-05-14T21:26:00.001-07:002013-05-14T21:26:22.249-07:00Guess What???I got an early Mother's Day gift! On Thursday I found out I'm having a girl! We're so excited around here! We would have been super excited for a boy, also, but a girl will add something different to our family! And frankly, I think I deserve a girl. I have no sisters & so far have only had boys, so this little gal is going to be super duper spoiled & that's ok!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p3oCTbEcrYk/UZMOK78tALI/AAAAAAAAHwg/1l7rnf-YPfI/s640/blogger-image--1147102874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p3oCTbEcrYk/UZMOK78tALI/AAAAAAAAHwg/1l7rnf-YPfI/s640/blogger-image--1147102874.jpg"></a></div>And speaking of Mother's Day, it was great this year! My boys brought me breakfast in bed.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LR9lACN6gOw/UZMOa7rRi5I/AAAAAAAAHw4/F7VA_S8I9WI/s640/blogger-image-91663623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LR9lACN6gOw/UZMOa7rRi5I/AAAAAAAAHw4/F7VA_S8I9WI/s640/blogger-image-91663623.jpg"></a></div>And then gave me their gifts. I loved them;)<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0Zyb5EkR7CE/UZMODLIFTwI/AAAAAAAAHwQ/Ps7SPj__vNE/s640/blogger-image-165865347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0Zyb5EkR7CE/UZMODLIFTwI/AAAAAAAAHwQ/Ps7SPj__vNE/s640/blogger-image-165865347.jpg"></a></div>This is what Porter came up with! So creative!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Lr5zK_Gb4s/UZMOXIxD2LI/AAAAAAAAHww/6aVBQtpHKmA/s640/blogger-image--328459255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Lr5zK_Gb4s/UZMOXIxD2LI/AAAAAAAAHww/6aVBQtpHKmA/s640/blogger-image--328459255.jpg"></a></div>And this flower pot we made in Preschool.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_J5XEFmc64s/UZMN_ECC3YI/AAAAAAAAHwI/H0wkDJMdG40/s640/blogger-image-1165215912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_J5XEFmc64s/UZMN_ECC3YI/AAAAAAAAHwI/H0wkDJMdG40/s640/blogger-image-1165215912.jpg"></a></div>And this is what my breakfast was made with! A new waffle iron that actually browns & crisps the waffles! Yay! After gifts, I decided to take a nap! It was sooooo nice! I don't remember the last time I got to take a nap!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jezRBZA72Sk/UZMOG63McJI/AAAAAAAAHwY/TIHiS--VSS8/s640/blogger-image--1680311296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jezRBZA72Sk/UZMOG63McJI/AAAAAAAAHwY/TIHiS--VSS8/s640/blogger-image--1680311296.jpg"></a></div>Brandon made a delicious rib dinner and I didn't have to lift a finger:)<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KMK_2lPo_xA/UZMOO8UspaI/AAAAAAAAHwo/v8gAtKLqFjM/s640/blogger-image--527538550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KMK_2lPo_xA/UZMOO8UspaI/AAAAAAAAHwo/v8gAtKLqFjM/s640/blogger-image--527538550.jpg"></a></div>Happy Mother's Day to me! 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We are talking about farm animals in preschool this week, so we had to take a visit! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FFxdrfUB9es/UYLjf80J4xI/AAAAAAAAHuA/gtt4mDxb2FA/s640/blogger-image--419248007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FFxdrfUB9es/UYLjf80J4xI/AAAAAAAAHuA/gtt4mDxb2FA/s640/blogger-image--419248007.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kGlm05n_RvI/UYLjOKP-KpI/AAAAAAAAHto/g2eD4NlZaMk/s640/blogger-image-2010149881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kGlm05n_RvI/UYLjOKP-KpI/AAAAAAAAHto/g2eD4NlZaMk/s640/blogger-image-2010149881.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pNJaayWEsLA/UYLj9fLkxPI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/AfGLjTkVSlY/s640/blogger-image--838388332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pNJaayWEsLA/UYLj9fLkxPI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/AfGLjTkVSlY/s640/blogger-image--838388332.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tFYy0oyHI74/UYLkBqxGqWI/AAAAAAAAHuY/wg0X1YTcMY4/s640/blogger-image--202367876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tFYy0oyHI74/UYLkBqxGqWI/AAAAAAAAHuY/wg0X1YTcMY4/s640/blogger-image--202367876.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6mGLmlLdrlw/UYLjECdfmMI/AAAAAAAAHtY/fA1ps85Qus4/s640/blogger-image-1597808866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6mGLmlLdrlw/UYLjECdfmMI/AAAAAAAAHtY/fA1ps85Qus4/s640/blogger-image-1597808866.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DJkZOmaVWm4/UYLjk-FiQaI/AAAAAAAAHuI/WIIrXSsQiyM/s640/blogger-image--347839110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DJkZOmaVWm4/UYLjk-FiQaI/AAAAAAAAHuI/WIIrXSsQiyM/s640/blogger-image--347839110.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-543TxjAw_ak/UYLjXmtV2NI/AAAAAAAAHtw/6Gu6ta-p0iw/s640/blogger-image-1800644822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-543TxjAw_ak/UYLjXmtV2NI/AAAAAAAAHtw/6Gu6ta-p0iw/s640/blogger-image-1800644822.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zZugYbn19gg/UYLjbx83uOI/AAAAAAAAHt4/HeOp6OPvjbY/s640/blogger-image--249122163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zZugYbn19gg/UYLjbx83uOI/AAAAAAAAHt4/HeOp6OPvjbY/s640/blogger-image--249122163.jpg" /></a></div>Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-80307662552093517792013-04-28T21:21:00.002-07:002013-04-28T21:47:40.280-07:00My kiddos<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Brody just being cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-czNGkLNphcE/UX3YKJc_MHI/AAAAAAAAHr8/8pbILg3xuf0/s640/blogger-image-2100771771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-czNGkLNphcE/UX3YKJc_MHI/AAAAAAAAHr8/8pbILg3xuf0/s640/blogger-image-2100771771.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Whenever the boys go outside to play now-a-days, this is what I see...<br />
All 3 of them without shirts on! Must be a guy thing!<br />
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Brody still sleeps with a blankie covering his head:)<br />
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Stake conference. Need I say more? If you want to torture little boys, make them sit quietly in hard chairs in the dark for two hours! Torture I say! And torture for the parents, too! This is why we let Brody pretend he was a monkey for a few minutes...<br />
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And let all 3 of them run up & down the stairs a few times. The only way to keep all of us sane!<br />
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We broke out our swim pool & sprinkler for under the trampoline last week for the first time! We've been lovin' this summer-like weather!<br />
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Hudson gave his very first talk in Primary today! He practiced a lot and did an object lesson where he built this tower out of cups & then got to knock it over. He did an awesome job!<br />
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After church, Brody decided he wanted to run around naked! We kept putting his diaper on but a few minutes later, we would see him running around in his birthday suit! One time, we hadn't seen Brody for awhile, so Brandon went looking for him. This is how he found him...<br />
In our bathroom going potty! He went pee without us even encouraging him to! Ummmm... is that a SUBTLE hint that you are ready to be potty trained, Brody??? :)<br />
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Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-82544018193095847882013-04-23T21:12:00.001-07:002013-04-23T21:12:13.180-07:00Brody UpdateWhen Brody went in for his 2 year check-up in January, his Dr. recommended he start speech therapy because he's still not talking much. I agreed it was time to let a professional step in & help him. I got an appt. for Feb. to do a two hour evaluation to see if he qualified for speech therapy. He did qualify (not a surprise!) and a speech therapist has been coming to our house twice a month since March. We are going to get this kid talking! Talking or not, we sure do love him & his personality! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dJdd1_dMxnI/UXdbm4s1oOI/AAAAAAAAHq0/SZ-JqaA6Y1A/s640/blogger-image-1350964355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dJdd1_dMxnI/UXdbm4s1oOI/AAAAAAAAHq0/SZ-JqaA6Y1A/s640/blogger-image-1350964355.jpg" /></a></div>Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-15102786890104362942013-04-21T20:10:00.001-07:002013-04-21T20:10:09.787-07:00Play Ball!Porter & Hudson both wanted to play ball this year. Hudson's on a t-ball team. Porter's on a coach-pitch team. 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We have been enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having! I got the bucket of homemade bubbles out & let my kids go wild! Literally, they did! Brody ended up IN the bucket:)</div>
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On Saturday, we headed over to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival. It seriously couldn't have been a better day!</div>
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The kiddos participated in their egg hunt. I took Brody.</div>
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And Brandon watched over Porter & Hudson.</div>
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They all had fun & all of them ended up with a good basket of eggs.</div>
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They all loved the duck races!</div>
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And I loved taking pictures of my cute kids in the tulip fields!</div>
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When we got home from the tulip festival, we had an Easter party at our house! Grandma, Mike, Jen, Morgan & Jordyn came over.</div>
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Brody would not leave the Easter cupcakes alone that Grandma made:)</div>
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Grandma did an egg hunt for the grandkids.</div>
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Brody found one egg, got the treat out of it & then wasn't interested in the rest of the egg hunt:)</div>
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Grandma did her yearly tradition of fishing for Easter.</div>
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I think she forgot it wasn't Christmas, because all the kids made a haul!</div>
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Cute outfits & lots of fun toys! My boys were in 7th Heaven!</div>
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On Sunday morning, we did their Easter baskets because they were getting their Easter outfits & quiet books for church.</div>
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Each of the boys got a movie...</div>
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Porter & Hudson got an Iron Man paper airplane book.</div>
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Then we did a special Easter lesson. Brandon & I wanted to focus on the real meaning of Easter before church, so the Easter Bunny didn't leave an egg hunt until after church. It was really nice to go to church on that note.</div>
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While we were at church, the Easter Bunny came to our house! As soon as the kids got out of the van, the hunting started!</div>
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Then we built our first fire of the year & roasted hot dogs for dinner. It was sooooo fun!</div>
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Brandon found Hudson like this a few days ago. Both Porter & Hudson (and one of the neighbor boys!) got into the charcoal from the fire pit & decided they wanted to be black spider man, so they colored their bodies with the charcoal.</div>
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Oh Boy! There's never a dull moment here with 3 of them!</div>
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And one last thing, last night we went to a Mexican restaurant because I was not in the mood to cook dinner. (That's been happening a lot lately. The joys of being in the yucky stage of pregnancy!)</div>
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Anyways, Brody grabbed a whole bowl of salsa & with one chip, started shoveling the salsa into his mouth! I had no idea he had such a love for salsa! He's two for heaven's sake! What a nut:)</div>
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I'm feelin' pretty lucky right now to have these guys in my life & my biggest guy in my life!
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A leprechaun snuck into our house this morning & left us with a green breakfast! Green eggs, ham, toast, & milk. </div>
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And I'm also feelin' pretty lucky because...</div>
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I am a firm believer that when you work hard, you get to play hard. Last weekend we worked hard on our house, so this weekend, we got to play hard! We went to the North Clackamas Aquatic Center & swam our little hearts away:)</div>
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Porter & Hudson loved jumping the waves in the wave pool.</div>
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Brody just went along for the ride!</div>
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He loved going down the slide.</div>
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And splashing!</div>
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Hudson loved diving in the water.</div>
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Porter was swimmin' like crazy!</div>
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This kid loves the water!</div>
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Hudson would swim around pretending he was a shark.</div>
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I like working hard so I can play hard!</div>
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This past week has been the week of field trips! I'm ok with that. Field trips are a fun way to learn! On Wednesday, I took my preschool to the fire station. It was a lot of fun, but the boys seemed way more interested in everything than the girls:)</div>
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The firefighter checked Porter & Hudson's oxygen levels.</div>
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This firefighter got all dressed up in his gear.</div>
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Then on Thursday, we headed to the library with our home school group. Mark Nelson, chief meteorologist for FOX 12 News came & talked to the kids! </div>
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Porter & Hudson did an awesome job sitting quietly the whole time. I had to sneak Brody toys & treats to keep him quiet, but what do you expect? He's two! Anyways, it was really interesting & Porter even asked Mark a question. I was very impressed!</div>
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Friday night, the boys had a sleep-over in the play room. They had hot dogs & popcorn & watched Brother Bear. They got to have a sleepover because...</div>
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I was busy painting! Both their rooms got a fresh coat of paint. Actually, Brody's room had never been painted before, & I was so over the bright white walls! </div>
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This is what Brody's room looked like when I called it a night at 11:30 pm. I had a lot left to do on Saturday!</div>
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On Saturday while I was feverishly painting so the boys would have a room to sleep in that night, Brandon did yard work & Brody helped him plant some flowers.</div>
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Here's the finished products! </div>
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Now that Brody's room is painted, I can say that I have painted every square inch of this house!</div>
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Porter & Hudson's room.</div>
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I painted over the colorful stripes I had initially painted on their walls. Both rooms I painted Lyndhurst Stone, which I have throughout my house, so it all flows.</div>
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This weekend was the kick-off to a Spring full of projects! I have a huge list of spring cleaning, organizing, landscaping, de-cluttering, etc... that I want to get done before May! </div>
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On Thursday, we went with our home school group on a field trip to tour Bob's Red Mill!</div>
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They got to watch corn being ground into corn meal.</div>
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I think it was pretty interesting for them. And I think seeing the grain being ground had meaning for them because they help/watch me grind my own wheat to make bread. They understand that bread just doesn't come from the store. It starts out as wheat kernels that have to be ground into flour, then made into bread. You'd be surprised how many kids don't know that!</div>
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Here's one of the stones that grinds the grain.</div>
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They got to take a stalk of wheat ...</div>
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and then grind those kernels!</div>
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And a visit to Bob's Red Mill can not be done without eating at the store! Yum!</div>
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What a fun field trip!</div>
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Porter & Hudson love to do quiet time together. If they stay quiet, I don't mind. They are such great buddies! Their favorite thing to do is build with Legos. One day for quiet time I let them watch a movie on our portable DVD player. They made a fort to watch the movie in!</div>
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I love how they are best of friends!</div>
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Last Saturday, we went to a movie as a family (Brody included!) Jen, Morgan & Jordyn came with us. We went to the Northern Lights theater & spent $12 for our whole family! Can't beat that!</div>
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We saw this movie:</div>
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No pants & diaper have become a very regular thing for Brody... especially when he is playing outside! Brrrr!</div>
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Snuggling my not-so-much-a-baby-anymore. If he lets me, I jump at the chance to snuggle this guy!</div>
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These guys love helping with the dishes! (I love Brody! He was arranging & re-arranging tupperware the whole time! So funny!)</div>
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Porter got to go on a field trip to Gilbert House Museum on Friday with our home school group. Since I was teaching Preschool, one of my friends took him. She said he had an absolute blast!</div>
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Today was Porter's last basketball game! He learned a lot this season & had so much fun playing!</div>
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Then we went to Red Robin to celebrate!</div>
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We go to Red Robin for the food. Brody goes there for the balloon:)</div>
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We decided to spend Valentine's Day at the zoo! And when I say day, that's what I mean! We left our house at 9:30 am & got back at 4 pm! There wasn't a better thing to do than be with my little Valentines at the zoo! And, we LOVE going while school is in because we pretty much had the whole zoo to ourselves:)</div>
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Porter climbing like a mountain goat.</div>
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Porter wanted me to take a picture of the bear:)</div>
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The river otter was doing flips in front of the glass!</div>
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There were 3 huge beavers crammed into their little lodge. It looked so funny!</div>
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A fun thing about going to the zoo on Valentine's day was the animals got their own valentines! The sea lions got seaweed hearts...</div>
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with fish attached for a treat:)</div>
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Brody & Hudson's favorite (and my favorite!) was seeing baby Lily... finally!</div>
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She is soooo cute!</div>
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Climbing...</div>
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and more climbing. Does that surprise anyone???</div>
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The giraffe's are another one of my favorites.</div>
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Porter was enamored with the porcupines! They are normally huddled in the corner where we can barely see them, but today they were busy walking around, moving twigs. I literally had to drag Porter away from them!</div>
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The giant crocodile was Porter's favorite animal of the day. Look at that thing! I think Porter was brave standing next to it for a picture! Even with glass in between! Yikes!</div>
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Brody's favorite was petting the farm animals.</div>
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Valentines for the mountain lions. Porter told me there was probably meat in their valentines:) I said that was a good guess!</div>
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Another of Porter's favorites are the monkey's. I think that's because he's half monkey!</div>
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And I just had to add this picture. There are these John Deere benches in the farm area. The first time I went to the zoo (when Porter was just a baby) I noticed these benches because they say Moline, Ill. on them. Moline is part of the Quad Cities where I grew up. Davenport & Bettendorf are in Iowa, Moline & Rock Island are in Illinois. Moline was actually where our church was. We always joked about the fact that we lived in Iowa & had to drive to Illinois just to go to church! Anyways, every time I visit the zoo & see these benches, I always think about when I lived there.</div>
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When we got home from the zoo, we were all pretty exhausted. I picked up this heart pizza for the little boys. I made Brandon & I a steak dinner with wild rice & asparagus. Yum!</div>
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Then Brandon gave us valentines. The boy's card said: You three boys are my "Super Heros". I love you more than Spiderman! (even though you puzzle me!) He gave them 3 super hero puzzles-in-one. They were so excited! My card said: There are sooo many "Riesens" why I love you! I love you soooo much that I would climb the "Andes" mountains for you! We were "mint" for each other! I can honestly say... I am never "puzzled" when I am with you! He gave me a bag of Riesens & Andes mints & an awesome glow-in-the-dark puzzle of the skyline of New York, New York. I can't wait to put it together! </div>
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Thanks honey!</div>
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After the last Valentines were given the kiddos were more than ready for bed & Brandon & I had a movie night. We watched the super romantic movie, Here Comes the Boom;) Well, it may have not been the most romantic movie ever, but it was really good! </div>
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To me, that was the perfect Valentine's Day!</div>
Brandon and Angela Hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353455303189942660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406385825757620827.post-86049585874757440832013-02-15T20:15:00.001-08:002013-02-15T20:25:36.171-08:00My Little Heartbreakers<div style="text-align: center;">
Aren't they so handsome?!? I'm gonna be in trouble in a few years!
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On Wednesday, we had a preschool Valentine party. We played Valentine Bingo with Valentine M&M's.</div>
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And we decorated Valentine cookies (again!)</div>
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And of course we passed out our Valentines. This year we made homemade Valentines. Porter picked I "Wheelie" Like You that had a car & some suckers. Hudson picked "I am glad we're in the same school!" with goldfish crackers. I picked "I think you are a cutie" with cuties because that is how I describe my class:)</div>
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And for Daddy & grandparents, they made these folding cards. Cute!</div>
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Here's the actual pictures:</div>
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To have such an awesome daddy! Brandon was in charge of the FHE lesson this week, and he planned something super fun!</div>
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The boys looked through magazines & cut out things they could do at church & things they could do for play.<br />
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Day 1: Lucky Charms. Tags say: You are so "Charming" I am "Lucky" to have you in my life! </div>
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Day 2: Apple candy. Tags say: You're the "Apple" of my Eye!</div>
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Day 3: Little boys got a Hershey bar. Tags say: I Love you more than "Chocolate"... and you know that's a lot!</div>
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Hubby got Hot Tamales. Tag says: You are one hot tamale!</div>
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Day 4: Swedish Fish. Tags say: You're a great "Catch". So glad I have you!</div>
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Day 5: Little boys got boxes of crayons Tags say: You "Color" my world with happiness.</div>
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Hubby got 7-up Tag says: I think you are "soda"mazing!</div>
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Day 6: Little boys got suckers. Tags say: You make life a little sweeter!</div>
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Hubby got chap stick. Tag says: Thanks for "sticking" by my side!</div>
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Day 7: Little boys got money. Tags say: You're my treasure!</div>
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Hubby got banana chips. Tag says: I'm bananas for you!</div>
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Day 8: Little boys got animal cracker boxes. Tags say: Life is a "Circus" with you around! Full of fun & lots to do! I love you!</div>
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Hubby got Combos. Tag says: We make a great combo!</div>
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Day 9: Little boys got bouncy balls. Tags say: Have a "Ball" today!</div>
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Hubby got gum. Tag says: I wouldn't CHEWS anyone but you!</div>
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Day 10: Little boys got glow sticks. Tags say: You make my heart "Glow"!</div>
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Hubby got peanuts. Tag says: I'm nuts about you!</div>
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Day 11: Little boys got M&M's. Tags say: Hope your day is Magnificent & Marvelous just like you!</div>
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Hubby got gummy bears. Tag says: Life would be un"bear"able without you!</div>
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Day 12: Little boys got Teddy Grahams. Tags say: I love your "Bear" hugs! They are so special.</div>
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Hubby had early meeting, but he got Chex Mix. Tag Says: I would be so mixed up without you!</div>
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Day 13: Little boys got a box of conversation hearts. Tags say: I love "Conversations" with you!</div>
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Hubby got Martinelli's. Tag says: You make my heart bubble over!</div>
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Day 14: Little boys got gold fish crackers. Tags say: It's "o-fish-al" You're the best kid ever!</div>
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Hubby got tic-tacs. Tag says: We were "mint" to be together!</div>
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Guess who came & visited our house for the first time last night???</div>
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Porter lost his first tooth last night. He's been wiggling it a lot. I asked him if he wanted me to help him pull it out, but he is Mr. Independent & pulled it out himself:)</div>
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I remember when that baby tooth grew in. Sniff. Sniff.</div>
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Porter decided he wanted to put his tooth in a bag & write a note to the tooth fairy. So cute! And he also decided that he wanted to leave his tooth on the landing of his bunk bed instead of under his pillow. Fine by me, easier for <strike>me</strike> the tooth fairy to exchange the tooth for a one dollar bill!</div>
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We have been staying busy. I know, what a shocker:) Basketball for Porter is still going strong.We're half-way though the season.</div>
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Porter has so much fun, but is definitely still learning how to play (after-all, it's his first time!). He still gets confused at which basket he is supposed to score in:) Oops!</div>
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Brandon's happy, though, because if he's not very good at basketball, it will be easier to help him choose wrestling instead!</div>
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And speaking of wrestling, on Saturday we went to another OSU match. The Fale's came with us & we stopped at A&W for floats before.</div>
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Brandon had to get a picture of the boys wrestling shirts that Grandpa gave them.</div>
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We love going to these wrestling matches. We love that we can go as a whole family! And for under $25! Awesome!</div>
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Even Brody gets into it:)</div>
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After the match, the boys had to try out some moves on the mat!</div>
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Porter's been practicing his violin a lot. I am teaching him, so we have little lessons as part of his home school curriculum. Right now I am focusing on positions & posture. I am trying to remember what my teachers did to teach me how to play the violin. I should remember some things, after all I took lessons for 12 years straight! (And I have to add a huge thanks to my parents for funding all those expensive lessons & giving me such a great musical experience that I can now pass onto my own kids!) I remembered a foot position mat that I used when I was just starting lessons. It has two positions, one for when you have your violin at rest & one for when you are playing your violin.</div>
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Porter is definitely catching on quickly! It's not easy to hold the violin & bow correctly. There's a lot to think about at once, especially when you are not used to it!</div>
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Isn't he so cute, though?!?</div>
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This week in preschool we are learning about music & all kinds of musical instruments. Porter played his violin for the class...</div>
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And let each of them try playing it!</div>
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On a day that it wasn't raining, we decided to check out a brand new park in Gervais. It actually opened the end of November, but this was our first time going there. It's a great park! The boys had a blast! Porter & Hudson were so excited when some of their friends came out to play, also!</div>
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Brody. Where do I begin with Brody? He is giving me a run for my money! For such an easy baby, he sure is keeping me on my toes now! On Thursday evening I was on the phone with my mom & Brandon comes running to me with Brody telling me that he got into Porter's chewable fluoride & ate the whole bottle! Luckily it wasn't a new bottle. I had just remembered thinking I had about a week & then I would need to refill. But I still wasn't sure if he was going to be ok. I didn't hesitate to call Poison Control (which I have on speed dial. I had to call once when Porter ate some of my b.c. pills!) They said he would be fine. Luckily, he would have needed to eat a whole bunch to get sick. Don't ask me how he got the child-proof lid off!!! Now all the fluoride resides on the top shelf of their bookcase.</div>
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Here he is climbing & turning on the water. He uses that green bucket to get to everything!</div>
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One day when all my boys were outside playing in the backyard, Porter comes running inside yelling "Brody's naked!" I go out there & find this:</div>
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I actually thought he was going to be completely naked, because he still likes to take off all his clothes! You can't tell in the picture, but his diaper was off. I can't wait to get this kid potty trained because he hates wearing a diaper!</div>
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I found him on the counter. He had used that green bucket & pulled out a drawer to climb all the way up. And guess what he was up there for? The fluoride bottle! I had brought it into the kitchen to call in a refill & the little stinker found it again! Ahhhhh! There's never a break with this guy around...</div>
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Except when he crawls into a place where he gets stuck! Porter told me that Brody was stuck. I walk into the playroom & sure enough, he had gone behind the book case & couldn't get out! I used that to my advantage & left him there a little longer. It was nice to get a little cleaning up done without him going right behind me dumping it all out again! A momma's got to do what a momma's got to do, right? We sure love him, though!</div>
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