tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38238002084184345182024-03-13T03:56:20.046-04:00The Taylor Family JourneyNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510711835584507241noreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823800208418434518.post-30724354259454502882015-01-02T12:36:00.002-05:002015-01-02T12:36:48.192-05:00Chattanooga!We took another trip to Chattanooga this summer. We went for the evening of 4th of July. I thought it would be nice to stay there because we could walk to the fireworks on the river and then back to the hotel without having to deal with traffic. As it turned out, we stayed in the hotel room and watched them through our hotel room window. We could not have asked for a more perfect trip - all the way around! The weather was amazing. The girls were sweet and fun. Our life is FAR from perfect but there are so many times that my heart just overflows at how good it is. <div>
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We randomly came across the restaurant at the Chattanooga ChooChoo where the waiters and waitresses would sing in between serving your meal. The girls were in awe!<br />
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Getting ready to watch fireworks out the hotel window!<br />
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Breakfast at the Blue Plate Diner the next morning. The fattest pancakes you've ever seen!</div>
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We all attended VBS at the church this year. I was in charge of Caroline and Kelsey's class. VBS days are draining for me (and not in my gift set) but it was fun to see them playing and enjoying so much time with friends!<br />
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Caroline and Kelsey with one of their sweet older friends, Macie. She always dotes on them.<br />
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We spent as many days at the pool as possible!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Libby moved out of the nursery at church this summer. She started attending services with us and then going to Sunday School. She is such a sweet girl and is very quiet and observant through the services.</span></div>
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This is our second year attending the Faithbridge Festival. It's such a great time to visit with other families who foster and treat all the kiddos to some fun!</div>
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Libby loved to ride the pony! She jumped right on without any fear which made Daddy happy that maybe one day he would have a horse rider. <br />
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We got a little fellow at the first of May. He was almost 4 months old when we got him and he stayed until right before Halloween. He was the sweetest, most easy going baby ever! We all LOVED him to pieces. We're thankful for this little place in the world that we can serve and care for those who have no voice. The girls are always asking when we will get our next baby. :-)Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510711835584507241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823800208418434518.post-17237730741884126902014-08-24T21:01:00.003-04:002014-08-24T21:01:48.742-04:00Cincinnati Girls Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Caroline graduated from preschool a couple of weeks ago. I guess I am a pretty laid back mom. I just take things as they come and sometimes the milestones sneak up on me. We got spring pictures back from the preschool and all of a sudden I see a picture of Caroline in a cap and gown. I was not expecting to see that and it shocked me how grown up she looked in that little get up. It's like I could see her 18 graduating from high school! </div>
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While I was surprised about this, Caroline was prepared. Her teachers did a wonderful job talking to her about kindergarten. She is ready to go! Before kindergarten she had to go through her preschool graduation. It was precious!</div>
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They each walked across the stage and got their diploma. <br />
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Afterwards, they sang several songs. The last song talked about saying goodbye to the yellow school! We are so excited for her and all the new adventures she will have in the fall!<br />
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Caroline has been taking ballet lessons at church all year. I was so surprised when we got Caroline signed up for preschool this year because they offer all sorts of activities immediately following the school day. The teachers would feed them lunch and then get them changed into their ballet leotard every week. I signed her up immediately and checked one more thing off my to do list! She really enjoyed her time in class this year and would often dance around the house. </div>
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She was so excited to wear her costume, get her hair done and wear make up for the recital. I also enjoyed being mama and helping her get ready. ;-)</div>
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Beautiful girl!<br />
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She was showing Gigi and Grandude part of the show before we went.<br />
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The recital was adorable and so cool. Each dance highlighted a different mission of the church. Her dance was in honor of Habitat for Humanity and the song was about blessing the home. I have been so appreciative of the solid foundation that she has received in her preschool years.<br />
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She was so excited about her flowers and medal that she received after performing!<br />
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A special thank you to Gigi and Granddude who made a special trip to Marietta just to see Caroline's recital!! They drove up Saturday afternoon after having a garage sale at their house, just to see her perform. All of these pictures are due to Grandude's help too! Thank you!!!!</div>
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We're back to being fish again this summer! Caroline LOVES to swim! Libby is enjoying it but still not as much fun</div>
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All last summer we tried to get Caroline to jump off the diving board. She kept saying she would next summer. The first couple of days of this summer she said she would jump off when she turned 5. I decided a bribe was in order. :-) We offered her an ice cream sundae if she jumped and that was all it took!<br />
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Their first ice cream sundaes! They better not get to used to them - that was a lot of sugar!!<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510711835584507241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823800208418434518.post-44429369705564998042014-05-30T22:32:00.003-04:002014-05-30T22:32:57.957-04:00CampingThere was a Father/Child campout at church tonight. Mark ran out the door in such a hurry that he left a few items at home. I had to run down and drop them off. At least I was able to snag a few pictures while I was there. :-)<br />
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The girls were so excited about going! Caroline has been asking to camp for a year and a half!! I have no idea how she even knows what camping is all about! I just know that I'm going to get some monsters home tomorrow after the late bed time and the early rise! It will be worth it to hear them talk about the fun though! I'm so glad they get to have this time with Mark!!<br />
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A couple of weeks ago i was not feeling great so I was resting in bed. The girls came in and did a lot of dancing and twirling to help me feel better. There was a good bit of hugging and hand holding between them and I think that made me feel better than anything else!</div>
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The other day they came into my room after naps and Libby's hair looked like this....<br />
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while Caroline came in with the most perfect ringlets I have ever seen on her!<br />
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<br />They love each other and do such a great job playing together!<br />
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The girls with their baskets and shirts made by Sew Divine or Gigi!</div>
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After the Easter egg hunt at school, Caroline told Mark that she wanted to share her Easter eggs. She asked Mark to take her on a walk in the neighborhood. She hopped on her bike and proceeded to throw all her Easter eggs into the neighbors driveways! I have no idea where she got that idea but it was precious to see her sharing!<br />
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She has a good arm too!<br />
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When she got home from the bike ride she decided to write Happy Easter to Miss Sharry and Mr. Mike, our neighbors. I was pretty excited because she didn't have to ask how to spell it. We sent a few cards to family and after practicing on those, she knew how to spell it. <br />
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After our last foster placements went to another home, we decided to take a little trip to Chattanooga. We love it up there and thought the girls would enjoy it too. </div>
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Our first stop was a ride in a duck (sp?) boat. One of those buses that floats on the water. The girls seemed to really enjoy it. It was a memorable one time experience.</div>
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We did get a kick out of Libby on the boat. The driver would ask questions and she would raise her hand to answer. I didn't realize she "knew" how to do that. We had her show us a little bit later how it was done. :-)<br />
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The girls all snuggled up in bed. I didn't think we would ever get to sleep that night but we finally did!<br />
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The next morning we went to the children's museum. We had a great time there! Caroline did a great job experimenting with different things.<br />
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Caroline enjoyed her second season of soccer! She is getting more aggressive which was fun to see! She also was able to play on the same team with Kelsey. They had a great time running around together!</div>
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Her coach told her she should bend her knees and play the keyboard. We all got a kick out of seeing them stand like this at goalie!<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510711835584507241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823800208418434518.post-52681960455428265872014-05-30T21:45:00.001-04:002014-05-30T21:45:42.169-04:00Libby Lou<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Her first big boo boo! She fell in the driveway and skinned up her little face. </div>
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She fell asleep one day while reading from the hymnal! <br />
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She loves her big sister!<br />
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<br />Libby and her preschool friend, Lola!<br />
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Libby is quite the little talker and dreamer these days. She loves to read to us and tell us all kinds of stories. We were getting a little anxious thinking we might need to get her to see a speech therapist. However, her little voice has come to life in the past two months. One of her favorite things to do is to make up names for us all. She started calling Gigi, "cupcake" and she likes to call all of us, "socks." Sometimes she will add in Lola or Anna and Elsa from Frozen. It's adorable to hear here little voice say, "Come here socks" and realize that she is talking to you! I'm pretty sure my name is mom but if you want to call me socks that could work too. ;-)<br />
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She is a precious, funny and passionate girl! We love her dearly!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510711835584507241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823800208418434518.post-49467835079974140912014-02-23T21:25:00.002-05:002014-02-23T21:25:49.653-05:00LibbyLittle Libby is growing up and picking up new words every day. Today I heard her say her name for the very first time so of course I had to make her say it again and video tape it. She is adorable and I worry that I will forget the sound of her sweet voice if I don't record it!<br />
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Sarah invited Caroline and I to attend a production of the Little Mermaid that was being done in downtown Marietta. We bundled up after the snow storm and had a sweet night together.</div>
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Caroline looked at me at one point during the show and said, "I love this!" <br />
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All worth it!<br />
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Snuggled up with Libby and Caroline one afternoon, while watching Frozen.<br />
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The girls and our first ever snowman or woman! They named her Sally! It was so precious to hear Caroline talk about Sally! She always wanted to make sure she was ok and she was so worried about her melting.<br />
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Craziest ice storm ever - I had a meeting scheduled at church at 11:30. Ladies come in from outside talking about the flurries coming down. We meet for 30 minutes and one of the pastors came in to tell us the church is closing due to weather. We all decide to meet for 20 more minutes and then head out. Mark had already planned on picking the girls up that day because I was going to work a full day. By the time he gets to the church around 12:30, he says the roads are bad and that I need to hop in. We head for home which normally takes 20 minutes tops. 3 hours later we finally pulled into the driveway. I was soooo thankful that Mark was home and that we had the girls and the foster kiddos with us. I could never have imagined that it would happen so quickly and that our 3 hour drive would be nothing compared to the 16 hour or more drives of many around Atlanta!</div>
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We all watched in shock as it changed our little home.</div>
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Libby was not so fond of all the white stuff. </div>
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She did a million snow angels in the yard!</div>
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We had an awesome time sledding down our neighbors front yard. </div>
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I saw someone else on facebook using a laundry basket and it worked awesome! Good to know for us southerners! </div>
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The snow days allowed for lots of dress up, play and color time. I'll admit the days at home were not nearly as stressful as I thought they would be!</div>
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For Christmas last year, Mark and I decided that we would take the girls to have experiences for Christmas instead of buying a ton of presents. This is our main gift to Kelsey as well. This year we talked for months about taking the girls to the Cabbage Patch Hospital in North Georgia. On Christmas Eve, we decided to look up information on the Cabbage Patch Hospital and came across reviews. Review after review used the word "creepy!" We were laughing hysterically reading the reviews and Mark promptly made the decision that we were not going. I was bummed that night for sure but didn't make a big fuss about it. We decided to take them downtown or somewhere else. However, a week or so passed and Mark said that he would put up with the creepy so off we went.</div>
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We took the girls to stay at a hotel with an indoor pool. This is them checking it out when we first got there.</div>
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We took them out for a fancy pizza dinner and then promptly plopped into bed. The girls were so sweet and did a wonderful job sleeping in the hotel. :-)</div>
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All of the magic happens at this tree. A doctor comes and announces that a baby will be born. There are lots of twinkling lights and movement among the cabbages. Sadly I can't remember all of these silly terms that they used but they are all adjusted to fit the cabbage theme.<br />
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After a baby is born they let you hold it. Kelsey had a little practice. I thought that there would be much more to the "hospital" than there actually was. Of course, the hospital is really a giant gift shop, with a little play area! It was entertaining to go once and we can laugh about it but I would definitely never go again.<br />
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The girls enjoyed their time playing though and all three came away with babies. We even had to take an adoption pledge before leaving!<br />
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We had an unseasonably warm day in December so the girls put on their swimsuits or took off their clothes and ran through the sprinklers with the neighbors. I love this picture with Christmas lights in the background!</div>
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We got to do our fair share of Christmas celebrating. I took the girls to the Christmas concert at church! It was fabulous and the girls really enjoyed it - this picture was during a short break. :-)<br />
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I also took the girls to the "Happy Birthday Jesus" party that the preschool hosts. The girls enjoyed doing some crafts and eating some goodies.<br />
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Caroline also participated in the Christmas program for the preschool. I had no idea what a "big deal" it was but next year we'll be calling in the grandparents. They were adorable!</div>
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I love watching the girls play together. They are such good friends - most of the time. This kitchen wins the prize as the best toy ever. No Christmas presents are needed after that gift.<br />
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Caroline's preschool has a "cooking class" once and month and during December they did gingerbread houses.<br />
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Libby petting the goat at the Live Nativity. <br />
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Caroline set up the nativity at home. I love that she included lots of her little people - reminds me that we are "all at ground level at the foot of the cross."<br />
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Shopping and wrapping were quite an adventure this year! Since we had just gotten our 2 new foster kids, we were super behind with preparations. However, it all worked out - just a day or two before Christmas! Super thankful for a husband who is willing to sit and wrap with me!<br />
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The girls got some unexpected presents from Grandma and Papa. They were belated birthday presents and were well loved.<br />
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I love dressing the girls the same - I've never really gone overboard with this idea. However, I'm already getting a little sad because I don't think I'll have much longer and they will be over it. :-)<br />
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Christmas cookies with daddy!<br />
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Gigi and Granddude stayed at our house for Christmas this year! It was such a blessing!! We ended up really having our hands full over Christmas break. In foster care training, they told us the first month is the honeymoon (not sure I would call it that exactly) and then it ends! Boy did the honeymoon end. Christmas day and the day after were probably 2 of the longest days in my home ever. We were so thankful for their positive attitude through it all and their helping hands!!<br />
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One of the girls very favorite Christmas presents! A singing princess castle! They both love to sing and dance so it was perfect!<br />
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Love the back of Caroline.<br />
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Table full of family and love!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I will admit that at times that the second child gets a little bit of a bad rap or even just a little less attention. It's never meant that way but those stinky first born children (I know because I am one) are good at stealing the attention. Lately though, it's the little red head that has caught my heart. She literally bounces around the house. Not in an obnoxious, out of control way though. Just a happy gallop with a giant grin. She is a little one bursting with feelings and emotions. Sometime's I'm not sure how to handle them but I'm learning. :-)</span></div>
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Sometimes I feel a little discouraged about this world we live in. We all get so busy in our own individual/family lives that we forget about the people all around us who may need a listening ear or a helping hand. Mark and I try so hard to keep our eyes and ears open so that we can be available to help others. However, we've gotten ourselves in that too busy situation lately where it's a bit harder to think outside our own family. I definitely understand how it can happen.</div>
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Last week I was feeling a little disconnected from my friends and family since I had been buried in family, work and Christmas craziness. I had not had a meaningful conversation with anyone in days. Mark was out of town and chattering with 2 year olds just wasn't cutting it. Everyone was spinning like crazy at church, trying to get stuff together for Christmas. The lack of connection had me down. However, a few small acts helped me to re-think this crazy world. Our DFCS worker came to visit us and our new kiddos for the first time last week and she brought a present. It wasn't a present for the kids though. It was a present for Mark and me! Woohoo! Of course, we don't need presents but it was the thought that someone had put into doing something for me. A church in another county had put together these baskets for foster parents. I felt so loved. </div>
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The following day I went to the Foster Care Support Foundation. I had never been there before because we've always had all that we needed for our foster babies. This little boy needed some clothes though. When I walked in they handed me a list and told me to go shopping and pick out all of these things for him...10 shirts, 6 pants, 4 pj's, underwear, socks, shoes, hat, gloves...the list went on and on. They even gave us slippers. My own girls don't even have slippers. ;-) While I was shopping I heard my name being called and as I arrived at the front desk I see 2 large black trash bags filled with toys that they had picked out for us. All of this was so overwhelming to me.</div>
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It was after shopping here that I got into my car and gave God thanks for all that people that have been caring for us. I still miss that personal connection with individuals. I still want to sit and have coffee and talk about life. However, I have realized that everyone is just doing their best. They may have donated clothing to the foster care support foundation or purchased a toy through their company. The personal connection is not there but the heart is beating love. </div>
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And as it turns out, we've also received some personal love this week too. I came down with the flu this weekend and we've had several friends that have offered to help out and bring food. I'm more than thankful for this community in which we are living. I hope that we never take for granted all that has been given to us (both materially and emotionally) and that we give back 10x more! </div>
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A few weeks ago Caroline brought this drawing to me and said, "Momma, do you see the Christmas tree and all the names on my paper? This is who I want to invite to my Christmas party." I wasn't really aware that we were having a Christmas party but Mark and I talked about it and sprung into action. She doesn't always get her way so quickly but who could refuse our "shy" girl wanting to invite her friends over for a party! We also decided that it could be a party for Caroline and Libby.</div>
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We invited *almost* everyone that we know! We had a great turnout and lots of fun! <br />
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I cleaned our foster room the other day and decided to snap a photo because it looked so good :-) Little did I know that a few days later, we would have both of the beds full! We always thought we would take just 1 foster child at a time but we got 3 phone calls in 4 days for siblings. After the 3rd day we decided to accept a placement of a 1 year old girl and a 2 year old boy. I have gone through the whole range of emotions when thinking about this crazy life we are living. There were two surprises, 1) I missed our foster baby more when we got the new kids. There is just something about snuggling a baby. 2) There was almost a sense of mourning over the holidays and how our life in general was changing. A baby can be transported almost anywhere. A 2 year old and 1 year old, not so much. Our now family of six had to and will continue to make adjustments that are outside our normal routines and traditions. All that being said, everything is really going well. They have been with us for just a week and a half but are already picking up on the routine and seem to be doing well. </div>
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The Friday night after Thanksgiving we got our Christmas tree and spent some time decorating. </div>
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And then enjoyed some cookies and books by the lighted tree.<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510711835584507241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823800208418434518.post-69106120530398342482013-12-05T15:32:00.002-05:002013-12-05T20:50:14.295-05:00Latest Happenings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The month of November flew by! We've had a lot going on.</div>
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We were so glad to have Janet and PaulPaul come visit! We would love to have them down more often. :-)</div>
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We ate out a few times together and enjoyed spending some time chatting and catching up. I can't believe how big the girls are getting!<br />
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The day that Dad and Janet left, our sweet little foster baby left our home after being with us for 4 months. I was so worried about crying and being sad in front of the girls but it all worked out really well. Although Mark was out of town, the girls were a good distraction and kept things light hearted. <br />
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We enjoyed a couple of weeks of just being present with the girls and playing with them!<br />
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They are a delight (most of the time)...<br />
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and they love each other very much!<br />
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Thanks to Mom and Vern, Mark and I snuck in a weekend trip to Chattanooga for his birthday. It was one of the first trips in a while that we really talked and enjoyed one another's company, as opposed to just getting away from the normal craziness of life. We took a short train ride and looked around a train museum while there.<br />
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After getting back we had some more fun with the girls. I've been <i>trying </i>really hard to get back in a workout routine and the girls have decided that they like the treadmill too. Caroline seriously asks to do it every day!<br />
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Daddy's been home a good bit since it's holiday time. He dropped them off at school one day.<br />
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One night we decided to have a sleepover in front of the fireplace. We roasted marshmallows and watched a movie. The girls loved it and did really well. However, I must be getting old because it wasn't nearly as comfortable as I had hoped...I even brought the twin mattresses downstairs. :-/ It was a good memory for them though. :-)<br />
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The temperature has gone up and down a bunch lately. I found 4 gloves around the house, unfortunately none of them matched!<br />
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Mark hung Christmas lights around the back deck and we ate chili outside one night by the "campfire." <br />
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While we didn't have any foster babies in the home, we worked hard at giving the girls our undivided attention and making some fun memories with them. Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510711835584507241noreply@blogger.com0