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All in the Family-
For those of you who know us well, know that we enjoy some "lite" cooking (and I don't mean calorically...)Anyway, this morning I was making some brownies from scratch, so while it took some time, the...
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Ripley "keep away"
Cooper tucked himself into this cubby of pillows, blankets and the boppy to avoid any snatching by Ripley. Inevitably, Ripley will eat Coopy's food before he does ... but really that is sometimes a...
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Get in line!
So really... not only does mom come after Chase has been nursed, after Cooper has been fed, after Ripley has been let out to pee and after Daddy has his lunch packed in the morning- but now I don't...
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Backyardigans (Beardmore style-)
So... while it may not be summer, here in the great northwest, you hafta take the dry days when you can. We had a hay day in the backyard. We were mowing the lawn, playing soccer and fetch of course!...
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Clownin' around!
I got some great snaps of Chase sitting up all on his own. Don't get me wrong, he's still a lil' wobbly, but overall is sitting up nice'n'tall like the big boy he is. Cooper had to find his way into...
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It's been a while-
Wow... I didn't realize I hadn't blogged for over a month! Here are a few updated pics of the boys. Seems like a lot, but nothing has happened over the last month.Chase turns 3 on the 24th of this...
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Cooper turned 3!
Yes... let that be the first correction. I made comment last time that Chase was going to be 3 and alas... it is COOPER in fact who is now 3 (well Tuesday he will 'officially' be 3), his party was...
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Chase's first haircut- & other fine details...
It occured to me today how little I blog these days. Anyone who knows me should know it is not from lack of things to chat about ;) Regardless, I will do my best to be more diligent in keeping up with...
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A lil' under the weather-
It seems like Ryan CANNOT catch a break! I swear he has been sick more times in the last 6 months than our entire 11 year relationship! (That's right... 11!) I digress... he has had cold after flu...
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Industrious efforts-
For any 'non-believers' out there... here is some proof of Cooper's obsession with the garbage. Luckily for us, we got knew recycle bins and we've been very mindful to rinse out all our recyclables so...
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Pool time!
We enjoyed our pool today! It was a delightful 89 degrees outside and we soaked it up. Nana & Bapa bought this pool for Cooper for his birthday and it is fabulous; two-tiered and has a bench up top...
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Tragedy strikes!
In the interest of 'clearing' up what happened with Cooper yesterday (for those who already know and then again for those who have no idea what I'm talking about) I'll recap with a picture. Yesterday I...
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Lazy Saturday morning-
Daddy is out golfin' with Bapa this morning... so the boys and I are just hanging around the house. It's going to beautiful day today (and week for that matter) so we decided to fill up the pool and...
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Grandpa's company picnic
This last weekend we made a trip up to Mimi and Grandpa's house. (That'd be my parents in Belfair-) It was my Dad's company picinic on Friday so amongst all the other plans we made, we made it a point...
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Cooper's First day of PRESCHOOL!
Here is the report... we made it! We were excited on the drive over; talking about his new teacher Mrs. Laura, wearing our new man bag-which he indeed selected (my mother is witness to how much he...
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Article 9
Back in July we had some pictures taken at the Water Resource Center here in Vancouver... I really love the setting of outdoors and woods. I think they turned out great. Cooper was so fussy and...
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Bathroom: Before & After
The unveiling has arrived! Finally I can share the completed project with my fans ;)... no seriously though... this took longer than I anticipated... for a few reasons. 1. The countertop had to be...
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Article 7
Today was open house night... or 'open door' as Cooper kept calling it. We got to see a bit into what his day is like when he is at Preschool. Mrs. Laura went through a fast forward version of a day in...
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A visit to the 'soggy' pumpkin patch-2009 edition
Not that anyone could be surprised... but we were rained out! We still got in the good stuff, but it started to pour buckets after about 10 minutes of our visit to Joe's Farms to pick out pumpkins. We...
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Carving out a lil' Kitty-
While I can't hold a candle to Erika and Andrew (although I suspect the use of stencils...CHEATING :)~ Here is the pumpkin I carved tonight with the boys. I tried taking a picture without the flash so...
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Halloween 2009
This year, Cooper was "Patch" from 101 Dalmatians... atleast that's what I was going for. Chase was a mischievious lil' monkey; cuz that's what he is. And yes, there is makeup on Chases face, everyone...
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The Naked Cowboy-
Ever heard of "The Naked Cowboy"... the one who roams around New York in his tightie whities, boots and cowboy hat? Well, I've never been there... but who needs New York? I've got my own Naked Cowboy...
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Christmas card edition- 2009
Another year has come and gone... the saying is true: Time flies! This year has been crazy and calm all in the same breath.Ryan is doing well with his independent financial consulting firm, keeping...
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Ice cream makes EVERYTHING better!
WHAM! And down he went! Cooper & Chase were playing outside (and as nimble as he is) Chase fell off the deck and onto the pavement. The pictures don't quite illustrate the massive goose egg on his...
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It's been a while-
I think I just plum forgot about the family blogspot for a while. It's that old time saying, "no news is good news." The same is true for us. Not a lot changing except the usual day to day...
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