tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031040709935941932024-03-14T04:40:50.247-07:00Brock BuzzAubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-55191088307720903482013-08-25T17:21:00.000-07:002013-08-25T17:21:56.213-07:00New Rooms, New Car, and a Cousin Campout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Summer's coming to an end, school is just around the corner, and we're trying to cram in as much fun and check off as many To-Do List items as possible before the first leaves fall. </div>
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Poor Maddy has been stuffed head to toe in her toddler bed since March, but who can shop for a new bed and decorate a room in the middle of the school year? Well, probably a lot of you - but not me! So, she waited patiently until Summer. Hopefully her growth wasn't stunted too much from the close quarters. </div>
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Maddy adores the color pink, like seriously ADORES it, and requested pink everything in her new room. (She also requested we paint our house pink and is still fuming that that didn't happen.) Because Pepto-Bismol chic doesn't suit <i>me</i>, we came to a compromise: </div>
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She was pretty happy with the results.</div>
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<b>Bonus tip of the day</b>: When your husband does a fantastic job painting and then spills a huge puddle of blue paint in the room entryway, don't panic. First, count your blessings that you, the children and the cat were not in the room as there is no possible way you can be blamed for this major goof up. Just come to the rescue with some rubbing alcohol and hopefully this mistake will be visible to you alone for the rest of your life.<br />
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Since Maddy's room makeover went so well (see, I've already forgotten about the paint stain), we decided to spruce up Isabelle's room too with fresh paint and a new bed frame. Super cheap when you convert the toddler bed into a full size bed. Plus it was originally their crib! Best. Purchase. Ever. So, Isabelle's sleeping in her crib again...<br />
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...and doesn't mind there are a few gnaw marks on the footboard leftover from babyhood. She can't complain...we told her not to chew on her crib. It's not our fault she wasn't an active listener at 10 months old.</div>
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Next on the list was getting a new car because who has time to sit in a dealership for 10 hours during the school year. As we have established - not me! I've been driving my Mazda, which I love, for 12 years and we really needed something with more room. I thought I would have to get a dreaded minivan but thank goodness the Toyota Highlander exists because it has everything we need. Seating for seven, 4WD, and heated seats. Plus, I never realized how much energy I had to exert to turn the key in the ignition of a car until I tried the push button start. Have you heard of this? You push a button, and the car starts. Like magic. Welcome to 2013 Aubrey Brock!<br />
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Maddy likey!</div>
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But, the best part of summer was spending some time with my sweet niece and nephew, Vilia and Shepard. They came over for their first campout at our house. Some of you may feel this is a copout and not a true camping experience. I feel we were really just being realistic. Anyone who takes an 8, 4, 3, and 2-year-old camping in the wilderness without working plumbing has my vote for Looney Tune of the Year.<br />
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They had a wonderful time!</div>
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Thanks for putting the diaper back on Shep.</div>
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It was one wild night. I'm not sure what kind of campout Vilia thought this was...</div>
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I go back to work this week, ready for another great year of kindergarten. </div>
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You know what that means Maddy - back to the grindstone.</div>
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After another good night's sleep we were excited about finally getting a glimpse of Alaska. We were scheduled to go through the Inside Passage and see Tracy Arm on the third day of our trip. But first, we had another character sighting. The great thing about being on a Disney ship was that we never knew who we would run into around the corner!</div>
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Maddy talked the ear off every princess she met. Luckily, none of them seemed to be in a hurry and they all listened patiently. Maddy had a lot of advice to give on curtsies, princes, and tiaras. </div>
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Throughout our trip we saw whales, seals, and even dolphins. The girls never missed a chance to hop into a porthole window and look out to sea.</div>
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Here we are in one of the most scenic areas of our trip. I was hoping to capture a beautiful image of the girls. I think this series of shots pretty much sums up how picture taking goes for the Brock family. Can you guess which one is the most compliant child?</div>
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Our first iceberg sighting!</div>
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Can you tell it's pouring down rain? Good thing hot cocoa and warm chocolate chip cookies were waiting for us just a few feet away!</div>
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Maddy was far more excited by her Disney friends than she was by the scenery. </div>
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She got lots of special attention!</div>
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Disney has rotational dining in their three main restaurants so each night was a new adventure. At Animator's Palette the restaurant went from black and white to color and dinner ended with Sorcerer Mickey and the waitstaff putting on a show. What a treat!</div>
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Limbering up for post-dinner dancing.</div>
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By the fourth day the girls were ready to get off the ship and explore Alaska by land. Can you tell?</div>
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While we waited to dock in Skagway the girls spent some time in the arcade.</div>
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Serious competitor.</div>
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Skagway is a very tiny town and unless you are very excited about spending a lot of money on jewelry there's really not a whole lot to see. Instead of shopping we spent the day at an old mining camp, saw a show, and panned for gold.</div>
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A salmon bake lunch to start us off. (You may notice the absence of salmon on the girls' plates - probably one of the few things they don't eat. Good thing there was cornbread and blueberry cake!)</div>
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Per Maddy's request - picture taken with a real Alaskan puppy!</div>
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Somehow it just made sense to have Maddy pose next to this sign.</div>
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Gold panning tutorial...</div>
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...before trying it out on our own.</div>
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I'd like to say we found enough gold to pay for our trip...</div>
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...but I think we only found enough to pay for the walk back to the bus.</div>
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Looking out over the town of Skagway. Exciting, isn't it?</div>
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The next day we were in Juneau and found ourselves at the Mendenhall Glacier. You can't tell in the pictures but it is a gorgeous icy blue color.</div>
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"Hey! Glacial water really is cold!"</div>
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After our glacier visit we went on a whale watching expedition and saw lots of beautiful wildlife, which I didn't take any pictures of!</div>
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Another delicious lunch at this pretty lodge partway through our boat tour.</div>
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Lamenting the death of a sea star.</div>
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We were happy to get back on the ship that night to watch "Toy Story the Musical". </div>
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The whole evening was a Toy Story theme, down to the dinner menu. Maddy would like you to know she is drinking a Pina Colada out of this Woody cup. P.S. I may also have rediscovered my love of Pina Coladas on this trip. :)</div>
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Bubblegum ice cream sundaes with homemade pink marshmallows at Triton's restaurant.</div>
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I know, she already had a Pina Colada. But it wasn't blue with pink marshmallows. I'm a terrible parent. </div>
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It's 10:30 P.M. - 3 hours past bedtime, but definitely Pixar Pals party time! Maddy idolizes Jessie so dancing with her was the highlight of her trip!</div>
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Limbo with Mike Wazowski anyone?</div>
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Confetti and beach balls!</div>
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Monsters University after party...</div>
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...still going strong at midnight. See, the Pina Colada and sundae were really all about maximizing crucial energy. I <i>am</i> a good parent!</div>
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After a very busy winter and spring (that's why I haven't posted since Christmas), we're finally on summer vacation! Yippee! This year we got to go on a Disney Cruise to Alaska. We all had a fantastic time so, if you like to look at other people's boring vacation pics. you've come to the right place. If not, navigate away now - this is not for you. :)</div>
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A view of the Disney Wonder from our hotel room in Vancouver. We could not WAIT to get on!</div>
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But first we had a day to explore the gorgeous city of Vancouver.</div>
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Up bright and early for breakfast at the hotel before driving down the road to hop on our ship.</div>
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In the chute ready to get on. We were able to be in the first boarding group so we had a whole extra day on the ship. So lucky!</div>
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Snug in our stateroom. The girls took turns in the bunk.</div>
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Checking out the ship!</div>
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Time for the "Adventures Away" deck party! Guess who was the life of the party?</div>
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With so many stages and theaters on board it wasn't hard for Maddy to find a spotlight, which she took full advantage of every chance she got.</div>
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Our first dinner...these girls sat through a 2-hour dining service each night that began an hour past their normal bedtime with no complaints. I'm sure the spectacular dessert to look forward to helped a little. </div>
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Maddy liked waking up each day with a dance party.</div>
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Breakfast with our Disney friends!</div>
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Maddy's exploits didn't go unnoticed - she was chosen to be one of the seven dwarfs on stage for the big "Golden Mickey's" show. </div>
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Maddy may have let stardom go to her head.</div>
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We kind of love Christmas around here. It's hard not to with the excitement of little girls, Christmas Magic, and holiday surprises. Even though we seem to be running from morning to night to get everything done (decorations, Christmas concerts, holiday events, gift giving), when we finally sit down and cozy up next to the fire with our favorite Christmas books and hot cocoa, it's impossible not to cherish this season. </div>
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Now that I've painted such a lovely picture of life around our house in December, I will now admit to some possibly poor parenting choices....</div>
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Like the time Jason and I let the girls watch Disney movies for 8 hours while we got our Griswold on putting up our Christmas lights. </div>
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When left to fend for themselves the girls may also have eaten donuts and energy bars for lunch. That's balanced, right? </div>
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Please tell me allowing this once a year won't hurt ones children too much...</div>
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...because they sure were happy about the lights!</div>
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Poor parenting choice number 2: Ones greed over finding a super tall Christmas tree may take ones family into dangerous uncharted tree farm territory. </div>
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I've been on the lookout for a tall, thin tree (about 11 ft) for the last several years, since we moved into this house. Having no success at our usual tree farm I asked for suggestions from my friends and was pointed in <a href="http://www.sbchristmastrees.com/" target="_blank">this direction</a>.</div>
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We certainly weren't disappointed with the size of the trees. They towered over us! - and around us, to the point we couldn't maneuver our way through the forest without getting slapped in the face by branches and sticker bushes. Did I mention everything was soaking wet? It was. Did I mention there were tears? There were.</div>
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That's when we decided to abandon our children when we came to this small clearing.</div>
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They seemed happy enough as Jason and I forged ahead through the woods, determined to find the perfect Christmas tree.</div>
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Don't worry, we kept them in voice and jacket range. (What does this mean? - when you can hear them laughing and see a flash of white coat every now and then.)</div>
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Then, we found it. Our super tall, thin Christmas tree. Now, here is the third poor choice I made: I listened to my husband, who assured me, "Yes, we have plenty of space for a 14 foot tree." </div>
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Me: "Are you sure? I really think we only have room for 11 feet." </div>
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Him: "Yes, I'm sure. Trust me."</div>
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I trusted him. We had to cut three feet (the pretty part) off the bottom of the tree. It serves me right. Who else would listen to this guy?</div>
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I guess it turned out okay, although it's probably the funkiest looking tree we've ever put up.</div>
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One chilly day we headed down to <a href="http://bellevuecollection.com/SnowflakeLane/" target="_blank">Snowflake Lane</a> in Bellevue to watch the live drum and lights show. The girls had so much fun! Especially when it started to snow. Poor kid choice? - tasting the snow that turned out to be soapy bubbles.</div>
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A few nights later Isabelle sang in her school's music program.</div>
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And a few nights after that Madeleine sang in her program, after a quick visit with Santa.</div>
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So is giving an affirming thumbs up sign to Daddy.</div>
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Just like everyone else in the country, we have our very own elf living with us, </div>
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we're doing a lot of baking, </div>
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and we truly are drinking a LOT of hot cocoa...</div>
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...with extra marshmallows.</div>
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We are thankful for each day together. May your Christmas be merry, bright, and full of happiness! </div>
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Once a year Isabelle's dance team has a fantastic slumber party for the whole company - the little girls and big girls together for a special bonding night. This is only Isabelle's second year on the team but she's been looking forward to this party since the morning after last years. It's <i>that</i> wonderful! This year the theme was "Holiday" and the girls were supposed to come dressed in their holiday best.</div>
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Isabelle couldn't wait to get out the door!</div>
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The girls were sequestered in the studio lobby while the grown-ups brought in all their slumber party supplies. Volunteers had worked all day transforming each room of the studio into a different holiday theme. </div>
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The first stop was the Christmas room.</div>
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Fabulous treats - even the frosting cups were color coordinated and made to look cute!</div>
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Santa was there too! On a side note, this is the first time Isabelle has come within a two foot radius of Santa without crying ever. Like, EVER! Thank you peer pressure!</div>
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Can we get back to the treats for a minute? Hot chocolate station with marshmallows and whipped cream? Check!</div>
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...and then it was on to dinner in the Cinco de Mayo room. </div>
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Taco bar and non-alcoholic margaritas. :)</div>
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After dinner there was dessert in the Halloween room.</div>
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Could anything look more magical?</div>
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The highlight of the evening was when the girls were paired up with their big/little sister. After going on a scavenger hunt to find a present with their name on it they went back to the Christmas room to open their gift. They then had to find the girl with the matching item. </div>
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This year Isabelle was delighted to be paired with lovely Emily.</div>
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Then it was time to get to know each other better with a "favorites" questionnaire. It will be fun putting together little surprises and treats for Emily this season.</div>
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Bigs and littles mingling.</div>
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The party really got going in the Chinese New Year room.</div>
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Then the girls split back into their teams for a tree decorating/present wrapping relay race.</div>
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Then, close to midnight, the girls cuddled up with their new big/little sister and they watched all the different teams perform their competition dances for the year. It was AMAZING! </div>
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Best. Dance. Studio. Ever.</div>
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But, even though the dancers are amazing and have been taught <i>so</i> well, the thing I love most about our studio is how much the teachers care for these girls. And, it doesn't just show on an evening like this when they've gone way above and beyond what is necessary or expected. Every day I see them encouraging each girl to be great at dancing, but also to be great people. <br />
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I'm so thankful, I don't even have my feelings hurt when I overhear a conversation between my girls that goes something like this:<br />
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Isabelle (discussing Miss Amy and Miss Tricia): "You know Maddy, Mommy is a teacher too."<br />
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Maddy: "Yes, but she's just a <i>plain</i> teacher, not a <i>dance</i> teacher."<br />
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Isabelle: "Huh, you're right. She is just a plain teacher. I <i>really</i> like dance teachers."Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-81246991242601499512012-11-18T14:06:00.000-08:002012-11-18T14:06:25.962-08:00Someone Had a Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And she celebrated Fancy Nancy style with a tea party for all her friends!</div>
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She was a little excited. :)</div>
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Luckily for me, she didn't remember she had been to a Fancy Nancy party when her sister turned four so my recycled ideas and games were still a hit with her. She might have been a little plumper then:</div>
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There was a "Get Fancy" room where the girls (and one adorable boy) embellished purses,</div>
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and got decked out in tiaras, boas, and sparkly bracelets. (I don't even feel too guilty that some items were left over from Isabelle's party a few years ago.)</div>
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...and the treat table. Magic fairy wands, tea sandwiches, strawberry ladybugs, cupcakes, and sparkling princess punch. We were all ready for the guests to arrive!</div>
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Time to get crafty!</div>
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They played Pin the Tiara on Fancy Nancy - Maddy may have cheated, but I guess the birthday girl is allowed.</div>
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Everyone else played by the rules - with less success.</div>
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It got very quiet at tea time as each little princess stuffed themselves with a LOT of sugar. I even sprinkled decorative sugar on top of the raspberry tea sandwiches. I'm so sorry for what I did to their poor parents. In my defense, my girls have inhaled plenty of sugar at other birthday parties so, what goes around comes around?</div>
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Madeleine had a fantastic time with her friends - what a great day!</div>
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And what a tolerant cat!</div>
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Do birthdays seem to go on for a week at your house, or is it just ours? Maddy's real birthday was a couple days later so she took pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting to school. How much do I looove cute holiday decorations?!</div>
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That night the birthday girl chose dinner out at our favorite Mexican restaurant near our house. </div>
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She happily told everyone she saw that it was her special day as she wanted a guarantee that this magical moment would happen just like it did last year: Sombrero Time!</div>
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Happy birthday to our sweet and sassy, bold and in charge, loving little girl. You're the spunkiest little four-year-old we know! </div>
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When it starts to get chilly at night and the leaves have begun to turn, the Brock family heads out to one of our local farms for a day of fun. Or, as Maddy says, "It's time to be an accidental country girl like Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond." - anyone else have a three-year-old who can quote tag lines from Food Network Shows? No? Well, it's pretty amusing.</div>
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This year it was a beautiful day to visit <a href="http://www.remlingerfarms.com/">Remlinger Farms</a>!</div>
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Too quickly summer has come to an end and we are back to school. Isabelle is a second grader this year and Madeleine has begun her first year of preschool! </div>
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Happy first day of school Isabelle!</div>
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Here's Maddy at preschool open house. She's been developing this fake smile for awhile and now it's very hard to get a picture without it. Let's hope this is a phase.</div>
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Maddy's first day of school! She needed her big sister to be in the picture.</div>
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Miss Independent</div>
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Maddy is going to the same church preschool Isabelle went to and even has the same wonderful teacher. She learned almost everyone's name the first day and was quick to tell me the names of each poor child who did not follow directions and (gasp!) ran in the hall. It seems both my girls enjoy reciting "The Naughty List" as I know the name of each stinker in Isabelle's class as well. How likely do you think it is they've omitted their own names from the list a time or two? :)</div>
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Madeleine has also come home asking many theological questions that, quite frankly, I'm not prepared to answer. Please, if you know the answer to: "If Jesus is God's son, who watches over him when God goes to work?", would you let me know? She's also planning on using Jason's ladder to climb up to Heaven. </div>
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I've referred her back to her teacher. I think that's fair of me.</div>
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We are very sad to see summer go...<br />
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Goodbye pedicures,</div>
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goodbye garden,</div>
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goodbye cartwheels and tumbling, </div>
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goodbye trips to the Children's Museum,</div>
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But, onto my <i>very</i> favorite season - Fall! I can almost smell the caramel corn and apple cider...Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-66492155097562253022012-09-03T20:33:00.001-07:002012-09-03T20:33:33.585-07:00Heritage Camp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If I had to pick my favorite activity of the summer, hands down it would be the weekend we spent at Heritage Camp. It was put on by Isabelle's Eastern European/Central Asian adoption group and included families who had adopted from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, and more! The children were divided by age group and were kept busy all weekend learning about their birth countries, playing cultural games, eating ethnic food, and making new friends. It was amazing! </div>
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Isabelle and Madeleine in their camp t-shirts ready for the day!</div>
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Even though the focus was on Eastern European culture, the organizers made sure to include all the birth countries of the children represented. I love how the Ethiopia and Kazakhstan flags are hanging right next to each other.</div>
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Maddy was in the very small preschool group. How lucky the only other member was also a little sister adopted from Ethiopia!</div>
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They became fast friends!</div>
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Bulgarian dance class...</div>
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Isabelle's group headed over to the field to learn how to play hockey - a major sport in Kazakhstan.</div>
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These two were ready for a serious game!</div>
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Isabelle even scored a goal!</div>
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Maddy and her group played a much tamer game of soccer.</div>
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During arts and crafts time the girls decorated country pendants...</div>
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Isabelle learned how to make Kazakh doughnuts...</div>
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Since it was an Olympic-themed weekend the children competed in the Nomad Olympics - stick horse races...</div>
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I was even able to attend a Kazakh cooking class for adults. We made Kazakh noodles which were later served at dinner. Delicious!</div>
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Look how huge just a small piece of dough became!</div>
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The weekend ended with a parade of nations closing ceremony. Isabelle was so proud to hold the flag of Kazakhstan.</div>
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We love our girls' birth countries and are so lucky this camp exists! What a fantastic way to learn more about where Isabelle was born and teach her about her culture and country traditions. Not to mention it was GREAT for her to be around other children with the same family make-up as ours! Unforgettable!</div>
Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-30585503709285680262012-08-11T17:20:00.002-07:002012-08-11T17:20:51.298-07:00Escape to Luxury...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I could have stayed all day reading by the fire on these cozy couches...</div>
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...but with two littles we're always on the move.</div>
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Notice Isabelle's poor distorted face? That's thanks to a hungry mosquito that bit her square on the forehead our first night camping. She had a reaction that caused her entire forehead, nose, and eyes to swell, completely changing her facial characteristics. I'm not kidding - it was Star Trek weird!</div>
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We couldn't resist playing lawn games by the lake.</div>
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Olympic worthy excitement!</div>
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After baths and showers (you should have seen the dirt ring around the tub) it was time to play!</div>
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Coloring,</div>
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and family game time. We did it all!</div>
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Our last vacation surprise was a trip to Scoops Kids Spa for ice cream pedicures.</div>
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Why don't adult nail salons have giant banana splits to sit on? </div>
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I've also never been offered a tiara and my choice of ice cream fizzes to put in the water.</div>
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Madeleine spent a full hour carrying on a non-stop diatribe of everything that's happened to her in her entire life. She would have kept going...</div>
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...but she was distracted by another large animal - and this one moved!</div>
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Ice cream cones to finish off a relaxing afternoon while they waited for their toes to dry.</div>
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And then it really was time to head home.</div>
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So long vacation! See ya' next year!Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-64890912556684170642012-07-29T16:57:00.003-07:002012-07-29T16:59:14.841-07:00Vacation, Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After surviving our first night camping (barely), it was time to explore Kalaloch beach and the nearby rainforest. Even though we live near the ocean, sandy beaches free of seaweed, sharp shells, and rocks was something new. So was weather warm enough to stay on the beach for more than 15 minutes. Yeah!</div>
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After patiently waiting for Jason to untangle the kites (I'm not kidding about being patient - it took about half an hour)...</div>
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...it wasn't hard to get the kites in the air.</div>
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What <i>was</i> hard was making sure the kites didn't pick the girls up and carry them off. It was windy!</div>
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Enjoying the surf...</div>
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...and realizing it's faster than a three-year-old.</div>
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Isabelle worked hard to become a Junior Ranger. Here she is taking the oath to protect the national parks...</div>
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Another hike, this time into the Hoh Rainforest.</div>
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On most of our hikes the girls ran, danced, and leaped through the forest while Jason and I plodded deliberately behind. Maddy did have one moment where she refused to go any farther...</div>
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The beach at sunset.</div>
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Waking up to another sunny day. Just like Mama with her coffee, the girls couldn't start their day without a hot chocolate boost.</div>
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After learning all about tide pools at a ranger talk, they identified lots of animals at low tide.</div>
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Once Maddy saw Isabelle's shiny gold ranger badge she realized becoming a junior ranger was a dream she'd had her entire life. We made it come true.</div>
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After all these beach pictures you might think I like the beach. Nope, not so much. I <i>did</i> love watching the girls play and the waves crashing on the shore. The ocean is beautiful - it's just all that sand (in all the wrong places) that bugs me! Not pictured?: Stripping the girls down behind the tent while Jason held a towel (for privacy) and I used water from the tea kettle to clean the sand off my two very gritty girls. Let's not even talk about the pounds of sand in Maddy's hair. It was a nightmare I need not relive for a very long time.</div>
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What <i>was</i> my favorite part of camping? - Not having to do the dishes!</div>
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Next up: We escape the dirt! Can I get an Amen?!Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-20543065841489458922012-07-21T18:00:00.002-07:002012-07-21T23:53:45.580-07:00Family Vacay, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Even though I'm usually a hotel/spa type of girl we thought it was time to brave the wild and take the girls camping. Several days without electricity or running water, under constant threat from mosquitoes, bears, and the wayward axe murderer (not to mention stray vampires and werewolves), seemed too much to manage in theory. However, a streak of nice weather and beautiful scenery won out as we traveled to Olympic National Park, just a couple hours from home.</div>
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We were up bright and early to catch the first ferry of the morning to Port Angeles after our last Starbucks run for a week. (Thankfully my French Press was packed safely away so I didn't have to deal with the rigors of camping without my morning coffee ritual.) </div>
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The first sunny day of the summer was blinding!</div>
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Winding roads = first carsick break of the trip. A little fresh air and a waterfall quickly put the girls back in good spirits.</div>
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Hurricane Ridge</div>
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Isabelle worked hard our entire trip taking notes in her field journal.</div>
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The girls did great on our first hike. The last time we hiked at a national park (read about it <a href="http://brockbuzz.blogspot.com/2010/07/grand-teton-national-park.html" target="_blank">here</a>) Maddy was in the hiking backpack and slept most of the way. What a difference a couple years make! It was an easy peasy two miles for her!</div>
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...while Maddy loved observing the humans...</div>
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After a night at a hotel (yep, already cheating on the whole camping thing) we drove to Lake Crescent and visited the lodge, still decorated for the 4th of July.</div>
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After a yummy picnic lunch on the shore...</div>
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Then another hike, this time to Merrymere Falls.</div>
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Camping time! I was very relieved that our 3 ft high, queen size air mattress fit in our tent after some creative thinking (and pleading) on my part. I also didn't mind the eye rolling and stares directed our way as we tried to get said mattress into the tent. I slept just fine thank you. :)</div>
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Isabelle was a huge help...</div>
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...and Madeleine did her part too by staying out of the way.</div>
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Thankfully she woke up just in time to put her new camp chair together!</div>
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Stay tuned for more of our vacation adventure! I'll give you a hint about what's to come: sand, kites, wolves, and banana split pedicures (I was pretty sure we deserved some type of reward after the rugged lifestyle we'd led).Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-27503429951376828732012-07-13T21:37:00.000-07:002012-07-13T21:37:01.837-07:00End of the Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The dance season came to an end a few weeks ago with a really fun party for the kids on the dance team and several fantastic recital shows, including Madeleine's first ever performance! (She was over-the-moon about finally being on stage and getting to wear make-up.) Here's the recap:</div>
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We were so lucky to be able to spend a great day on Camano Island with the team.</div>
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Even though it was chilly the girls had a great time on the speedboat!</div>
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The whole gang - plus a few little sisters. :)</div>
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Could there be a more devoted dance teacher?</div>
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...Maddy likes ballet but she also had to throw in some of her signature moves for the photo shoot.</div>
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First time onstage!</div>
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Maddy's number was to a song from Beauty and the Beast - can you guess which she is in this picture?</div>
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Maddy applauded for herself when the dance was over. If you know Maddy well you'll know this was her favorite part. At the end of the actual recital her group was last to take their bows. Maddy bowed repeatedly, in between jumping up and down and cheering for herself. She even had to be pulled back from the front of the stage twice by an older student, the second time so the curtain wouldn't fall down on top of her. At least we know she likes to perform! </div>
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Isabelle and Alyssa ready for jazz!</div>
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Ballet!</div>
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The girls were so happy Super Grandma made the show!</div>
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What a great year! The girls haven't stopped dancing this summer and can't wait for their new fall classes to begin!</div>Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-11030598960520589852012-06-11T23:36:00.000-07:002012-06-11T23:36:55.495-07:00American Girl Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Isabelle is turning 7 this Friday (gasp!) but she celebrated with her friends a few days early at the American Girl store. I love putting on parties at home but I've got to say - it was pretty nice to just show up, party, and leave. Plus, the girls had a GREAT time!</div>
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Isabelle and Madeleine pre-party. Yes, my three-year-old is wearing make-up. She had dance pictures right before this and loved the make-up so much she wanted to keep it on all day. Why not?</div>
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Isabelle with her new doll, Marie-Grace. She was so happy and surprised to get her first doll the night before her party.</div>
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Let's get this party started!</div>
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Crowning the birthday girl.</div>
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What a cute bunch of girls!</div>
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Each of the girls ordered a yummy lunch to go with their pink lemonade.</div>
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There <i>was</i> that awkward moment when the dolls were crucified - but no party is perfect. </div>
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...presents...</div>
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...and cake!</div>
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Can you tell Maddy loved being part of the big girl group?</div>
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Yum!</div>
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Sweet...</div>
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...and sassy.</div>
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Love these adorable friends!</div>
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<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-6108793316183219082012-05-28T21:25:00.000-07:002012-05-28T21:25:36.524-07:00Where We've Been<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once again we've been MIA from blogland but that really just means we've been having such a great time enjoying life we haven't had a second to slow down and upload our pics. (If you're a Facebook friend you've seen a few of these though.) So, here's what the last couple months have looked like:</div>
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...and dance awards!</div>
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...and dance outings (to PNB).</div>
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There's been a lot of yard work. Isabelle and Madeleine even planted a children's garden.</div>
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There have been school music concerts,</div>
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We still have another long month of school, Isabelle's birthday, dance auditions and the big dance recital left before summer vacation. Bring it on!Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-59343807445538199282012-03-15T21:41:00.000-07:002012-03-15T21:41:46.087-07:00I Thought I Could Live Without It......but I can't. Pinterest, you had me at "Request an Invite". You played coy and made me wait to join until one of the cool kids invited me, but I still love you. You were worth the wait. <br />
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After all, you taught me how to make these lovely hair pretties:<br />
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And, while gathering the supplies for those projects you inadvertently led me to this one:<br />
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But Pinterest, I'm so glad we're friends.Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-33918534056457234562012-02-27T20:22:00.003-08:002012-02-27T20:22:40.280-08:00Remember Valentine's Day?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-83317896027248003162012-02-20T12:44:00.000-08:002012-02-20T12:44:01.628-08:00Dance MachineIsabelle is loving being on the competition team at her dance studio this year. Not only is she learning good dance technique, she's also around great role models all the time. She is one of the youngest and has a ton of older girls to look up to who are really great, hardworking kids! - not to mention absolutely phenomenal dancers - Isabelle wishes she could be like them! :) <br />
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Back in November there was a fantastic sleepover bonding night at the studio with a western theme. Everyone dressed up in their best cowgirl clothes and had an awesome time. It was the most spectacular sleepover I've ever seen. I kind of wished to be six again it was so exciting!<br />
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and yummy treats. Pretty perfect, right?</div>
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(Guess what idea I'm totally stealing the first chance I get?)</div>
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The girls are also paired up with an older buddy for the year. </div>
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At the end of this mess of string was their big sister!</div>
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Isabelle really got lucky being matched up with A.L. Can you tell she's in love?</div>
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You know how reality shows have a disclaimer at the end saying, "Portions of this program, not affecting the outcome, such as chronology may have been edited"? Well, same goes for this blog - really not in order of actual events, please don't complain. :)</div>
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A few weeks ago was the big dress rehearsal day to get ready for competition season. It was also time for headshots! Isabelle didn't complain about sleeping on sponge curlers and I did not glue Isabelle's eyes shut when applying false eyelashes for the first time. Major cause for celebration! - even if it did take me two hours to get her ready. </div>
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Isabelle and her good buddy, A., ready for their close-ups.</div>
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The storm of the century is upon us in these parts. It started snowing on Saturday and hasn't stopped, extending the long Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend indefinitely. It's piling up around here - about a foot and a half in some places! That's the most snow we've ever had and the "big storm" hasn't even arrived yet! </div>
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Of course these two cuties don't seem to mind too much. Their sled has been getting a good workout and I've been busy making sure there is no shortage of hot cider, hot chocolate, homemade chicken noodle soup and apple crisp.</div>
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After it snowed most of the day the girls started having to wade through the fluff to play outside.</div>
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Isabelle has mastered her snowman-making technique...</div>
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...and Madeleine has become a skilled supervisor.</div>
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By nightfall our poor Japanese Maple was almost buried, Isabelle was knee deep...</div>
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...and Maddy couldn't walk far without falling.</div>
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In the end it was just more relaxing to sink in and look up at the "marshmallow trees".</div>
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The storm has not been without its mini disasters. We were without power for over 2 hours today. While I'd like to say I channelled my inner Laura Ingalls by stoking up the bonfire and toasting potatoes to be used as hand and foot warmers, it was really more a feeling of impending doom that settled over me as the minutes ticked by. No heat, no working appliances, a quickly fading cell phone battery - it all added up to a feeling of being cut off from the outside world in our eerily quiet neighborhood. With no status updates coming in from friends it was easy to imagine the world had been taken over by brain-eating zombies and we were the last outpost at the ends of the earth. Okay, I know I'm being overly dramatic - but have you <i>SEEN</i> The Walking Dead?!</div>
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Thankfully the power came back on and I was able to check in on my newest obsession - <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/" target="_blank">The Pioneer Woman</a>. I know I'm probably the last to discover her amazing blog but she's totally my new best friend. Plus, she has a Saturday morning cooking show on Food Network?! I'm in love. If you haven't checked her out, go ahead and click on the link - I dare you not to join me in fanatic land. </div>
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It all started at her 3-year-old well child visit with an innocuous: "Does Madeleine snore? She has some pretty big tonsils. She might have obstructed sleep apnea." Which then led to me panicking thinking Maddy would surely stop breathing in the middle of the night, which then led to a slumber party in Mommy and Daddy's room to monitor her air intake. A couple weeks later we found ourselves at Children's Hospital, seeing the Otolaryngologist. He too seemed dismayed at the size of Maddy's tonsils, "Wow, they're almost touching! They're taking up almost her entire throat!" Geez, he must see thousands of throats a year but it's <i>our</i> daughter he labels with circus sideshow-sized tonsils. Well, they are pretty miraculous.</div>
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Bright and early Saturday morning we loaded Maddy into the car and made the trek back to Children's. This was all very thrilling for Madeleine, who was quite pleased her beautiful tonsils were chosen to go in a jar in Dr. T's office. She only had a brief moment of uncertainty the night before when I told her she would be just fine. She gave herself a good look in the mirror and said, "Well...I hope so." <br />
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Upon our arrival, she was treated like royalty: a new stuffed animal, special jammies, heated blankets and a special bracelet. Not to mention the undivided attention from a huge team of doctors and nurses. Plus, she was going to get to breathe strawberry air to put her to sleep! <br />
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I was able to be with her in the OR until she went to sleep. Everyone at Children's was SO great! We are very lucky to have such a great facility for children close to our home. The procedure itself only took about 20 minutes but we were there for several hours including the pre-show and waiting for Maddy to sleep it off. When she was finally wheeled back to us she looked very nonplussed and regal, sitting up in the crib, holding a giant Popsicle. She was a bit groggy but insisted on removing her own IV before we left, much to the amazement of the nurses. (She also prefers to administer her own medication and, had the anesthesiologist not arrived promptly, would have preferred to remove her own tonsils as well.)<br />
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While Madeleine was otherwise disposed, Isabelle was having a terrific time spending the night and morning with her best friend Delaney. In fact, Isabelle was so well taken care of by my friend Erica, and had such a great time eating out, going to Build-a-Bear and picking out best friend jewelry, it's a wonder she wanted to come home at all! <br />
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One would think that having all the Popsicles, ice cream, pudding, and jello one could want would be pretty fantastic. Unfortunately, even for a 3-year-old, sweets grow tiresome. Maddy is still not eating very much, although last night she was sitting on my lap at the dinner table, fake sleeping, when all of a sudden her hand shot across the table, grabbed my sandwich and got a bite in her mouth before I could stop her. Luckily it went down okay and now I know the sneaky lengths she'll go to to have what her tummy desires - despite the pain.<br />
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Christmas may be over but we certainly had a wonderful time this season with all our family and friends.</div>
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Madeleine visited Santa Claus (and delivered a letter from her big sister who's still a bit wary of the guy). I think she was most pleased about the candy cane he gave her. Maddy and I also spent a wonderful afternoon at my friend Teresa's beautiful Christmas house where Maddy indulged in her first real grown-up tea. She's still talking about it. What 3-year-old wouldn't love a house decked out attic to basement in holiday finery? Not to mention the rope swing hanging from the banister and all those secret rooms! </div>
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After weeks of hanging by a thread Isabelle finally twisted out her first tooth, right as we were trying to rush to ballet. We did make it on time after a quick rinse. :)</div>
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Last week we headed to Eugene for a few days to visit the whole fam. We had a blast at my Aunt Bonnie's house visiting with cousins...</div>
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Maddy is always up for a snuggle.</div>
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Then it was back to Seattle for Christmas! My sister Darla hosted us on Christmas Eve where there was much music and merrymaking. There was also a delicious prime rib dinner. Pictures were taken but are too gratuitous to post. I'll just tell you there was a LOT of beef consumed that night.</div>
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When the big day finally came it was so nice to wake up in our own house and have the girls run down the stairs in the morning to see what Santa had brought.</div>
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Even though Madeleine has been talking about nothing but Jessie from Toy Story for weeks, it was still a shock to see Jessie standing there on Christmas morning.</div>
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Isabelle was equally happy with her new Zhu Zhu Pet set up. Thank goodness Santa came through on this one because Mommy is not a fan!</div>
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Even though the season culminates with gifts on Christmas morning, we are most grateful for a year filled with health, happiness, good friends and wonderful family. We hope your holiday season was as magical and memorable as ours! </div>Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-91912110566594489472011-12-26T23:57:00.000-08:002011-12-26T23:57:10.501-08:00The Christmas Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...and the girls went home to relax after all their hard work.</div>
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Don't you just love a cozy Christmas room?</div>
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Isabelle and I are very lucky to have season tickets to the ballet this year. Seeing "Nutcracker" was so much fun!</div>
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But, my favorite performance of the season was Isabelle's first grade production of "The Mitten". Jason and I took the day off so we could visit her at school and see the show.</div>
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Pre-show hugs from one of her besties.</div>
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If you've ever read the classic tale of "The Mitten" you know how important a role the snowflake cheerleaders play (as in so important they didn't make the final edit). But, Isabelle asked for the part and was thrilled to wave pompoms and wear a snowflake t-shirt. What more could you ask for? </div>
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She did a fantastic job!</div>
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More good friends celebrating a terrific show!</div>
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Look! Snowflake cheerleaders jump rope too!</div>
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That means it's this little darling's birthday! (I almost used the word angel but those who know her well would surely scoff at the thought!)</div>
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Spunky little Madeleine turned three-years-old. Here's how she felt about it in her own words,</div>
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"Yippee ki yi yay!" </div>
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Maddy wanted monkeys at her birthday brunch yesterday. She definitely got them!</div>
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Vilia looks suitably impressed with Maddy's big number.</div>
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What did Madeleine want more than anything? (Besides a pony of course.) - Scissors! And, if Mommy and Daddy are dense enough to buy a 3-year-old scissors for her birthday, they will have to learn to tolerate little bits of paper confetti strewn all over the house. A small price to pay for the look of sheer delight on her face when she opened them.</div>
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Today Madeleine took cupcakes to daycare...</div>
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As Madeleine turns three today we can't help but be so thankful that this sassy, happy, expressive, sensitive, brainy, loving, hip-hop dancing sprite is our little girl. So, even though she tried to send me to time-out for not getting her snack quickly enough this afternoon, we wouldn't change one curly hair on her sweet little head. We love you Maddy!Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103104070993594193.post-2593060006354547652011-11-06T18:27:00.000-08:002011-11-06T18:27:46.436-08:00October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We had a blast with Isabelle's dance team at the corn maze! It was dark, it was muddy, and we put total faith in making it through in the hands of children under 10 years old. It won't surprise you to discover it took us several hours to complete - serves us right!</div>
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Madeleine loved it too! (Of course she did - Jason carried her the entire time except for the bonfire break in the middle with s'mores and hot cider.)</div>
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...and ended the month dressed as royalty for Halloween.</div>
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Cousin Vilia came dressed as her favorite thing in the whole world - a sweet little teddy bear!</div>
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Baby Shepard was there too, also dressed as a bear - albeit a more confused one.</div>
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Trick-or-Treating in our crazily decked-out neighborhood! </div>
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Home at last after a fun night - even Princess Cinderella complained of sore feet!</div>
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Shepard chillaxed after his big night. </div>
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The best part of the night - candy sampling!</div>
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Since school has begun we're back into our regular fall schedule with dance too. Isabelle still absolutely loves shakin' her groove thang and is even on the dance team at her studio this year! She's the youngest one and is trying her best to keep up with the other girls, some of whom are 4-5 years older than her! She had a blast at dance camps this summer and spends much of her time dancing around the house or perfecting body contortions like the splits and holding her foot above her head. Ewww!</div>
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Look who's joined the dance crew! </div>
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After years of gazing longingly at the dancers through the studio windows, Madeleine's day has finally come. She took a "Tutus for Tots" class this summer and is now in "Creative Movement". </div>
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Like most things "Maddy", we're never quite sure what she'll say or do (e.g., yelling out, "Hey dude! You look like a lollipop!" at the grocery store). Luckily she's been following directions like a champ, despite the fact she thought Miss Amy would be teaching her break dancing in addition to ballet this term. For now we're spending four days a week at the studio - happy girls = happy parents. :)Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835597125900627269noreply@blogger.com1