tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88124320857244975642024-03-14T00:34:33.588-05:00Daily DimplesWelcome to our little blog! I started this blog to document my pregnancy with my little boy, Ryan. Now that he is here you can read all about the little man and what we are up to.Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101136934278463698noreply@blogger.comBlogger914125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812432085724497564.post-4375865873837409892019-12-14T20:00:00.000-06:002020-01-14T09:45:08.739-06:00Zat U Santa: Studio B Holiday Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Over the past four months, Hayden has been spending her Monday evenings honing her dance skills in her pre-competition jazz & ballet class at StudioB. Lol. I giggle a little when I see pre-competition. It makes it sound so serious. I am not a dance mom. Especially not with a FIVE-year-old. Ha! So if you are reading this and judging me, you can stop now. It's all fun and games for us...and I'm pretty sure for all the other little girlies too!</div>
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Anyhow, I do love recitals! All the sparkles, bright cheeks, and red lips - it just adds to the energy in the air. The itty bitty girls are so adorable and the older dancers are just impressive to watch. And Hayden. Well, of course, she is my favorite! She actually loves recitals too. Although I am not sure she is able to portray that through her dancing. All semester we battle with getting to dance - she always says she doesn't want to go, but then she goes and she comes home so excited and shows us what she learned. And then it repeats each week.<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101136934278463698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812432085724497564.post-51632355968829135182019-01-17T18:24:00.001-06:002019-01-17T18:24:12.508-06:00Bella<div style="text-align: center;">
Meet Bella Lucky Buttons Rainbow Dash McDonough - Bella for short ;)</div>
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We adopted this sweet little girl a couple weeks ago and we have fallen in love! She is such a sweetheart and the kids love having a dog that they can play with and actually pet :) </div>
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We adopted her from <a href="http://www.canerossorescue.org/">Cane Rosso Rescue</a> so we don't know too much about her. Obviously, she is some sort of lab mix. She has a beautiful chocolate coat and little white markings on her chest. The vet estimates that her current age is about 10 weeks. She was only around five weeks when she was dumped with her 4 brothers & sisters at an animal shelter. Poor sweet puppies!!!</div>
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She took over Bob's bed....and fell asleep</div>
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Everyone keeps asking how Bob is doing with her - and I would say he feels the same about her as he does about anyone else. He tolerates her but when she gets to close he growls and barks. </div>
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This is Hayden's pirate smile. She coined it herself. </div>
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And a little more about Bella:</div>
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She sleeps in a crate upstairs in our room, which has worked out fine except we can't get up in the middle of the night or she wants to be let out. </div>
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When I get her out in the morning it is a struggle to get her downstairs and outside because she is so darn excited! She squeals and wiggles and licks like crazy. I have even had her accidentally pee on me a few times...she is just so excited. </div>
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She is very good about going outside for the restroom. There have definitely been accidents, but 99% of the time as long as we take her outside she will go. </div>
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Walks are starting to be one of her favorite things. We still have a little difficulty with the leash wrapping under her but she isn't as concerned with the harness as much anymore. She loves to run and chase the kids when we walk. </div>
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She loves to chew - bones and toys definitely excite her.</div>
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She is an ankle biter. Or in Hayden's case - a ruffle biter. Hayden's pants are Bella's favorite. We have been trying to nip that in the bud but if anyone has any success stories we are all ears. </div>
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We aren't giving her table food or letting her up on furniture. At some point, she isn't going to be pleased when she realizes that Bob has both of those privileges. </div>
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She's smart! We have already taught her how to sit! The kids are super excited about teaching her all sorts of tricks. </div>
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Puppies are so much fun - we are loving this sweet little girl!</div>
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<br />Michele McDonoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701403958365542952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812432085724497564.post-69542779151805841202018-12-26T07:35:00.000-06:002019-01-03T07:36:26.296-06:00Christmas 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first family Christmas in San Antonio! We had so much fun and definitely helped break in the new house. Nothing like a fire in the microwave, the kids "testing" out all the new furniture, Dad and my brothers slinging pizza flour all over the kitchen floor, and of course, Bob and his leaky bladder. All in all, everything held up and we made great memories of our first Christmas in their new house. We were so fortunate to have my grandparents from Florida with us for the holidays. It was a full house of family, fun and a lot of cheese. </div>
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Happy hour with an epic cheese board every night.</div>
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I'd say that makes a Merry Christmas. </div>
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I'm kinda in love with this view. Hill country living was pretty relaxing.</div>
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We arrived just in time to see their pool getting filled. So, of course, the kids had to test it out. </div>
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Christmas Eve - one of my favorite family traditions!</div>
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And these were the cutest boxes that Claire made for all of the kiddos! Each box had Christmas jammies, cozy socks, silly glasses, reindeer food, a themed mug with hot cocoa & fixings. They were ADORABLE and my kids were so excited! </div>
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Santa came!</div>
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Christmas morning was filled with lots of excitement - love watching the kids open their gifts. We spend the morning playing & eating. Perfection. </div>
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My sweet three. </div>
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Pro Papu & Pro Yiayia with three of their grandkids!</div>
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Merry Christmas to All!</div>
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Given the current state of our backyard, we were in no condition to host. </div>
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Luckily, Lindsey & Colin offered up their amazing house for the festivities! So the pumpkin carving party tradition continued.</div>
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We had a crazy Sunday with each kid needing to be in a completely different area of Dallas at the exact same time. </div>
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Grayson and Hayden both had soccer games and Ryan had a birthday party. </div>
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Grayson scored 1.5 goals and he was so proud. A friend texted me and said how cute he was when he scored - he looked for his dad and grandparents and gave them the biggest smile! Love how proud he was! </div>
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And across town, I was with Hayden at her soccer game. It was a scorcher. I love how she runs around on the field and participates...but she isn't really into kicking the ball. Maybe next season...</div>
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After Hayden's soccer game we ran home and grabbed our stuff for the pumpkin party! I attempted to make <a href="https://thebakermama.com/recipes/pumpkin-snack-board/">The Baker Mama's</a> Halloween Snack Board.</div>
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but mine kinda turned out like it's weird cousin or something...</div>
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To save us a little work, Kevin and the kiddos prepped their pumpkins the night before by scooping all the insides out. We also saved the pumpkin seeds and toasted them in the oven! </div>
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The kids were super excited about carving their pumpkins. </div>
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Grayson wanted a wolf</div>
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Hayden wanted a <strike>unicorn</strike> kitty cat.</div>
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I quickly got to work on Hayden's - she was <i>SO</i> thrilled with the results. <i>Pretty sure she didn't even sure if she stopped what she was doing to see the end result. Lol! Four-year-olds.</i></div>
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Grayson helped Kevin by holding his iPhone with a picture of a wolf template on it. And I am sure encouraging words. </div>
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And then we both helped Ryan <i>(maybe Kevin a tad more</i>) to carve his scary skeleton face. </div>
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It was a magical fall night. </div>
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The kiddos had so much fun together!</div>
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<br />Michele McDonoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701403958365542952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812432085724497564.post-68853735851135484792018-10-08T08:18:00.000-05:002018-10-17T09:27:44.071-05:00Los Cabos, MexicoYear FIVE girls trip did not disappoint!<br />
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Our latest trip was amazing. It was the ultimate girls trip - so many giggles, lots of lounging, amazing views and of course, delicious food & drinks. And I was totally reenergized when I returned to Dallas. It's Monday morning and although I miss waking up to the beautiful ocean views, I feel ready to get back into my routine. I am guessing that is what a true "vacation" should feel like.<br />
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I'm not gonna lie - I was a tad nervous about the whole Mexico girls trip. There hasn't really been any recent news about violence but of course, we were made aware of everything that had been happing in the past five years.<br />
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Once we arrived and were picked up by the hotel arranged car service, I felt immediately at ease. There were families vacationing with small kids, and I had also overheard a girl on the plan talking about how she brings her entire family down every Christmas and has never felt unsafe. Whew. That helped a lot.<br />
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I always love a good welcome drink - our sweet driver asked us what we wanted and called the hotel on the way to put our requests in! Gotta love that personal touch. </div>
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Once we arrived and settled into our rooms we headed down for some lunch. </div>
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And then a little pool & beach time...</div>
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Lindsey, Nat and I walked down to check out the crazy waves - they were insane. Soooo crazy that they stole Nat's flip-flops right off her feet! Oops! We saved one...but the other was long gone. The good news was that I had already managed to break one of my flip-flops (damn havianas) and my remaining one was the left one - which was the one Nat needed! So together we have a complete pair. Didn't want poor Nat to have any shoe drama on this trip!</div>
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The sand was super grainy. LIke it felt like you were getting a nice exfoliating scrub when you walked. Well, after a while it started to hurt. Some of those baby rocks were sharp!<br />
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We headed out to <a href="https://www.flora-farms.com/our-story">Flora Fields Kitchen</a> for our first dinner. </div>
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This adorable restaurant is located a little outside Cabo in San Jose del Cabo and everything that you eat in the restaurant is grown on the property. Now that is farm fresh. The modern farmhouse is ridiculously adorable with outdoor seating and twinkle lights at night. There is an extended patio with a beer garden and outdoor bar with live music. Our reservations were at 5:30pm so it was still pretty hot when we got there. Although there were fans all over, we were pretty sweaty and there was a serious fly situation. </div>
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Here we are relaxing - and Nat got stuck with a beach vendor. There is actually a rope that the vendors are not allowed to cross unless you "engage" in conversation with them. "Engage" is very loose here. It seems that something as small as a little eye contact is considered a welcoming gesture. Anyhow, she struggled with this man for a good 15 minutes before we were able to get him to leave. I totally understand he is just trying to make a living, but the fact that he was trying to charge Nat $90 for a fake silver cuff was absurd. </div>
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The waves didn't seem as aggressive as they were the day before AND there were actually some people in the ocean so Lindsey and I decided to check it out. We scoped out the perfect spot and sat down on the shore. As soon as we sat the largest wave blasted us off our bottoms and tried to sweep us into the ocean. For real. It was shocking. </div>
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We decided to stay on our feet and just walk the beach...and eventually decided it was time to head back up to the pool area. We found some chairs on the "Whale Watching Terrace" that worked perfectly! </div>
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Next morning we had one last amazing buffet breakfast with a view, a little more lounging by the pool then we packed it all up and headed back to the BIG D. So much fun with these ladies. Next up Arizona! </div>
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Previous girls trip:</div>
<b>2013</b> Lindsey's Bachelorette in Napa was sort of the initial trip that we all took together. It was there we decided we needed to make a yearly girls trip - and so we did.<br />
<b>2014</b> <a href="http://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2014/04/fredericksburg-girls-trip.html">Fredericksburg</a><br />
<b>2015</b> <a href="http://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2015/03/nashville.html">Nashville</a><br />
<b>2016</b> <a href="http://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2016/04/nola-girls-weekend.html">New Orleans</a><br />
<b>2017</b> <a href="http://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2017/04/charleston-girls-weekend.html">Charleston</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">3. What is your favorite fruit? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Apples</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">4. What is your favorite tv show? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Pokemon</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? </span><span style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">L</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">unchables<i> (of course that would be his favorite)</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">6. What is your favorite outfit? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">orange Nike shirt</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">7. What is your favorite game? </span><span style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">R</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">at a tat cat</span></span><br />
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My mom turned SIXTY on September 1st! </div>
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Isn't she adorable? I don't know what "60" is supposed to look like but I would say she looks pretty darn good! </div>
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My kiddos were so excited to surprise Yiayia with her birthday breakfast. </div>
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Trying to get a picture of all the grandkids - Grayson is Cora's little assistant. He always tried to get her into position for the pictures...but you can see she wasn't super interested. </div>
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I catered this breakfast for six adults and four children but it was enough for twenty-five - build your own breakfast tacos with three different options, muffins, croissants, pastries & fruit. Not to mention a full coffee & mimosa bar! When they brought in the SIX bottles of champagne I said, you know there are only SIX of us that can drink...she said, "I've seen worse". lol! Don't worry - we didn't drink all six. And There was SO much leftover food. We ate and ate...then we had some cake! </div>
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Cake at 11am? Why not?!?</div>
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Sweet little girls!</div>
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Helping Yiayia blow out the candles!</div>
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Just a little more decor around the room...We hung out for quite a while. The UT game was on and the kids were content so we didn't really head down to the pool until noonish. We spent the day outside and then later that evening we had a babysitter from <a href="https://www.collegenanniesandtutors.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw54fdBRBbEiwAW28S9rCBln8rJHmoR-V3zYoAzIjbSMuLPsDJACClL4Xb29Dxeu_Lm00xORoC0-kQAvD_BwE">College Nannies & Tutors</a> come out to the hotel to watch the kiddos while we went out for a little more celebrating!</div>
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Dinner at our family's favorite Austin Steakhouse - <a href="http://alcsteaks.com/index.htm">Austin Land & Cattle</a>. </div>
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Cheers to 60! We love you!</div>
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The first day of school was a little crazy for this crew - well maybe just for mama. I had to leave by 7am to prep for the BooHoo Breakfast, which meant that Kevin was in charge of getting all THREE munchkins dressed and out the door (as well as himself). I woke both of them up at 6:30 and let's just say they weren't thrilled with the early wake-up call. Grayson cried, I think he was mainly tired but he also said he was worried that he didn't know how to read. And Ryan, well he just didn't want to get up. And he is usually my early bird! Apparently once they were up and getting ready they started to get excited!</div>
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We met in the cafeteria and all went to the kindergarten wing to drop Grayson off. Hayden led the way. In her PJs. <i>Thank goodness I actually had her in matching ones. lol</i>. Anyhow, Grayson was quiet - I suppose a little nervous but excited too! The kinder class was nuts so we didn't snap a pic with his teacher - I ended up grabbing one at pick up!</div>
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We are thirlled that Grayson has Ms Littlefield - same teacher Ryan had!</div>
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Ryan asked me to take him to his room - which makes my heart smile. I love that he wanted me with him. He also seemed a little nervous but when we got to his room he found his desk and got settled. His class was a little less chaotic so we were able to grab a pic with Miss Corrigan. She seems so sweet and we are so excited to be in her class this year!</div>
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Once drop-offs were finished I headed back down to the cafeteria to the Boo Hoo Breakfast. It was crazy crowded and our tacos had still not arrived. Yikes. We stalled for a little bit and I stalked Rusty Taco...it was supposed to be delivered at 7:30...and didn't get there until 8:10!!! Oye. </div>
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After cleaning up Hayden and I got back home around 9:30 - I changed her out of her PJs and we basically headed right back up to the school to help out with Kinder lunch. </div>
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Hayden and I headed back up to school for pick up - I grabbed Ryan from the white top and then Grayson from his classroom. They appeared to be tired but still wanted to play on the playground with friends, so we did! </div>
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Getting information out of them was a challenge. I may have bribed them with ice cream. Grayson said he enjoyed it but that he had to do "so many things, like 10 things mom!" I think preschool was a little less busy! He also said that he saw Audrey in the hallway and she waved to him! He was pretty happy about that. Ryan was excited and really seemed proud to be a 2nd grader! I think he is starting to feel like a BIG kid now that his little brother is a kinder kiddo. </div>
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Little after-school treat at TCBY...with everyone else in East Dallas. The line was crazy! But so worth it - love those sweet little smiles! </div>
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This sweet little unicorn turned FOUR!</div>
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I've always wanted to order one of these cute yard signs, or the number balloons, but then forget. Imagine that. Luckily one of Hayden's friends had a birthday a week before and posted this unicorn from Yard Candy - I knew Hayden would love it so I immediately ordered one too!</div>
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The funny thing is that we currently have SIX signs in our yard (for all of our backyard shenanigans). Like it's ridiculous. So when I told Kevin we were getting another one he was super thrilled! Lol. And typically they deliver the day before the birthday and pick up two days after....well somehow we ended up with this thing in our yard for over a week! Oye. Although it's much cuter than our other yard signs.</div>
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We went and got manicures & pedicures at our favorite spot. </div>
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And then we went to the American Girl Store! I know she might seem a little young for an AG doll but I figure childhood is only so long...so go for it. Ha. </div>
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Plus she was SO excited for cousin Audrey to come along too!</div>
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Sweet girls!</div>
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Buckled up their dolls!</div>
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We stopped at Suzie Cakes for some birthday cupcakes and of course, their dolls came too!</div>
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Hayden requested spaghetti for her birthday dinner and cupcakes for dessert! </div>
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We signed up for the Amazing Race party at last years auction and it definitely lived up to all the hype. All of us on the green team were newbies so we really had no idea what to expect. </div>
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And our game faces are ON!</div>
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We each received this puzzle in our mailboxes earlier in the week:</div>
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The YELLOW team - FIRESTORM</div>
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The BLACK team - Wrecked but not Dead</div>
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The WHITE team</div>
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The RED team - the Predators. Last years champions!</div>
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First task: There were six water bottles lined up along the driveway. Each team member was to stand behind one. The first team member had to tie pantyhose with a tennis ball around their waist and knock the water bottle over without using your hands at all. Once you knock it, you pass it to the next team member. Once all six of us knock our bottle over, one member then needs to grab our team color balloon from one of the refs. Two team members have to pop the balloon without hands or feet - to release the first clue! Whew!</div>
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Jeff sprinted to the rooftop while we laid on the cement spelling SJE</div>
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Mission #1: complete</div>
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We spotted a ref right away and headed received our task - blindfold a team member and direct them to a lollipop hanging from a tree. We assigned Chad - once he got the lollipop, he opened it and had to chew them gum and blow a bubble which we were suppose to pop with a water gun. Once this was completed we had to find a balloon and pop it for the next clue. Things got a little hairy here....a lot of the balloons were already popped...and the ref just ended up handing everyone their clues. It was a bit of a shitshow. </div>
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LimeBike had dropped a ton of bikes - and they were actually there to help us. There was a code in our buckets with a free ride, but I don't think the codes weren't working...so there was mass confusion. And a little frustration as we all attempted to unlock our bikes. I think Kevin accidentally ended up purchasing $40 in Lime Bike credit trying to get the dang thing working! Lime Bike peeps ended up unlocking some bikes for the stragglers...and everyone was finally on their way....to The Lot!</div>
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Clara looks slightly terrified...she was the first one off from our team!</div>
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Chad earned us the 5 minute credit! woot woot!</div>
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Each team had to dig to find the six color coded barbie doll body parts & a dress before the ref would give us the next clue!</div>
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Mrs. Rust & her hubby were waiting for us at <a href="https://www.thegoatdallas.com/">The Goat</a> - she is a second grade teacher at SJE and she had a Texas History question for each of us to answer CORRECTLY before she was able to give us our next clue. Let's just say I need to brush up my on Texas history....</div>
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Once we danced in front of everyone at the park - they gave us our next clue!</div>
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We headed right to the Perot museum to play a little Leap frog...</div>
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We took video of this and sent to our referee - and she then sent our next clue. </div>
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The clue we should have gotten was THIS one:</div>
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We debated a little one this - what was the closest patio w/ margaritas and tacos to the Perot museum? The whole bridge thing didn't make sense...but we jumped out and ran over to Meso Maya patio. </div>
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We kept searching - the guys even ran inside to check things out. We were stumped. </div>
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Clara found Mrs. Cantu's phone number and we called her to see if we could get any additional clues. Mrs. Cantu would only speak to us in Spanish and she kept saying over and over that there is a word in the clue that gives it away. We were so CONFUSED! We started asking about specific areas of town - when we asked if she was somewhere close to home and she didn't say no, we knew to think of a place there. And then it hit me - Mockingbird Station. </div>
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And that is when we checked the phone again and saw that our ref had immediately sent the correct clue right after the wrong one. Oops. Soooo....that darn missing clue changed things. We knew it meant Glencoe park so we decided to stop there and circle the park on our way to Mockingbird Station. </div>
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We couldn't find the "odd" car and there definitely wasn't a plunger sticking out anywhere...since we already had the next clue and din't need to send a picture to get it, we just said oh well and moved on. </div>
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Apparently this task was really difficult and it took everyone a long time. The plunger was on the inside of a car & there was a window shade. So you had to be creepy and peer in all the different cars! lol. So basically everyone got held up here...which helped us since we had been hanging out in uptown looking for Mrs. Cantu.</div>
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We found Mrs. Cantu at the new Mexican restaurant in Mockingbird station. She is the kinder dual language teacher - so she gave us our next clue in Spanish. After a little deciphering we figured out that our next mission was to head to Fiesta and buy a pickle. </div>
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Inside the bag was a part of a puzzle. We had to run to the garage and find the puzzle that matched ours and finish it for the win. </div>
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Guys - this party was SO much fun. It was intense, and competitive and crazy. AND also incredibly hilarious! After the race we chilled out with beers and tacos! We were all pretty exhausted but it was so fun to hear everyones take on the night. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Two years ago I posted about<a href="http://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2016/05/circle-of-blessing.html"> Ryan's Circle of Blessing</a> - and this past Thursday we gathered for Grayson's. It is such a sweet little tradition that their preschool does for graduating kids & families. I still can't believe Grayson is headed to Kinder next year!</span></div>
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We all sit in a circle and each parent gets time to share some special words with their child. Kevin did the talking for us :) (Glancing at his notes on his phone)</div>
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Dear little G, </div>
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You came into this world as a surprise - would you be a little brother or little sister? You decided you weren't interested in waiting so you arrived two weeks early. Mom and Dad were at a party and we had to rush to the hospital - you arrived no later than three hours after we were admitted. </div>
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From the day you were born you were happy, giggle and a little puke-y. You spit up ALL the time and especially when you dad held you. You never wanted to sit down - or let anyone sit down while they were holding you. You adjusted well to our on the go lifestyle and loved watching everything Ryan was up to. When your sister came along you weren't so sure about her - you actually tried to leave the hospital room to get away. As time has passed you decided she was actually pretty cool - until she started moving around and causing a ruckus. </div>
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You are such an amazing little brother to Ryan AND big brother to Hayden. You are so lucky to have both roles and I love watching grow special bonds with each of your siblings. You and Ryan will play for hours upstairs, and you and Hayden love to be outside together. </div>
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You have a sweet & cuddly side to you that mommy loves. I also have noticed that when there is a baby around you are always the one who pays the most attention and secretly watch over them without making a big fuss. </div>
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You are curious. So many questions. All of the time. </div>
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You love numbers. We talk about values, addition, subtraction, multiplication and more. It's always about numbers with you. </div>
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You love learning about animals. And instead of story books you want books with facts. What is the fastest animal? How many types of dinosaurs are there? How many teeth do sharks have?</div>
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You love being outside. Playing sports or digging in the dirt. Riding your bike, or playing tag. I love watching you just be a kid. </div>
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You are loyal. </div>
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I love watching you play with your friends and role play as super heroes, pokemon or Mario characters. You are such a cool kid and have so many special friendships. Your love for your friends is strong. Your love for Mario Odessy is too!</div>
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Keep your kindness unmatched. Keep your friendships beautiful. Keep your smiles bright. Learn all you can. Meet new people and discover new lands. You'll be amazed how much people in the world can teach you. But don't forget to stay true to yourself. You only need to please God. Remember that. The rest will fall into place. I cannot wait to see what lies ahead for you. You're a strong young man growing in an incredible world. I wonder what you'll see in your lifetime. It will be miraculous, of this I am certain. These preschool years have been incredible. Our hearts are full and our love for you is never-ending. It is an honor to be your parents. </div>
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Love, Mom & Dad</div>
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And Mrs. Prude gave each child a Bible. </div>
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These two sweet boys - friends from the beginning :) </div>
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Saturday morning started off a little chilly - Grayson had a 9am baseball game that we bundled up for BUT by 1:30pm the sun was out and it was beautiful. We headed to Bishop Lynch for the White Rock Spring Games. What's that? Basically field day for all the East Dallas school kiddos! It started 6 years ago and is a small nonprofit with the purpose to help East Dallas school raise money through a shared community experience. East Dallas is such a close knit community and this is the perfect "mixer" to meet up with friends that attend different schools and support our local schools! </div>
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Ryan's team, the Scrambled Legs!</div>
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Sweet boys!</div>
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The first grade boys started with the ballhop relay and the Scrambled Legs started out strong by winning the first round! They were so excited...but unfortunately they didn't hold their ground in the finals. A few tears before moving on to Tug of War , the team Warrior Dash, and the Three-Legged relay. If you haven't ever watched a bunch of kids in a 3-legged relay you really should. And soon. It's pretty great. They finished the games off with individual 50-yard dash!</div>
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Ryan is in the middle with the yellow ball!</div>
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Hayden and Grayson watching the Ballhop relay!</div>
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And the Warrior Dash...</div>
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When we got to the 50-yard dash I was surprise to see my friend Lauren! Yay! Centro (the company she works for) was a sponsor so some of their employees volunteered! So fun!!!</div>
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And of course snow cones ...</div>
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They don't look that excited but I can assure you they were quite pleased. The <a href="https://www.whiterockgames.com/#details">White Rock Spring Games</a> were so much fun and even though we didn't bring home any medals Ryan really enjoyed it and is looking forward to next year! Grayson too! </div>
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Tuesday night Grayson and I headed to Stonewall without big brother Ryan - this time it was all about him! </div>
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This event is so sweet and I love seeing all the new kinder cuties! </div>
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<i>(loved the whimsical decor - this pic was from earlier in the day) </i></div>
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Our principal. Ms. Mans, opened the program and welcomed everyone. Once all the business was taken care of we enjoyed a little fashion show! The adorable first graders strutted their stuff showcasing the school uniforms, garden shirts, & spirit shirts! So cute! </div>
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First graders lined up and ready to walk the "runway"</div>
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After the show our PTA president welcomed everyone and talked a little more about our wonderful school. She also introduced all of the Kinder teachers - we have TWO new ones for next year! They are adding another dual language class and another regular classroom! Looks like the kinder class next year is going to be pretty large!</div>
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So many awesome volunteers sprinkled around helping everyone find there way....and handing out goodies too! We headed to the kinder wing to meet all the teachers :) </div>
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Once Grayson had met them all, we headed to the cafeteria to learn about all the different clubs and specials that Mockingbird offers!</div>
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Some of the "upper class men" handed out cookies to the little incoming kinders! So Sweet! </div>
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Grayson thought that cookie was pretty great!</div>
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Sweet little man ended up being the only BOY, but he was so hungry he didn't mind. I caught him laughing at the girls every once in a while. It was my first time to be out with more girls than boys! I would say it was completely different BUT these ladies all have older brothers (in Ryan's grade) so they weren't your typical girly girls! lol! </div>
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The first grade moms met at Mi Cocina before heading to the dance. Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend this part (I had my last weekend of training for my lagree certification) but one of our friends took Ryan with them and I met them at the dance afterwards. I felt so bad about mission out on the dinner but when I arrived at the dance and found Ryan he was like "hi" and then ran back off. Clearly he wasn't concerned. </div>
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These boys were running around, dancing and obviously getting a little sweaty!</div>
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Sweet little photo booth! Had a great night with this sweet boy! Next year I will have TWO with me!Michele McDonoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701403958365542952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812432085724497564.post-65701986578862574762018-01-18T15:50:00.002-06:002018-01-18T15:55:06.997-06:00Nashville + Beautycounter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past weekend I spend a quick 48 hours in Nashville with some amazing women! </div>
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Most of our crew flew in early Friday morning so we had the day to play! We decided to head to the <a href="https://www.ryman.com/">Ryman</a> Auditorium before grabbing some lunch. Although I was <a href="https://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2015/03/nashville.html">here</a> two years ago with friends, this time we did the backstage tour and it was well worth the extra $. I loved touring the dressing rooms and learning all about the history of the Ryman. </div>
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When we finished with our tour we headed over to <a href="http://www.merchantsrestaurant.com/">Merchants</a>. </div>
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Saturday was all about Beautycounter. It was a day filled with inspiring women and insightful training. I learned so much...and have so many notes to go over. This is just what I needed to get myself back into the groove. </div>
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Our (Kristin's) team headed to The Gulch for dinner at <a href="http://the404nashville.com/dinner/">The 404 Kitchen</a>. My limited review:</div>
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My weekend was pretty wonderful. Hanging with friends & coworkers, in a fun city filled with awesome music, kind people, delicious food, rich history, and all because of a job that inspires me. 400 women supporting, training and working with on another. It's pretty amazing.<br />
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I love all the ladies that I spent the weekend with, but sure would love to see more of my friends here with me next time!<br />
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The safari was a lot of fun and the kids enjoyed seeing all of the animals. The original plan was to get to the Safari ride early so we would have time to get to the Festival of the Lion King and use our fast pass there....but that didn't quite happen. We weren't really sure what to do...wait for the next show (they let us use our fast pass for that one) or walk around. When we realized that the next show as at noon and it was only 11:10....we opted to leave. We maneuvered our way back up to the Africa area, stopped to get some coffee and donuts then over to Asia. And stopped for some pics!<br />
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The Everest rollercoaster looked awesome but the killer wait times and the fact that our kids were too little made it an easy decision not to mess with it. Obviously we didn't do the Flight of Avatar either. Clearly there will be a next time....<br />
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We headed to our last fast pass at 11:50am, which was a meet and greet with Mickey and Minnie. They were super cute and the kids enjoyed them so that was a success.<br />
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After that we moseyed our way back to the entrance and hopped on a bus to the Magic Kingdom. Once again, lines were insane. As we walked down Main Street we caught the castle show before heading towards Frontier Land.<br />
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As we were walking to lunch we saw a crown of people, so we stopped to see what was going on. It was a cute little muppets show, so we hung out there for a little bit before lunch at the Liberty Tree Tavern.<br />
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- You definitely feel like you are stepping back in time when you walk in the front door. You are greeted by Waiters/waitresses dressed in colonial clothing and the decor is very 18th century Willamburg-esque. Each dining room decor is inspired by a different founding father....<br />
- The hostesses town-criers announce your family and where you are from - "Here ye, here ye, we would now like to seat the McDonough family from the Republic of Texas"<br />
- The food - well, it's traditional Thanksgiving food & a little New England mixed together. A little odd and honestly if the weather had been hot (like typical Florida weather) it is the last kind of food I would be interested in...but apparently...people love it. I suppose that people that love Thanksgiving food do. SO there is that.<br />
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Kevin got the clam chowder and a salad. I got Fish and Chips. Yup - they tried to bring me the salad. Ryan ordered and gobbled up the roasted turkey kids meal while Grayson and Hayden split a cheeseburger. We couldn't have timed our meal any better because as soon as we were done the <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/magic-kingdom/festival-fantasy-parade/">Festival of Fantasy</a> was just starting. And we were on the parade route. It was perfect! I did have to hold Grayson up, but it was worth it. We loved this parade so much!<br />
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The crowd after the parade was insane. You literally couldn't move anywhere...and Kevin couldn't remember where he parked the stroller. I am sure you can imagine how fun that was. Anyhow, we ended up getting split up but survived and made it to the circus area for our last ride of the trip. II really wish I would have done the Barnyard rollercoaster - I think the kiddos could have handled that. They were excited about Dumbo, so you can imagine the thrill level we are dealing with. Grayson needed a bathroom break so we stumbled into the Big Top Souvenir shop and OMG - my favorite Disney shop EVER. They had souvenirs, but also all these adorable treats and snacks! Carmel apples, cotton candy, cake pops, marshmallow pops and more....and they were all shaped like Mickey Mouse of course! Since we still had snacks and a couple of quick service meals left on our dining plan I stocked up on these fun treats!<br />
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After Dumbo we had to say goodbye to the Magic Kingdom. There were no tantrums...I think it was the perfect amount of time for our first trip. We didn't over do it. The kids were happy. We were happy. We walked back to the hotel and got our bags from the bell service. We waited for the Magic Express bus to take us to the airport. And once we boarded, this happened....<br />
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It took about an hour to get to the airport, and then another hour to get though security. Ugh, it was a disaster. Anyhow, once we got though we had time to grab some dinner and board our flight. We boarded our flight to Dallas and it was easy sailing...Ryan and Hayden fell asleep pretty quickly and Grayson fell asleep as we were landing...oh well. We got home around midnight and everyone slept amazing in their own beds...including myself!<br />
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So at 4:45am on New Years Day we headed to the airport. </div>
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Both Kevin and I were a tad over-confident with the fact that we were leaving from Love Field. We were debating on leaving the house around 4:40 or 4:50...you know, cause we are so close and it is soooooo convenient. Well, we are dumb because it is the holidays. And the weather was crazy. </div>
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We got a fresh slap in the face when we arrived and saw massive lines for check-in. And then security. Holy guacamole.<br />
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We really didn't think we were going to make it. But we did...just in time to board the plane. We thought we would be able to grab breakfast but that didn't happen. So we had peanuts and pretzels. The flight was uneventful and we arrived in Orlando at 9:45am. </div>
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We grabbed some food to eat on the way and went to pick up our luggage. (<a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/magical-express/">Disney's Magical Express</a> will get your luggage for you BUT I really didn't want to deal with any lost luggage) Anyhow, the baggage claim and Disney's Magical Express area couldn't have been any further away from each other. So that was super fun. By the time we got to the check in I was a sweaty mess.<br />
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However, once we got there the entire process was easy peasy. Kudos to Heidi (our Disney vacation planner) at <a href="http://tripstothemouse.com/">Trips to the Mouse</a> and Walt Disney World itself. They know what they are doing. We swiped our wrist bands to activate and were ushered to a bus that would take us to our hotel in no time.<br />
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On the ride over I was trying to check in to the hotel via the app but it wasn't working ....so when we arrived I have to physically check in. No biggie. Our room wasn't ready, since it was only 11am, so we changed the kids out of their PJs and headed to Epcot for the afternoon.<br />
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So Kevin and I have totally different packing personalities. And packing for this trip I think Kevin totally took on the Michele packing mantra. We brought three different jackets for EACH kid. That's NINE jackets!!! Yes. You are welcome for that math. And that doesn't even include all the other crap I packed. Anyhow, I would just like to say that thank goodness because we needed them! This weather is cray cray.<br />
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So here was the Epcot Plan:</div>
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And the actual execution went like this:<br />
When we arrived I checked the Disney app and saw that the Nemo & Friends ride was only 20 minute wait, so we headed over there to check that out before our first fast pass ride. </div>
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<b>The Seas with Nemo & Friends:</b> Cute little kid-friendly ride where you are invited to join Marlin and Dory on an adventure to find Nemo.<br />
You "board a "clamobile" and descend below the waves into a "Big Blue World" where Nemo and his friends flit though brightly colored coarl reeds and gently swaying sea anemones. Swim with Mr. Ray and his school and see ultra-cool, ultravoilet "jellies". Dodge underwater mines, a toothy angler fish and even toothier Bruce the shark as he lurks in the rusted hull of a sunken ship. Then catch a ride on the EAC with sea turtle Crush and his little dude Squirt. "<br />
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The kids LOVED the aquarium - perhaps I should take them to the Dallas one again. Anyhow, we stumbled upon Turtle Talk with Crush and hopped in the standby line since it was only 20 minutes, but after a couple of minutes we realized how hungry we were and headed out to hit up the World Showcase for some snacks. </div>
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When we arrived at Test Track we realized it was closed because of the rain. They told us we could use our fast pass on anything (there were two exceptions, one was meet & greet with Ana and Elsa and I can't remember the other). So we decided to hit Spaceship earth and then call it a day. The boys were super excited for Spaceship Earth - the second we arrived at Epcot Ryan was asking if we could go in the big ball. The stand by line for this ride was over an hour, so it was nice to have a fast pass. We really didn't wait very long but somehow Hayden managed to fall asleep in Kevin's arms.<br />
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When you get on the ride you select the language for your journey. I am pretty sure Ryan accidentally selected Spanish and Kevin had no idea what was happening. Half-way through the ride he had his phone flashlight out checking the side of the ride to see if there were a Spanish on/off button. He was so confused. And I was giggling. It was great. And typical.<br />
<i>(Side note: I remember this ride from when I was little - and it hasn't changed. I mean, not that I remember the entire thing but it still ends with the invention of the computer. Ha! Things have come a long way since then. They did add a little interactive quiz and story at the end but that was the only new thing.)</i><br />
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Patch and Patch (the pirate hosts) came out and started the show. They were super fun and the kids loved them.<br />
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We had desserts and then Captain Hook and Smee showed up for pictures and storytelling. They did some trivia and actually Ryan raised his hand and answered a question correctly! He won a pirate hook! He was very proud - and so were Kevin and I - we didn't know the answer! lol! After a while Peter Pan made an appearance...and then everyone was invited to go watch fireworks from the 4th floor bar area. However since we had an amazing view from our room...we hightailed it upstairs and watched from our room.<br />
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Hayden LOVED the characters. I thought she might be scared but she was all about them - hugs were even given! A Hayden hug doesn't come easily!<br />
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And that is her current smile that we get....<br />
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She is saying cheese...and probably "stop it mommy"<br />
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They loved getting everyone's autograph!<br />
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I hope everyone had a wonderful NYE and great start to 2018! We had an incredibly low-key NYE this year involving a toast at about 7pm....<br />
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We went to bed at 11....but I was still awake to hear the LCC fireworks at midnight. And I am pretty sure I didn't get much sleep between then and 4am when I got up to get us ready for our flight. How about that pity party I just threw for myself? ok. moving on.<br />
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We packed up the car and started it...since it was FREEZING....and then went to get the kiddos. I woke Ryan up first - he wakes up so quickly and bit frantically. He literally jumps out of bed and is in full speed but doesn't really know what is happening. Grayson is more of a slow riser and Hayden has to be carried down....so once they were all downstairs and half awake we decided to tell them what was happening.</div>
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They were excited. And tired. Fair enough.<br />
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So with the New Year always comes a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Michele. I love a fresh start. And I love setting goals. I have so many things I want to accomplish this year and of course I will share it on my blog - it keeps me accountable. The first of many things is to actually KEEP blogging! Stay tuned for more :) </div>
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Thankfully I had some help! My parents kept the kids happy while we all waited in line. </div>
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Sweet little kiddos! All smiles this year! Hayden was still a little unsure of him but she followed her brothers leads and went with it. She even talked to him - although I am pretty sure Santa couldn't understand what she said. He seems to be pretty well trained in talking with kiddos! </div>
Michele McDonoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701403958365542952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812432085724497564.post-21366659639050815472017-12-11T20:43:00.000-06:002017-12-11T20:50:29.351-06:00Studio B - Christmas Recital 2017<div style="text-align: center;">
On Saturday, Hayden's had her first official dance recital! She was actually pretty excited about being up on stage! She seemed to enjoy herself during the rehearsal so I was super excited to see her all dressed up and on stage!</div>
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My friend Terra and I were selling Beautycounter at the Bishop Lynch High School Holiday Baazar that morning, so Kevin popped by with the kids. I was pretty shocked when Hayden walked in with her cute kitty cat sweater....and nude tights. The sweater hardly covers her tooshy and the nude tights made it look like she was naked from the waist down. Oye. </div>
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Anyhow, she stayed with me so that I could get her ready for her show. Kevin quickly realized that this wasn't a kid focused event and he took the boys to Dave and Busters. Hayden hung out - we did her hair and makeup! Terra had this amazing bun making tool (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hairnet-Shapers-Curler-Hairstyle/dp/B071Z69LYD/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1513044393&sr=8-7&keywords=magic%2Bhair%2Bbun%2Bmaker&th=1">magic hair bun?</a>) that made doing Hayden's hair so easy. And it's never easy. I am totally buying one...maybe two. </div>
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Hayden and her sweet friend Winslow!</div>
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All these sweet girls with Ms. Ashley!</div>
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The show started at 1pm and we were ready to go! </div>
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My video is really hard to see her but she is the 2nd one and is watching me for the majority of the time. I was a total stage mom - trying to video, do the dance moves, and make her smile all at the same time. Clearly it wasn't working! I totally felt like Amy Poehler in Mean Girls during Jingle Bell Rock. Ha!!!! Kevin also took video of her, but it's far away so she is hard to see. And we already know she doesn't really do much dancing. BUT she does sing! And smile :) She was proud of herself when she was done. </div>
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Oh well. I still thought she did great. And she was adorable. The whole thing was super cute & only an hour! It was so much fun watching her on stage - although next year I might like to be in the audience so I can see better!</div>
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Here is the video from rehearsal - I forgot her tap shoes and was hoping that was the reason she wasn't dancing...but yeah, it wasn't. </div>
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The weathermen got it right....the day started out sunny...then turned chilly & rainy. The good news was that the rained cleared out in time for Trick or Treating! It was the perfect Halloween night!</div>
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My sweet little ninja turtle!</div>
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These kiddos were so excited! They even smiled for pictures!</div>
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And more pictures with Yaya & Papu!</div>
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And then they were off...</div>
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A Vandy Halloween....</div>
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Sweet kiddos!</div>
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Grayson found Jack!</div>
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Some dueling dinosaurs hanging out on the street :)</div>
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Hayden and Grayson were so excited to get back to our house and hand out candy. It was hilarious because most people didn't realize they were giving them candy. Hayden and Grayson would basically ambush anyone headed our way and without saying anything find their buckets and put candy. They were so excited!</div>
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Ryan went back down to his friends house - he really wanted to Trick or Treat with his buddy Thomas. Successful night :) I can't imagine how crazy school will be today...so many tired kiddos! Early to bed tonight :) </div>
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Ryan carved the robot - from one of his own drawings! And Grayson did the Ninja turtle! </div>
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So I thought I would try and jump back in here...and <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.com/2017/10/whats-wednesday-10-25-17/">WUW</a> seemed like a good place to start!</div>
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<b>1. What we're eating this week</b></div>
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This week is a little crazy with TWO school fundraising events, but it's always nice to not worry about dinner! Especially when you are eating some of your favorite things!</div>
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Monday: <a href="http://unleavened.com/">Unleavened Fresh Kitchen</a> </div>
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Leftovers & whatever my kids eat on the run...soccer practices starting at 5:30 make dinner tricky on Wednesdays. When we leave the house at 5:20 no one is hungry. But 10 minutes later when we arrive at practice they are ALL starving! What the wha??? So I bring dinner and they eat on the run. </div>
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We decided between the Lakewood Halloween Party and the <a href="http://www.jllong.com/long-run.html">J L Long fun run </a>- and the fun run won! We have never done it but hear it is a lot of fun - plus the t-shirts are glow in the dark and the kids are excited about that! What could be better than a little run with friends then food truck burgers & a band? Looking forward to it!</div>
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Something EASY because clearly I have outdone myself this week! Lol - But I need to prep my chili and party supplies for our Annual Carving Party tomorrow. We will probably just order pizza or grab Liberty Burger.</div>
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Halloween past...my babies are getting so BIG! And the costumes aren't as fun now that they have opinions. lol</div>
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The Beautycounter Holiday Collection. Specifically the <a href="https://www.beautycounter.com/illuminating-trio.html">illuminating trio</a> - check me out! :) <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G_oAwg7sZ0I/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G_oAwg7sZ0I?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
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This Trio is valued at $111 and it's yours for only $55! Hot damn!</div>
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<b>4. What we've been up to</b></div>
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SJE Carnival (post coming)</div>
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Houston (post coming)</div>
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<a href="http://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2017/10/state-fair-of-texas.html">Texas State Fair</a></div>
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<b>6. What I'm Working on</b></div>
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- 7th Annual Pumpkin Carving Party this Saturday</div>
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Throwback to our F<a href="http://mcdonoughdailydimples.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-annual-pumpkin-carving-party.html">irst Pumpkin Carving</a> party back in 2011! </div>
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- Fall Festival Party for Ryan's class: There are six 1st grade classes and each room is a different activity for the kiddos! Think cookie decorating, arts & craft, guest reader, ect...and our class is in charge of the Monster Mash. I am working on learning an easy dance to teach all of the first graders & we made some cute <a href="http://becomingmartha.com/halloween-play-doh/">Monster party favors</a>!</div>
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- Making sure we the kids have all their costume accessories for Halloween! </div>
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<b>7. What I'm excited about</b></div>
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- Farmer's Market Field Trip with Ryan's class next Friday</div>
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- Pilates Training - I have decided to take the plunge and become Lagree certified! I have thought about this for a while now and the opportunity came up, so I went for it! Training starts next month!</div>
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- <a href="https://www.beautycounter.com/holiday/">Beautycounter Holiday</a></div>
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- The Holidays & festivities!</div>
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<b>8. What I'm watching and reading</b></div>
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When I was in Houston MK recommended <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Couple-Next-Door-Novel/dp/0735221103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508896020&sr=8-1&keywords=the+couple+next+door">The Couple Next Door</a> and I was sucked in - seriously, I lost sleep because I couldn't stop reading. I loved it, but it had me so darn sucked in I wasn't really productive until I finished it. So I don't want to start anything new for a while. I'll stick to audible in the car for now...</div>
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<b>9. What I'm listening to</b></div>
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Taylor Swift <i>(cause I can't stop)</i></div>
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Football<i> (cause it's always on...)</i></div>
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<b>10. What I'm wearing</b></div>
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- Pottery Barn Kids Knox/Henderson Beautycounter Trunk Show - I'll be there from 11-3 Saturday! It's <a href="http://www.familyplace.org/partners-card/home">Partners Card</a> weekend so come shop & stop by to see our Holiday collection :) </div>
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- Pumpkin Carving Party <i>(how many times am I going to mention this?)</i></div>
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<b>12. What I'm looking forward to next month</b></div>
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- Wurstfest? I just found out that I will be in training for my Lagree fitness certification during the weekend we had planned to go down to New Braunsfels. I am bummed to miss but I think Kevin might still try and take the kiddos down! </div>
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- Broken Bow Weekend with friends</div>
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-Obviously I am excited for my Pilates Training & Certification classes! I will be attending workshops for three weekends (Sat/Sun 12-5) </div>
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- Friendsgiving - our first ever! </div>
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- And of course, Thanksgiving!</div>
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Another year at The State Fair in the books!</div>
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The kids LOVED it...and although our group was massive the kids all had a blast together. Plus we didn't lose anyone! </div>
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Once we finally entered the park we made our way to meet up with friends - stopping at random games along the way....</div>
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Hayden picked a little orange tiger as her prize and she is obsessed with it. </div>
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We met up with the Bishops and Fowlers...</div>
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Jenni took the kiddos on the bear ride. I don't do spinning...</div>
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Ryan and Kelby rode this little rollercoaster! Grayson just wanted to watch :)</div>
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Grayson REALLY wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel...so we did!</div>
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So happy!</div>
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And this little one pepped up too!</div>
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Jenni was NOT a fan</div>
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The older boys went on this super fast ride....and when Ryan whipped around the first time he had a horrible look on his face...I was a little worried, but when the ride slowed down and the guy told them to throw their hands in the air if they wanted to keep going, Ryan threw his up with a big ol grin! Whew!</div>
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Hayden picked out a purple monster truck ride for us to go on. I love squishing myself into these tiny rides. </div>
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She was pretty pleased with herself. </div>
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One quick photo at the Midway sign...</div>
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And Corny Dogs for lunch...</div>
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We played a few more games...and rode a the BIG rainbow slide and then called it a day. It was HOT! Until next year....</div>
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Grayson has been SO excited for his birthday! We have been counting down the days...poor middle child has the LAST birthday in the family.</div>
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Grayson was thrilled to have his birthday party at Obstacle Warrior Kids. When we arrived the party room was all set up and once the kids were signed in they were off to play.</div>
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They all loved the obstacle courses!</div>
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Hayden & the monkey bars!</div>
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The kids had a blast exploring the courses, playing tag and even braved the dodgeball court! </div>
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Hayden did too!</div>
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Selfie with Nat :)</div>
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These sweet kids decided dodgeball wasn't quite for them....so they watched :) </div>
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After an hour of playing we headed to the party area for pizza & cake!</div>
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All set up</div>
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I did not have to lift a finger...which was pretty amazing!</div>
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Then the kiddos came...</div>
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Pizza with Aiden & Jack</div>
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Sweet boys!</div>
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Andy and Jack!</div>
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Grayson LOVED all the attention! So cute :)</div>
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After eating they headed back to the play area for some more dodgeball!</div>
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And then it was time to head home...party favors from Obstacle Warriors were a big hit! </div>
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