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I’ve already mentioned Anna’s feelings of being ignored, so I thought I might share a few of the boys’ colloquialisms - just for posterity. I certainly don’t want to forget them.
Barrett doesn’t have a large vocabulary yet, but his special name for his blanket (the one Grandmother made him) is “nanket.”
Joshua, on the other hand, has [...]

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the meaning of “Family”

Joshua and Anna had some interesting thoughts the other day.  We recorded them, and share it with you. 

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Gum

Our littlest munchkin, Bear (as we call him), has his own little baby words for various things.  Eek-eek is a generic term for everything from ‘cracker’, to ‘eat’, to ‘more’.  Wa-wa is, obviously, ‘water’.  His latest kick has been gum, which he calls, very precisely, ‘gum’.  Over, and over, and over.  Tonight we have chili [...]

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Kids riding bikes

This morning was a bit kinder to us in the form of cooler weather.  I think the high today is supposed to be 89!  After 95+ weather this past week, that’s a blessing!
The kids took advantage of this weather to ride their bikes.  It was a nice relief from yesterday’s excursion.  We rode over to [...]

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This kid is smart

Barrett is only 19 months old.  Two weeks ago, we had Vacation Bible School at our church, and one of the songs we sang was, “I’m in the Lord’s Army.”  Here is Barrett’s version…note, when he pinches his chest, he is trying to make wings and “fly o’er the enemy.”
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Hey, I thought you’d like to see some recent pics of the kids.  Most are from this week (Joshua’s is from 4th of July parade).
  

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Because of our busy schedule this week (VBS, packing, taking Heather to the airport, more VBS, and lots of playing with the neighbor girl), I’ve been having the kids take naps all week.  I have them get their blankets, and curl up on our bed with me to help them calm down. 
I find it funny [...]

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Day #2

Oh my.  After a night like last night, couldn’t it get any better?  Well, take a peek at this!

He loves to eat the egg yolks, and these just got all over him.  Well now, we’re going to be washing much more than usual!
Heather has someone sending the kids (and me) a letter each day while [...]

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