MY ELVIS

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Christopher wants me to take his pic ALL the time... he tells me how far to stand and what to take it of... he then inspects it, tells me if it's good or asks me to do it again with his "tips"...

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he LOVES to play his guitar and write songs...

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painting~ they are vivid and amazing~ Christopher loves to make purple mixing red & blue (if you haven't heard yet, he loves all things purple), he asked me how to mix it when the purple depleted... stay tuned to see our outdoor art studio Chris & I are working on!

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I think I have to pick up the piano again... there is a band forming I think;) We have a harmonica player, a drummer and a lead guitarist along with his little jr.

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Five Good Things

1. Chris plays guitar beautifully
2. Siestas
3. Coop poked another tooth!
4. Watercolors
5. Heidi's piano

ciao~alicia

SUN

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the sun felt yellow today...

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Five Good Things

1. Soft, green grass Chris just mowed
2. Coop's stripes
3. Me
4. Naps
5. Green Apples

ciao~alicia

DADDY DAY

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There is nothing like Daddy...

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He is tender... He is manly... He is great at first aid... He loves to play... He makes the best pancakes ever... He loves to talk... He reads to them with love... He remembers what brings them joy... He makes time for them... He holds... He teaches them how to express who they are... He is loyal... He is present... He can pick out the best books... He knows cool stuff about the ocean... He teaches... He leads by example...

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We all love you Chris...

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Five Good Things

1. Listening to the boys read "The Ocean Book"~ their fave
2. Love you Dad... you taught me to drive a stick and for that I will forever be grateful... I think I'm a stronger woman for being taught how to "drive like a man"! hee hee... although Chris might disagree with my driving talents!
3. 3 so little at once... funny conversations!
4. Fortitude
5. Coming full circle in this season of rebirth... a time to heal...

ciao~alicia

THE NEST

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Here's the little one learning to fly... and the nest we took from the grill when they were done... made so intricately and with such brilliance!

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Five Good Things

1. Dinner with Good Friends
2. Babies
3. Dirty little boy feet
4. Miss Barbara~ we love you!
5. Chris' grilling skills;)

ciao~alicia

HE SLEEPS

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Yes, he's sound asleep! I think he was really trying to stay awake for the movie!

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Five Good Things

1. Esther's beautiful submission
2. God's provision
3. My table girls... so refreshing!
4. Baby sign language
5. Faith & Truth!

ciao~alicia

BIRTHDAY POPPERS

For Chris' Birthday I bought those little poppers that you throw so that we could have some laughs with the boys... Most of them got jumped on although Christopher is getting pretty good. Coop got in on the action clapping for every pop... and said "gak" after the pop... he's a baby genius you know!

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My cake was too pitiful to show... but it tasted sooo good!

Happy Birthday Baby!

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Five Good Things

1. Boxed cake mixes
2. Pink spiral candles Nate had to put on the cake
3. Christopher's negotiating skills... he wore me out today... I just keep thinking "he's going to be sooo successful; he asks for everything he wants in 10 different ways!"
4. New Opportunities
5. The baby birds flew off this morning... Chris can grill... YUM!

ciao~alicia

POOL PLAY'IN

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I just wanted to push pause...

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Five Good Things

1. Sun hats
2. Chris is going back to school... yay!
3. Little glass baby bottles make great kid cups!
4. Creative ways to be frugal
5. Little boy conversations

ciao~alicia

THE HAPS

I've missed my blog... and hearing from all of you... the past few weeks have been amazing, sad, tiring, miraculous and more... He is the author of wellness and I'm happy to say that both Mike and my Sister are doing well. So here is a little of what we've been up to at home...

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Chris has sacrificed his grill for the "babies"... there are 4 baby birds that have hatched in THE most intricate nest their parents brilliantly built in the grill...thank you honey for changing your Memorial Day feast! You'll have your grill back soon! The boys now call these darlings their "pet wild birds" and tell everyone not to touch them...

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couldn't resist the tball pic... Nate's pants are bigger than Christopher's and I think I may be the loudest Mom on our team! Other than that it's been lots of pool time with friends and more to come... it should be such a fun summer with new friends, old friends and LOTS of family!

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Five Good Things

1. The Pool... clean cool water and happy boys!
2. Moms in our neighborhood... gems!
3. Esther's timing...Esther 5:2
4. Creative minds
5. Citrus citrus citrus

ciao~alicia