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What the heck is a vocabulary parade ? I know, I thought the same thing when I got the newsletter sent home in Aviva's backpack. Apparently its something schools do sometimes. Not just my child's elementary. You pick a word. Any word in the dictionary is fair game. Then you make a costume that depicts that word. The school then invites all the parents to watch the students have a parade, hence the parade part. Everyone shows off their word costumes. -aww! There was a list of words sent home I guess to help get the creative juices flowing. I was looking at the words and thinking how am I suppose to come up with a costume for "obtuse" or "aquatic" etc... This was going to require a little thinking outside the box. On top of that, I had already expended my efforts and budget for costumes making Aviva's Vanellope Von Schweetz costume : P So I needed to be able to make it with stuff we already had. This didn't seem to be a problem, the kids have a b...

Happy Birthday Baby Abby technically she's Toddler Abby now but whatevs. We are blessed to be able to celebrate another year with our sweet girl. She's perfectly two, filled with wonder, curiosity and ambition. She takes naps, but sometimes thinks she doesn't need to. (She still needs to) She expresses her thoughts and emotions in short sentences. She's learning more words everyday. In fact she's like a little parrot. All these emotions can be overwhelming. aka toddler meltdowns. The collapsing to the floor crying, the screaming, the frustrated "I can't" that she tells us ...We'll get past these moments babygirl. Daddy, hang in there too, I'm going along with the punches. I don't always know what to do. For my Coco loving little lady, love you to pieces.  Got this from JADEandPAIIGE  on Etsy. They carry lots of personalized shirts for many occasions;) Call me a joy kill but I don't see the necessity in throwing my ch...

The city's art museum was having a costume bash for Halloween. Dressing up and looking at art? I think a big fat yes! Now an art museum wouldn't be at the top of my list of places to take my kids but the event was family friendly. Oh my thank goodness! On top of that my kids were pretty well behaved through it all. Have you seen the article about the child who knocked down (and broke) priceless art on display at a civic center? A little negligent of the parents if you ask me. The thought came into my head several times throughout the event lol. I wouldn't even dare go by myself with the kids. Luckily my husband and I put in a great team effort at keeping a diligent eye on our kids! That would be one of my greatest nightmares! You know...if my kids broke expensive artwork. We didn't go trick or treating this year. This was something I've never done before and ended up having a lovely night. I sense a new family tradition in the making. [blurry cause picture of a...

In four more days Baby Abby is going to be 2 years old. I was going to type "I can't believe it!" but yes, I can believe it. It's been an eventful two years. I've seen her grow so much during this time. In the first 12 months of her life she's gone from helpless newborn to a rambunctious baby. She learned to roll over, sit, use her hands, eat, and stand up etc. The second year she learned to walk and talk as she became her own little person. 12 though 24 months was a transition from baby to toddler. She's a toddler with SO much personality. I tell Gilbert, she's about 2ft but personality like 6'2. She has likes and dislikes. She expresses emotions with feelings in a whole new way. An infant may cry when they are cold or hungry or tired. Abby now tells us she's hungry, asks for certain foods, says no, sticks her bottom lip out when we scold her. Of course with all these new emotions comes the inability to properly act on them or express them an...