tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55138365529370245822024-03-12T17:25:21.315-07:00The Traylor Parks BlogA creative soul. A place to store my memories and things.Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-24425980602607439262018-01-21T18:06:00.001-08:002018-01-21T18:06:54.304-08:00Will & Maya are ONEI don't know where this past year has gone! Oh wait! Yes I do...it's gone to Will & Maya, and their brother Sid. Let me tell ya, being a mom of three, let alone 2 babies simultaneously is Challenging -with a capitol C! Our babies are now a year old! I haven't been able to keep up with a monthly post for the twins. Rather than beat myself up about that, I am going to just give myself grace and know that I did the best I could do. Thankfully, Instagram is packed full of their story! I am going to post their monthly photos here. I gave pretty good descriptions of them, on most of the months, I think :) Here it goes!<br />
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1 month - February</div>
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2 months - March</div>
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3 months - April</div>
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4 Months - May</div>
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5 months - June</div>
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6 months - July</div>
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7 months - August</div>
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8 months - September</div>
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9 months - October</div>
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10 months - November</div>
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11 months - December</div>
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These babies, along with their older brother, are our life. It's not glamorous by any means. But we love them LOVE THEM, & would do anything on earth for them. Happy first birthday, Will! Happy first birthday, Maya! We. Love. You!!! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I tried preparing myself mentally as best as I knew how. I was freaked about the idea of having awake surgery! But I feel like I stayed pretty calm about the whole idea, all things considered. The day before we had to go for pre-op at the hospital. It was nice to hear exactly how the next day would play out. It made me feel better about things. I actually slept like a champ on Tuesday night. Shocking!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It was almost 12 before I even realized it! The nurse came in around 11:15 and said, "Ok - we're all set! We're just waiting on Dr. Allen and as soon as I see her, we'll be wheeling you back!" I acted excited! I was. But before I had time to get control of my brain - it was gone & spiraling out of my control. My emotions were a mess and I began to slightly panic. Sean had run to the bathroom and I was alone with my thoughts. Tears were flowing and thoughts of escape were entering my mind. I felt like I needed out of that room, and fast! Sean came out and reassured me everything was going to be fine and I'd do great. But I was still crying. The anesthesiologist came in next. Her name was Wendy and she was amazing. She calmed me down and told me everything about what she'd be doing. She said she'd need me to not cry so I wasn't jumpy while injecting the spinal. I calmed down. So I thought. Wendy left, and in walked Dr. Allen. Tears! Again!! She snapped me out of it and that's all she wrote. Suddenly I was in the OR. </span></div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-48769959306015565502017-01-18T17:45:00.000-08:002018-01-15T20:36:31.442-08:00Wait, {gulp} WHAT?<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We thought we would try for a second baby. It was a big decision for us, as there were plenty of days where we thought having just one baby was perfect. But as we thought on it, we realized we were just being selfish. Sid needed a sibling. We wanted a bigger family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">One day I had a feeling. I took a pregnancy test and that feeling was wrong. I actually took two pregnancy tests, and they were both negative. I don't have much patience and certainly was not being patient while trying to find out if we'd gotten pregnant. Sean and I took off to Colorado for a wedding with the idea that we weren't pregnant yet (I still wasn't convinced). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">When we got back home two days later that feeling hadn't gone away. I took another test and it confirmed my feelings - PREGNANT!!! I came out to the couch where Sean and Sid were playing and very matter of factly said to Sean, "Well guess what, I'm pregnant!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It was a different type of excitement than when we found out with our first. We didn't cry, we didn't freak. We were just so excited!!! This time we knew what to except and we knew we could handle it. Another baby!!! We've got this!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We went in for the sonogram just hoping we were right, and they were going to see a baby, and that our test wasn't wrong! The test was not wrong. Except it had no way of preparing us for the news that we were about to hear. We were not just having one more baby. We were having two more babies! Yep, TWINS!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">SHOCK. FEAR. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? Are you SURE?! I began to completely lose it. Sean had tears, but his were happy! My tears were disbelief and scared. I just couldn't believe it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We called Grammy first and I was a mix between laughter and tears - she didn't believe us at first! It took me several weeks to come to terms with the news. I finally did and the feelings of blessings began to overwhelm. What a blessing we were given. Two beautiful babies! Something my body just did completely on its own. Wow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I would've been 37 weeks tomorrow. Unreal that I have carried these two blessings. The weight both physically and mentally has been a lot to handle and prepare for. But it was worth every minute of it. And now, as I lay in bed, about to get up and get ready to meet our new tiny bundles - I am filled with peace, joy, and love. Will & Maya, this is your day!! "Heaven blew every trumpet and played every horn on the wonderful, marvelous, night you were born."</span></div>
Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-30414219437226255362016-08-24T19:33:00.000-07:002018-01-15T19:33:58.024-08:00Visit to DC<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thursday 8/11/16</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That night, Grammy offered to babysit the kiddos while we adult "children" enjoyed a nice dinner out. By the end of our visit, Yasha had taught Sid how to wrestle! The last night there I walked in to the living room only to find my sweet Sidney Loyd straddling Yasha on the ground!! Thankfully everyone was laughing, but OMG!! This kid is a fast learner. Haha! Yasha and Ollie wrestle quite often. It was a great time in DC and I'm so glad we were able to do it. Oh, and we also celebrate Sean's 40th a tad early...with cherry pie :)</span></span></div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-29593901883468529772016-06-27T06:20:00.000-07:002017-03-27T06:21:17.719-07:00Weekend in Broken BowMy mom's birthday was just a few weeks after Sid's! My Uncle Jim has a cabin in Broken Bow and he was going to be there for the weekend of her birthday. My mom was going, too - so we decided to join them for a quick weekend getaway! It's just under a 4 hour drive, not bad!<br />
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If you've ever been on a road trip with my husband, then you know you better be ready for whiplash at any given moment if he spots a good lookin' food (aka whole in the wall!) joint! He will flip that car around so fast you won't even know what hit you! This is what happened on our way to Oklahoma! This is definitely one of the things I love about him.<br />
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It was a hoooooooot Texas summer day and we ate outside on the side of the highway! BUT - it was one of the best hamburgers ever!!<br />
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As you can see, it was totally open aired. Even though it was hot, there was a breeze and shade, thankfully. Sid was in total heaven because he was able to watch all the big trucks zoom right past us on the highway. It was a fun little lunch stop :)<br />
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We were the first to arrive at Blackberry. I was ready to get Sid all set up for nap time. We hauled his stuff upstairs, only to find that the room for Sid had been infested by bees! Ah! We then realized that the air was not coming on upstairs either. THEN - we began to notice more bees around, in the big cabin windows mainly. We called my uncle who was an hour away. Thankfully his room downstairs didn't have any bees in it, so we were able to get Sid down for a nap using his room. Thank goodness the downstairs AC worked!<br />
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By the time Uncle Jim got there, he was able to get an AC repair man out there that day to fix the upstairs. He got in touch with a beekeeper who told us he wouldn't be able to come out until the next day, but not to worry because they wouldn't bother us during the night. I guess we felt pretty good about that, as we weren't noticing anymore coming in, and the ones that were in seemed to not be buzzing as the evening started to set in.<br />
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The next day we hung out at the house waiting on the bee keeper to show up. Sid had a nice breakfast and then played with his legos that we brought with us.<br />
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />It was really interesting watching him do his work and learning about how these very intelligent insects operate. For lunch we went for some fried catfish at Steven's Gap. It was very very good. We took some back to Uncle Jim because he didn't get join us because the beekeeper was still at the cabin.</div>
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After lunch, the bees were all gone. Orrrrr, so we thought! I went upstairs to put Sid down for his nap, and next thing we know, we see where TONS of bees were clustering just outside of the bedroom. I completely freaked! We carefully aborted nap time, gathered all of our stuff from upstairs, and evicted the cabin for a hotel room. The beekeeper came back and took care of the rest of the bees overnight. </div>
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We went out to dinner on Saturday night and then came back to the hotel and celebrated my mom's birthday! Sean made her crepe cake! It was delicious, but sadly, since we were in the hotel room and not the cabin, we weren't able to top it with the scrumptious chocolate ganache. We settled for Hershey's chocolate syrup instead. O'well, it did the trick!</div>
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Sunday morning we got up and headed out for a boat ride! At first, Sid wasn't so sure about the boat. But once the motor started he was fine and ready to go!</div>
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After a while on the lake, the sun started to get too hot. We went back to my uncle's cabin to check out the non-bee situation :) We soon loaded up and hit the road back to TX. We absolutely love Broken Bow and know we will be back for more memories, hopefully with no bees next time, ha!<br />
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<i>This trip post is way (as in almost a year) behind. There is one story that I'd like to tell that happened on our first night there. I can't remember the sequence of it all, so I'm adding it down here.</i><br />
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<i>The first night we were there, my mom was later showing up. We waited on her arrival before having dinner. We were celebrating her retirement and 65th birthday over the weekend. But, we also had some rather special news to share with her! </i><br />
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<i>Before dinner, Uncle Jim fixed everyone a cocktail to celebrate. Once we settled on the couch for a visit, Sean handed her a FedEX envelope addressed to her. She was very confused, but opened it anyway. It was a letter from "Chateau Parks", letting her know that there was going to be some remodeling happening and her room at the chateau was going through some changes. Long story short - this was us announcing to her that we were expecting a baby in February!! She about fell off the sofa! </i></div>
Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-24418598846336621272016-06-13T19:41:00.000-07:002016-09-18T19:42:14.241-07:00Colorado Bound...with NO KID!Sean and I finally took the opportunity to take a trip alone for our friend Shelby's wedding! We hadn't even spent one night away from sweet little Sid since he was born...2 years ago!! It was time, and it went great! Grammy drove down and stayed with him for the 2 nights we were away.<br />
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We left for Denver before Sid woke up on Thursday morning.<br />
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We got to the airport early that morning. We wanted to make sure to leave before Sid saw us so that he wouldn't get upset. It worked like a charm, and I think this was the most UNstressed Sean and I have ever been traveling. We got there so early, we were able to sit and have breakfast in the airport before departing. Sean also needed to get a little work done. So he worked, and I read my book.<br />
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We landed in Denver, but then we had to drive to Estes Park. It was a little over an hour drive. But check out the scenery! And not to mention the weather was perfection!!! All of our friends were traveling in as well for the wedding.</div>
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Shelby and Ryan had a "rehearsal dinner" (there was no rehearsal - just a dinner & party!) on Thursday night. It was a fun night. We were all staying in the same condos, but many of us hadn't gotten a chance to see each other yet. I never got a headache from the altitude, but it definitely gave me sea legs for the 2 days we were there. I did a looooooooot of water drinking.<br />
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<br />We all retired early on Thursday night because the party location had to be shut down by 10. Since we were all staying in the same condos, we went back and did a little more hanging out before going to bed.<div>
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I decided I should move myself outside. It was the most peaceful morning I've had in a long time. The sound of the river, hot tea, and my book...all while wearing a North Face at 8am in June. I mean. Really.</div>
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<br /> Sean had to work again that morning, but he did eventually join me outside for some relaxation.<br />
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<br />Mike and Liz were right next door to us and we spent our entire trip with them. They live in Austin and we don't get to see them much, so it was really nice spending time with them. Friday morning, Mike cooked us breakfast before we headed into Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)! Sean and I went on a Starbucks run for everyone while they cooked :)<br />
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We set out to drive to the highest point in RMNP after we ate. Liz unfortunately gets extremely car sick, so we didn't make it all the way up, but it did not matter. The views were spectacular regardless.<br />
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<br />This sign freaked me out! And to know we were still going up uP UP! Eeeesh!! The drive was seriously amazing. And we got to see cool animals along the way! Elk elk everywhere!</div>
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Once the boys came back down, Liz was feeling better and we were all able to walk through the snow a little to see the gorgeous mountains!<br />
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After a quick stop in a gift shop at the bottom of the park, we grabbed lunch back in Estes before going back to the condo for a rest. We had to be ready for the wedding by 4 that afternoon.<br />
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Shelby's wedding day was beautiful. The venue was beautiful. She was beautiful!<br />
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It was a great night! We all had the best time being all together. Sean and I had an early flight out Saturday morning, so when the reception was over, we did not venture to the after party. We went back to our condo and went to bed! 5am came early! And as lovely of a time we had, there was one mama in particular that could not WAIT to get home to her baby! </div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-38493527044518316482016-06-09T18:41:00.000-07:002016-09-18T18:55:35.358-07:00Sid's 2nd Birthday Party!We kept Sid's party small. It was the weekend Sean and I got back from Colorado, and it was Claire's high school graduation. So there was lots going on.<br />
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I decided on a train theme! We invited his best friend, Graham, and the rest was the family. Adam and Christy drove over from Shreveport and my mom came down from Arkansas. The Austin crew tried to make it but due to travel complications, they didn't make it in time :(<br />
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I designed the invitations for the party. He was obsessed with them for a while :)<br />
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Sid and Uncle Adam played with his favorite toy in his room while the rest of us finished setting up for the party. Sid adores this cement mixer about as much as he adores his Uncle Adam!<br />
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It was such a fun day. It was super NOT stressful for some reason. We gave ourselves plenty of time to get things ready and it was simply perfect. I know Sid had a great time, and that's really all that matters :)<br />
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Sid got a good nap after his party, and then woke up and played with his new gift from Grammy, with Grammy!<br />
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The next day was his actual birthday! We started the morning with giving Sid his big gift from us and making him his favorite vegan blueberry pancake breakfast!<br />
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We love you, Sidney Loyd! Happy 2nd Birthday!!!</div>
Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-24428879438156936502016-06-02T11:38:00.000-07:002016-07-24T11:39:15.697-07:00Sidney Loyd - 2 years old!<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's June 2nd. Only four days away from our baby's second birthday! Surreal. Sean and I are sitting on a plane heading to Colorado. This is my first time leaving Sidney overnight since the day he was born! So many feelings inside. Grammy is keeping him at our house and I know all is going to be just fine! Although, Saturday afternoon can't come soon enough!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sid has changed our lives in so many incredible ways. I never knew how rewarding this mom gig could be. Hard as heck! And challenging like no other - but he is such a good, sweet, caring, thoughtful little guy - it makes it all so worth it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">He is into everything and is really getting into wanting to do it all on his own. He says, "You do it!", which clearly means he's talking about himself ;) His highchair buckle and climbing into the car are among his favorites lately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We go to music once a week and try to make story time at a local library once a week as well. He is a bit unsure of sitting on the carpet sometimes at the library and sticks pretty close to me. That is until the music starts - then he's off like a shot and dancing and clapping along! He is a born performer I think! He is so funny. He loves making people laugh and has a natural rhythm with playing instruments or dancing. He got these skills from his mama, of course :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Pretend play is getting better and better. The other day he had his Mickey all set up at the dinner table! He later made him a bed out of a cardboard box. He loves to get his stuffed animals and put them down for night-night. Diaper changes (he will even ask for a wipe if they have stinky one!), sleep sheep on, blinds closed, sleep sack on. It's the cutest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sid is just amazing to watch. His little brain is always working and just oh so smart! He, again, is so incredibly sweet. He is happy most of the time but he definitely doesn't like to be told no when he wants to do something. The last few months have had plenty of moments where he has pushed me to my limits - but then he will say "Mama sit." And then he climbs up on my lap with a truck book and he says "Sit on mama's lap. Read book." And I forget the fact that I was about to strangle him (not REALLY!) three seconds before. And no matter what happens, I am always ready for him to wake up every morning because I can't wait to squeeze my baby and hear about his dreams! Usually about...can you guess?...TRUCKS! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sidney, thank you for making these last two years so special to your dad and I. We love you more than words can say and we are excited to see what this next year brings. Maybe (hopefully) another trip to the ocean so you can float in the waves! We love you little bug!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><b>Medical Issues: </b>Just his egg and cashew allergy. Dairy we think we are in the clear, as long as it's in small doses.</span></div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-2860899537443017572016-04-07T12:38:00.001-07:002016-04-07T12:38:27.691-07:00Easter 2016 The weekend before Easter we went to an egg hunt at a park in Southlake! It was absolutely FREEZING!!!! We went and stuck it out, regardless. The Martyn's and the Bolton's went with us! It was fun, but too dang COLD!!!<br />
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...and that was that! Moving on!<br />
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We hosted Easter at our house again this year. My mom drove down, Sean's parents came, and we also invited the Martyn's over. We had our meal on Saturday because Sid and I planned on heading back to AR with my mom on Sunday (turns out she ended up getting sick and we had to stay home).<br />
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We put together a little egg hunt for Sid and Graham in the backyard before we ate. Sid wasn't really interested, but Graham was great at it! All Sid wanted to do was water the plants, ha!<br />
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Erin asked me if Sean would be in jeans because she told Vince to wear nice pants. She said she'd never hear the end of it if they showed up and Sean was in jeans (which of course he was!). I told Sean he had to play a joke on them and get all dressed up. Here is the outfit he came up with. (If you know us, does he not remind you of my dad?!).</div>
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We kept the meal super simple. Ham, cheese grits, broccoli salad, deviled eggs, and carrot cake! I forgot to take a picture of the meal, but I did manage to snap one of our dining table full of family and friends, which makes me happier than looking at the food :)</div>
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Sid loved eating at the table with "errybody"! Ever since Easter weekend, we have been doing our best to eat together as a family. It just makes Sid so happy, and we like it, too :)<div>
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It was such a good day and I think Sid really enjoyed having his bestie over. That evening, Yasha called to FaceTime Grammy to thank her for his Easter basket (which really ended up being one big complaint because he wasn't fond of what she put in the basket...HA! Kids are too funny!). But when he called, Grammy was bathing Sid, so instead of calling him back, we just had a party in the tub!<br />
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Sadly, my mom woke up on Easter morning with a fever :( After a little deliberation we all decided it was best she go home and get the rest she needed and Sid and I would stay back so she could get well. Hate that this happened, but it was definitely the right decision. Once we got her on the road, we gave Sid have his Easter basket!</div>
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His box to put his colors in, along with the truck coloring book were the biggest hits! He colors alllllll the time! Well done, Easter bunny :)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Something else happened, too. Sean and I have turned into THOSE parents that think their child is a genius! Ok so not a genius - but good golly - he is definitely smart! He talks continually and very clearly. I've had moms come tell me they can't believe how well he speaks. There is no word he won't attempt to say, and if it doesn't come out the way he wants it to, he will try and try again until it sounds just right. He has also started putting words together. His favorite lately is, "Mama up!" (Or whoever it is that is sitting when he clearly wants you up!). He has learned to put the person in front of what he wants. If he is having a smoothie, he will want to share it with me or daddy so he will say, "Mama drink smoothie." I just love it. I love that Sid can communicate with us so well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Something we've discovered is that Sid looooooooves to color! I mean it will entertain him for an hour! We have a little table and chair for him and he will sit (or squirm) and color forever. Most of the time he's asking us to draw garbage trucks over and over and over again!! It's so fun watching his little mind wander along the page with his crayon of choice. He isn't just a scribbler. He takes his time and thinks about the lines or circles he is drawing. He does scribble - but not much.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Our boy is finallyyyyyyyy growing more teeth!!!! Sid got his top two at 20 months! They still aren't all the way down, but that's ok. We can see them! He has the two next ones on top breaking through soon, and one more on the bottom that has cut. I started giving him homeopathic calcium tablets and I think it might be helping! Who knows if it is or isn't - but something is finally bringing them down!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As we all know, Sid has an egg allergy. Sean and I have been too afraid to try giving him food with egg cooked in to it for fear he'd have a bad reaction. A few weeks ago we got brave and gave him one small bite of a meatball. And - no reaction!!! This is huge! We will soon try again with a bigger bite, and so on until eventually we learn if he can have it or not! This is very encouraging to us!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The last thing I will say before wrapping this post up is - after 20 months and 3 weeks, Sid is weaned. For almost two years I nursed my baby. I could get sad, and in a way I am, but I am more proud than sad. I did it! I have given my boy the best start to his life that I knew how to give. And for that, I am beyond grateful. He is a healthy little guy :) Other than a few colds, (knocking on wood before I say this) he has never been sick! We are so thankful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Naps: </b>We've just recently dropped down to 1 nap a day. For a while, his second nap really ended up just being quiet time in the crib. So I finally consolidated. He now naps between 12:30 and 1, for an hour and half (rarely more, ugh!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Diet: </b>He loves food. There isn't much he won't eat. He doesn't like green veggies right now, but I hope it's just a short phase and nothing permanent. He will eat them, but I have to suggest it. Red bell peppers are amongst his favorite things. Along with hummus toast and PASTA!</span></span></div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-90629800723633013392016-02-18T12:03:00.000-08:002016-03-20T12:06:22.865-07:00Valentine's Day with my LovesValentine's Day fell on a Sunday this year. My morning started off with the cutest little guy I know running into our room where I was still laying in bed. His daddy had given him one flower to bring to his mama. He ran in faster than lightening with a huge grin on his face, then instead of handing me the flower, he showed it to me...and then he dropped it and ran off!!...Back into the kitchen where his daddy was getting his oatmeal ready. It was the cutest thing ever and I will never forget it.<br />
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Sean had to work that day, but we spent the morning together and then we cooked outside for dinner. Instead of Sean cooking us a yummy breakfast (like he typically does on a special holiday) we ended up getting breakfast from our favorite pancake spot! We decided we'd rather spend time outside with Sid rather than cooking and cleaning up the kitchen. Even though there was no home cooked breakfast on the table, there were still these goodies for me...<br />
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He gifted me a Kindle Paperwhite! I was beyond excited! It is something I've wanted for a while (I gave one to Sean for Christmas last year), but couldn't justify buying one because I usually just read on my iPhone or iPad. The problem I have with these devices is that I end up not reading! I get stuck on social media and then I've wasted my time and I end up being too sleepy to read. Since receiving this Kindle, I have hardly put it down in my spare time. I seriously love it! He didn't pick out a case for it because he said he would have picked the wrong one, ha! I decided to get a pink case to help us remember this special day of love :) (I still can't believe I picked pink - b/c if you know me, you'd of probably bet $100 I would have gone with blue or green - but I actually really like it!).</div>
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I got Sean a custom mug. I have one, and decided he needed one too :) There is a funny story behind the image I chose. Sean went fishing when we went to Broken Bow, OK last summer. He caught a fish! I thought it was a cute picture so I posted it on Facebook - didn't even occur to me that he was holding up a rather small fish! His buddies had a good time giving him grief over the two handed fish hold - for such a small fish! So, I felt it only appropriate to keep the joke going by putting the picture on a mug :)</div>
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Sid got some fun new books and Curious George! You can tell by the look on his face that he absolutely adores him. He's been so into him lately! He was carrying George around everywhere with him, but now he's settled into his bed next to Louis (and big Pooh, and little Pooh, and bunny, and Peppa Pig, and little piggie...phew! <i>how did I let this happen!!!</i>).</div>
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Grammy sent him a box of fun things, including his t-shirt which reads "Best Kid Ever", and this awesome card full of stickers! Sid decided he wanted to color on it as well :) It entertained him for several days.<br />
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We got to spend the entire morning outside on the patio. Sean and I cleaned up what <i>was </i>a very messy patio and Sid colored with sidewalk chalk! </div>
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After playing outside, we came in and read some books and then Sid took a nap. I scrambled to surprise Sean with our dessert for the evening. I remembered I had leftover, un-iced, birthday cake from Sid's first birthday in the freezer! I have always wanted to make a heart shaped cake! So I pulled it from the freezer, cut it into a heart, whipped up some buttercream icing, and <strike>then made myself sick over the leftover cake pieces </strike> VOILA! The cake was so so good! And I love how it turned out!</div>
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I was able to get it finished up and into the outside fridge before Sid woke up and before Sean got home. Once Sid woke up, we made a fun craft for daddy!</div>
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Sid got to paint for the first time ever and he loved it!<br />
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...Look how cute it turned out...completely perfect :)</div>
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Once Sid went to bed, we got to cooking! We popped the potatoes in the oven, then grilled the steaks and cooked the mushrooms in the cast iron skillet on the grill. We couldn't have asked for a better night. The weather was perfect. </div>
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Gosh, this was all so yummy we both cleaned our plates (don't judge)!<br />
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He was totally surprised when I walked out with this cute cake!<br />
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Happy Valentine's, babe! I love you and our little bug so so much! I am a lucky girl to be loved by you two gentleman ;)<br />
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And just for fun...here is a picture I found from our first Valentine's together...TWO THOUSAND AND SIX!!!!<br />
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-244307519816441072016-02-09T10:44:00.000-08:002016-03-18T18:38:17.203-07:00Traylor Family PhotosA few weeks before Christmas, we came up with the idea to hire a photographer to take pictures of our family while all together in Arkansas. I did a quick search on Instagram and stumbled across <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=jessica%20robinson%20photography" target="_blank">Jessica Robinson Photography</a>. I loved her style. Thankfully she was available to shoot our family on Christmas day! We were scheduled for the day after Christmas, but due to a forecast change (rain rain rain!) she worked with us to move it to Christmas day. Anyway, she was wonderful and we all love how the pictures turned out!<br />
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These are my people!Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-52146030528722120522015-12-30T10:28:00.000-08:002016-02-29T10:28:24.685-08:00Christmas 2015I am so so behind in the writing of this post that I'm not sure how many of the fun details I actually remember. I have loads of pictures though, so here it goes!<br />
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Arkansas here we come! The DC bunch and Adam were all going to be there, too! Unfortunately Christy was sick and couldn't make it.</div>
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Sidney loves car picnics! (excuse the mouth full of avocado!)</div>
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Roadtrip warrior! He was a total champ in the car. He looked at books for the first half of the trip, then napped. When he woke up we only had an hour left and he was entertained by these new wooden beads I got him to string!</div>
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I love me some OliMax! He clearly loves me, too :)</div>
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Breakfast with Uncle Adam!</div>
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We did a lot of hanging out around the house. It was fun letting the cousins play. They obviously don't see each other much due to geography. </div>
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Uncle Shawn and Oliver are doing...hmmm, not sure?</div>
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On Christmas Eve, we decided to go out do dinner. It is not our usual on the night before Christmas, but we did it - and it was lovely! We went to Flying Fish down on the square. </div>
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After dinner we walked across the street to see the Christmas lights...and BONUS! Santa was there!!! Sid was interested until Santa got close. Then he wanted nothing to do with Santa. I'm pretty sure he wanted Santa to go away so that he could continue to drive Sam Walton's truck in peace, ha!</div>
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Yasha decorated this cookie for Santa! Love his silly face!</div>
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My dad used to read The Cajun Night Before Christmas every year on Christmas Eve. We've sort of started a new tradition to let anyone who'd like to, read it! It ain't easy! My mom got creative and gifted the three menfolk with silly gifts in order to help them with their readings later that evening. Let's just say I'm not sure we will ever top the hilarity that came later that night with three...entirely different renditions of The Cajun Night Before Christmas. Gosh we've got some funny dudes in this family! I know they made my dad proud.</div>
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Santa brought Sid his first train set! And a few books, too :) </div>
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Christmas morning was very exciting with three little boys around! Yasha was a very good helper in being willing to help anyone open their gifts :)<br />
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Sid got Grammy a tractor riding tshirt! (it's a big picture of Sid riding the tractor on Grammy's lap)<br />
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Grammy got Sid his own riding Excavator! This kids likes to move "dirt"!</div>
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Later that afternoon, we met a photographer at Crystal Bridges to take some family pictures of all of us. So glad we did it! The weather was perfect and we are so pleased with how they turned out. I snapped this one of my sleepy boy who wanted to sit on the tree :)</div>
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The days after Christmas were a little crazy. The weather had us in the storm shelter TWICE! The DC crew got stuck for a few extra days on the mountain because of the flooding and it was just crazy. Spring weather in December. Weird!<br />
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The storm shelter was interesting. Grammy...Louis...Me...Sid (Sean only joined us the second time)...Shawn...Nastya...Yasha...Oli. Whew! That's a lot of people in a little confined space! BUT - if I ever have to be in a storm shelter again, I hope it's with this crew. Uncle Shawn is loads of fun, entertaining us all by singing <i>I've Been Working on the Railroad</i>. Yasha and Sid did their part by dancing along. Really fun and made the 15 minutes pass by quickly!<br />
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Oli snuggles are great :)<br />
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More playtime!<br />
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They all love climbing into Louis' bed :)</div>
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One afternoon my mom put on The Sound of Music. We were all a bit stir crazy because we hadn't left the house due to all the rain. Yasha decided to be silly instead of watch the movie :)</div>
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And these two played with the excavator!<br />
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Dance party!!<br />
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Christmas was great. It doesn't happen often enough, us all being able to get together. We cherish these times so much and always try to plan our next gathering before leaving each other. Love you, family!</div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-16535539395744585072015-12-10T07:50:00.000-08:002016-01-11T07:51:15.054-08:00Mountain Time!If you thought Sid and I didn't take advantage of a free ride up to Grammy's house, you'd be mistaken :) On Sunday after Thanksgiving, we went back to Arkansas with Grammy!<br />
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We had a pretty low key week. We spent most of our time on the stairs. The stairs? Yep, that's right. Sid mastered all of Grammy's stairs with only a little help. It was exhausting, but worth it because now he's a (semi)pro! We also got the house Christmas ready, since we were all going to be back up for Christmas in just a few short weeks!<br />
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Sean drove up on Friday and we spent the weekend doing fun things! We visited the square to see the Christmas lights, Sean cooked ribs (which is always a favorite!), and we got to spend a lot of time with Sid outside. </div>
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On Thursday, Sid and I were able to go to story time at the library! We love the Bentonville Library story time. It is SO GOOD! The children's librarian (pictured below) is seriously awesome! She captures the attention of these little ones better than anyone I have ever seen in a setting like this. See for yourself!</div>
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<br />On Saturday night we went down to the square so that Sid could run around and see it all lit up. We got there just before sundown. It was perfect timing and oh so fun! This kid loves the freedom to roam (God help me!). No, in all honesty, I love it. His face just lights up when he can just run around! He would run up to strangers and in his sweet little voice and with his tiny hand wave, "Hi!". It'll melt your heart, I tell ya!</div>
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<br />Being on the mountain is great. Sid loves his Grammy and LouLou so much. He loves the outdoors and her house is just perfect for a little guy like him to explore. We headed home on Monday, but we weren't sad leaving because we would soon be back for Christmas! </div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-68980755471070711922015-12-07T08:16:00.000-08:002016-02-29T10:29:36.564-08:00Sidney Loyd - 18 months<div style="background-color: white; color: #747474; line-height: 21.56px;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's been so long since I've done a Sid update. He turned 18 months on December 6 - and I just can't believe it! I love that boy more than ever. Really, it's a love that runs so deep. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sidney Loyd is hilarious. He's so sweet and so silly! He's also very determined and getting more brave with each passing day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">His vocabulary at this point blows my mind! There isn't one single word that he won't at least attempt to say, even the word umbrella! Which he actually says quite well! He's so smart. He picks things up almost instantly. If we show him something, he remembers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">His books are almost his favorite thing. We don't really get a chance to read them, as he's still a huge fan of pointing to the pictures rather than the words on the page! But they say that's ok and it's all part of the process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The ABC's get him so excited. He has a little school bus on our fridge that plays music and he can pick a letter and push it and it teaches him about that particular sound. It has several songs that it plays. He will push the button until he hears the Alphabet Song and then he very enthusiastically runs into his room to point to his ABC poster in his room. He will do this over and over again and it's just so cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dancing. Y'all, this boy of mine has got some moves! The boy can groove! I have no idea where he got these skills from ;) He does this little skip hop that he definitely got from my dad. He had the SAME MOVE! And - one of his favorite songs is Shout! Which was also one of my dad's favorites. So you see, he definitely comes by it naturally. We have music playing pretty much non-stop and when he hears certain songs he will drop whatever he's doing to get his groove on! I love this quality about him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sid enjoys nap time. His morning nap he sleeps. His afternoon nap, he either sleeps or just has quiet time in his bed. But most days he is napping from about 9-10:30 and then again by 2ish -either actual sleep or just quiet time. It. Is. Awesome. His bedtime is 7. He wakes between 6 & 6:30. He still sleeps in a sleep sack. I got rid of it for a few days thinking he didn't really need it anymore. Then - a terrible thing happened and back in the sack he went!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">One morning I put him down for a nap and then ran to the bathroom. By the time I came out I heard him on the monitor completely screaming a blood curdling scream! I knew this wasn't just him wanting out of the crib. I looked at the monitor and saw his leg shoved straight through the rail! I ran in there and sure enough, Sid was really stuck. He was panicking. He was stuck up to his thigh. I could move his leg but I couldn't get his knee back through the rails. We had the mesh bumper pads on and I think he was attempting to use it as a step and just shoved his leg through too far. I dried a few times to get his leg through with no such luck. He couldn't sit down. I was home alone with no phone anywhere in sight. Somehow between the two of us he must've turned in just the right way that his knee went back through. Thank heavens! I was so scared if I went for my phone to call for help he'd freak and break his leg. Ugh, just the thought makes me cringe. Ok so after all of that (which honestly was over in less than 4 minutes - but felt like an eternity!) we removed the bumpers and put him back in the sleep sack. So far so good!! Phew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sidney is still a very good eater. He loves his veggies. In fact I think his favorite combination right now is sautéed spinach with cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic! He still eats lentils and lots of beans. Spaghetti is a definite staple. He'll eat anything with tomato sauce on it! He eats a small amount of meat. Mostly fruits and veggies. He eats steel cut oats with almond butter and flax oil every morning with a glass of almond milk and blueberries. He loves his "ut-bugh" (oatmeal) so much that he asks for it all the time! Keeping enough roasted red bell peppers on hand is almost impossible! Oh and beets. He likes those a lot, too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">He is getting more and more like a 2 year old. Sometimes he will dead leg and throw a tantrum so I can't pick him up. I do pick him up, and I calm him down by taking deep breaths with him. It works. For now. I hope the deep breathing technique continues to help us as these tantrums get more frequent and harder to distract. He is into shaking his head and telling us "no" a little too often these days. We are trying so hard to quit asking him questions! "Sid, are you ready to go?" I'm sure you can guess his response. A head shake with a "no" attached. Ummm, yea. What do we do now? We gave him an option. Parent fail :// It's a learning experience every single day as a parent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sid brings Sean and I more joy and laughter than any other anything! I seriously kiss him all the time. He will think I'm crazy one day, but for now, I'll take all the hugs and cuddles and smooches I can get! Smooch!!</span></div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-22485309710730320782015-11-27T18:00:00.000-08:002015-12-21T05:23:51.110-08:00Thanksgiving at the Pope'sThis year, Thanksgiving couldn't have come fast enough. We hadn't seen Grammy since early September. We were all verrrrrry ready to see each other. FaceTime is wonderful, but it's not like having the real thing :)<br />
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We originally thought we were going to host my Aunt Vida and cousin Jim for Thanksgiving, along with Grammy and Sean's parents. At the last minute, things got crazy for us, & my aunt decided it was better for she and Jim to stay in Shreveport instead. We ended up going up to my cousin Jennifer's in Flower Mound. Sean's parents joined us. They had a smaller group this year as well, so it really worked out great, and way stress free for us since we weren't hosting all the folks :)<br />
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I hardly got any pictures (shame shame!). But I guess that just means I was enjoying myself instead of being focused on picture taking.<br />
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Grammy and Louis showed up on Wednesday! Yay!!<br />
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We were in charge of sweet potatoes, a green salad, cranberry sauce, and a dessert. I made a pumpkin cheesecake that was pretty darn delicious! I got the idea from The Pioneer Woman. On her Thanksgiving special she made one with a ginger snap crust. I just had to have it! Other than that, we had the very traditional meal. Turkey, ham, my grandmother's dressing, green bean casserole, rolls...all that yummy stuff that you only get once a year!<br />
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We were able to get Sid down for a nap while we ate. It had gotten late and he had already eaten. He wasn't happy about this, but boy needed a nap! We enjoyed visiting and stuffing our faces. It was a yucky rainy day. Thankfully we made it home before the sky really dumped on us! Thank you Pope's for hosting us all!<br />
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When we got home, Sid was playing with his usual toys. The blender, food processor, you know, all those standard baby toys :/ But then this happened and it was HYSTERICAL!<br />
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Grammy stuck around until Sunday. We were able to get our tree put up AND watch the Tigers lose their last game of the season. Losing is something they were way too good at doing this season. We are all happy to kiss this football season goodbye!!!</div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-80866768682413318612015-10-31T21:00:00.000-07:002015-12-21T04:32:37.234-08:00Halloween as a Train ConductorWhen Sid was around 6 months old, we bought him this little blue and white striped hat. Every time he wears it, to this day - people always tell me he looks like a conductor! For Halloween, I saw no other option than for him to dress up as a train conductor. My mom found the costume on Pinterest and it couldn't have been easier to pull off!<br />
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Halloween fell on a Saturday this year. On Friday, we had Kindermusik and got to dress up for our class. It was so cute seeing all the little ones in their costumes.<br />
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On Halloween, we went over to the Martyn's early for trick-or-treating. Sid and Graham enjoyed a moment of romping around in the yard before loading up in the wagon for a quick ride around the neighborhood. </div>
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Graham was a way better wagon rider than Sid. If the wagon stopped Sid would start fussing to get out! Oh - and side note - I found a cute little painted wooden train that I attached to Sid's trick-or-treat bag, but I forgot to take a picture of it!</div>
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The boys did great. Sid got scared one time. A man had a mask on and he didn't take it off as we approached (which I was sort of surprised about considering how little they were) but Sid freaked out! He got over it when the guy took the mask off and was very friendly. BUT - Sid did NOT want to get back in the wagon at that point. So what did he do instead?...<br />
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He found a pop pop in someone's yard, swore it was his, and started popping. I couldn't blame him! It's hard for a little guy to get excited about getting candy that he can't even eat! </div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-43812020809184640572015-10-23T12:36:00.000-07:002015-12-21T04:54:21.338-08:00Family Photo Session on the BeachTwo weeks before our family vacation to Anna Maria Island, FL, I got the crazy idea to hire a photographer to take some family pictures of us. A friend had done it with her family and I thought it was such a great idea. I did a quick search on Instagram and came across Everence Photography. I emailed Jessica and she responded immediately! I was so excited, but also <i>stressed to the max</i> over what in the world we were going to wear! Just ask anyone who I talk to on a daily basis and they'd all roll their eyes. I was soooooooort of obnoxious about it :/ Sorry, y'all!<br />
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I booked our session on our last night on the island. Sean wanted to make sure we had a small semblance of sun. We met the photographer for an hour shoot at sunset. She couldn't have been sweeter and easier to work with. She was great with Sid, as she has 2 small children of her own. Sid started out being afraid of the camera, but thankfully he got over that rather quickly.</div>
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Here are some of my favorites!<br />
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Thank you, Jessica for capturing such precious pictures for my little family. I will treasure these pictures forever!</div>
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We departed Anna Maria Island for Ft. Lauderdale after spending 4 nights, just the three of us. I loved the island so much, and I really do hope to spend another family vacation there again one day.</div>
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We had to be checked out of our unit by 10 on Friday morning. On our way out of town, we had to stop by the donut shop, which our photographer recommended, for some specialty breakfast treats!</div>
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Our drive to Ft. Lauderdale was about 3 hours. Sid took a good nap and with only one stop, we were there!</div>
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Our accommodations were a little tough on us. It was Aaron's dad's place, so location was perfect because it was in the same multi-family unit as Katie and Aaron. We only had a one bedroom and we just aren't used to that with Sid. We made it work though, even if it meant Sean had to take a nap on the floor with couch pillows.<br />
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That night we made vegetable lasagna, with homemade noodles! Katie is really into cooking like we are, so we enjoyed cooking all together the 3 nights we were there!</div>
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After dinner the first night, we put the babies to bed, then grabbed some wine and enjoyed sitting out on the dock by the boat! They live on the intracoastal waterway (I mean it's literally in their backyard...<br />
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When you're driving down the main road, in between each street there are these waterways. Katie and Aaron live down this street on the left. See those two palm trees in the back? That's their spot just under the first tree you see. </div>
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We were entertained by boats passing by. There was one party barge that passed and Sean was ready to hop on board!<br />
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On Saturday morning, Sean, Sid and I went to the grocery store and for a nice walk. Later that day, Aaron took us for a long boat ride! We didn't go out into the ocean because of the winds that day, but the intracoastal waters kept us very entertained. There were HUGE yachts and HUGE houses to look at! And restaurants and bars along the route. Sid loved being on the boat, particularly in the captain's chair ;)</div>
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When we got off the boat, we put the babies down for a nap and then went for a dip in their pool. It was a little chilly, but I had gotten so hot on the boat that the water felt perfect to me! That evening LSU played FL (ironic?!). Sean and I cooked étouffée for everyone and then we watched the game! </div>
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On Sunday, which was our last day in Ft. Lauderdale, Katie and Aaron took us downtown. The wind was so strong it was almost not enjoyable. But it was cool to see what downtown Ft. Lauderdale was like. It was just a long strip of restaurants, bars, and souvenir shops along the beach. We got to watch some kite surfing, too!</div>
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Our little buddy was such a trooper. He had to adapt to Lilo's schedule and it pushed his napping quite a bit each day. He pulled through though. Here he is just chillin' in the stroller while we cruised along the beach :)</div>
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Once we got back from the beach, we were all pretty wiped. Babies took naps, and Sean and I got busy packing. We had an early flight out the next morning. That night Katie and Aaron made us chicken tacos that were soooooo good! So good in fact, that I got the cookbook the recipe came out of for my birthday a month later :) We partook in a glass of wine after dinner then went to bed early.</div>
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We didn't see the Richie's the next morning because we left so early. Thankfully, getting to the airport was painless. We got our rental car returned, hopped on the bus to get to our gate and boarded pretty quickly. Sid, once again, did amazing on the flight home. It was a little bit longer than our first flight. He nursed on takeoff and then fell asleep for a long time. When he woke up, we fed him some snacks and pulled out a few toys. Next thing we knew it was time for our decent. We had the nicest lady next to us who even let Sid sit on her lap to look out the window. So nice of her. I don't think I'd want a stranger's kid to sit on my lap!! </div>
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Thinking back on this trip, I'd do it again in a heartbeat. We really couldn't of asked for a more seamless vacation. I love my boys so much, and look forward to the next time we can get away from it all and enjoy what's important...each other :) Thank you daddy for taking time away from your busy work to escape with us. We had a blast!! Can we go back now ;) </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was amazed at how much he was content just sitting on my lap on the beach. I guess with all the people and other things to look at he was totally happy just sitting still. We built a tiny sandcastle with a moat. He had fun getting the water from the ocean to fill it with. Eventually our castle turned into some silly face. Then later, once we were inside, I looked out to see that some man had stuck his beach umbrella right in the middle of our creation!!! Ha! O'well :)</span></div>
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Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-68395588419369487212015-10-20T12:50:00.000-07:002015-12-21T04:53:27.634-08:00Family Vacation - Days 2 & 3<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Day 2</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We all made it through our first night with good sleep. We </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;">woke up refreshed and way more relaxed than we were when we went to bed! Sid woke up at his usual time, 5:50 (we have been keeping him on central time, so it was 6:50 on the island). I got his usual breakfast made and then we headed out for his first footprints in the sand!! The sun was just starting to come up. It was perfectly beautiful.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We should've put him in his swimsuit but we hadn't planned on staying out too long or him getting wet. Both happened. O'well!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">He took his usual morning nap. I couldn't believe how easily he went down. No fight what so ever!! When he woke up, it was raining. We had to sit out the rain before heading back down to the beach. This time in proper attire.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Sid went down for bed and we ordered take out from Hurricane Hank's. Local CHEERS type of bar & pub. I got chargrilled shrimp with rice & veggies and Sean got wings! Both very good. We hung out with a glass of wine before going to bed. We somehow started watching weird science experiment YouTube videos - like - how to make ocean waves in a bottle. Don't ask! We were talking about one of Sid's toys and that's where it took us. Odd, but entertaining nonetheless:)</span></span>Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-55353800946262430352015-10-19T07:29:00.000-07:002015-12-21T04:53:04.410-08:00Family Vacation - Day 1 (yes, it needs its own post)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Sean decided to take some time off in October. Our friends, Aaron & Katie, live in Ft. Lauderdale. They have a little girl who just turned 1 (so 3m behind Sid). They told Sean we should come for a visit - and that is exactly what we did. We've been wanting to take a trip solo with Sid as our first true family vacation. We decided to book 4 nights on Anna Maria Island before heading to stay with the Richie's. With a little research and a lot of convincing myself we could handle this with a toddler - we booked our first family vacation! Sunny Florida here we come!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Day 1 -</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jack picked us up on Monday morning to drop us off at DFW so we could catch our flight to Tampa!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Travel days are always the hardest. Glad that day is now over! We all slept very well. Finally, everything truly was <i>smooooooth sailing :)</i></span></span>Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-43605761284876655012015-10-12T12:28:00.000-07:002015-12-21T04:53:40.066-08:00The Pumpkin PatchA few weekends ago we took Sid to the pumpkin patch in Grapevine. Our friends, the Martyn's, were going with their son Graham, so we thought it'd be fun to tag along. I'm so glad we did because Sid had the best time. The weather was beautiful. We got there earlier enough before it got too hot that afternoon.<br />
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Sid thought all the pumpkins were balls. I mean, they <i>are</i> round and rolly ;)<br />
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They had little toy tractors for the kids to ride. Sid couldn't actually turn the peddles, but he sure did love to sit on them.<br />
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He had a blast running all around the pumpkin patch!<br />
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I caught him for a few posed pictures!<br />
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This is one of my favorites because he has his pointer out. We always laugh at him because the boy always has his pointer out and ready. When we go for walks, he strolls with his finger in this position so that he doesn't miss pointing at anything! And when I go in to get him from a nap, he is usually sitting up in his crib and the second the door opens, he points to show me something! It's so dang cute :)<br />
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He absolutely loved the big tractor! And...pointing to the tires, of course!<br />
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Sid might be small, but no pull cart or wagon is too much for this kid! He literally walked up to any wagon he saw, no matter whose it was, and started to attempt to pull it. He was just lending a helping hand ;) </div>
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This lady however, wasn't too excited about Sid trying to hijack her wagon! She didn't want to let go!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising all around the pumpkin patch, and pointing to everything!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, still pointing :)</td></tr>
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This is my favorite of the tiny tractor pictures! Sid is on a Kubota, which is the same type that his Grammy and Grampa have up on the mountain. He felt most comfortable on this one, considering he's ridden a Kubota lots of times ;)</div>
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Last but not least, the best family shot we could get!<br />
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We really had an awesome time. It was so much fun watching Sid run around freely and explore all the tractors and pumpkins. He loved the freedom and getting to play outside. Unfortunately, a few days later he came down with a stuffy nose. That darn hay :( Happy Fall, y'all :)</div>
Catherine Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747595854757265095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513836552937024582.post-34815155107342216232015-10-10T20:30:00.000-07:002015-10-10T20:30:58.132-07:00Labor Day on the MountainFor Labor Day we went to Arkansas. Naturally, Sid and I planned on staying for an extended amount of time. My mom drove us back the following weekend. We had a great time, but I will say, it was not the relaxing trip that it normally is. Sid woke up with a fever the morning we were leaving. Thankfully it was only 1 degree and he was over it before we actually left, but the cold part hit him hard. He was sick with a nasty cold for two weeks. Poor baby :( Coughing and serious congestion, which just breaks my heart hearing him sound like that. Daddy is the, <i>ahem,</i> nose sucker - so having him not around to do this wonderful task made it really hard. Not to mention all the stairs in my mom's house. Whew! It kept us all on our toes!!<br />
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Here's a little about our trip. We really got out and did some fun things with Sid, despite his cold!<br />
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We stopped at our usual <i>we aren't in a hurry let's go sit down and eat</i> spot along the highway, Wheeler's. This Little Debbie truck pulled in next to us and the truck driver walked over and handed us two boxes of donuts for Sid :) Sid was WAY MORE interested in the truck than he was the donuts. This worked out because Sean and I were WAY MORE interested in the donuts than we were the truck ;)<br />
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Sid didn't sleep in the car much at all. He took a quick 30 minute morning nap and then didn't sleep again until we were almost to Grammy's driveway. Ah, well. What can you do? Thankfully, he's still a road trip trooper and was heavily entertained with a few new books I brought along.<br />
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On Friday we went to the new childrens science museum, The Amazeum! This place was so cool! I wasn't sure how much there would be for Sid to do at his age, but he was busy busy and loved every minute of it!</div>
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I think his most favorite part was just being able to walk around freely. It was a great place to take him and I know this will become a staple in our visits from now on.</div>
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Saturday was the start of SEC football! More importantly, our TIGERS! We had big plans that evening for the game. We invited the Robinson's, Katie & Nithin (and baby Sydnee), and Becky over to watch the game with us. We started our pre-party though before 11am ;)</div>
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<br />Everyone came over that evening. The game started, and then it was delayed, and then it was canceled. Weather in the area? Huh? Don't these people know that the chance of rain in Death Valley is...NEVEEEEEEER?! Hum, guess they didn't get the memo! Anyway - LSU didn't get to play. Our first game was canceled. We had a football party with no football. Here's to the start of our season (<i>womp womp)</i>. (Update to today and we are currently 5-0. But I'm still scared to death and that was definitely NOT a jinx by saying it. Just stating the facts people (mother!).<div>
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On Sunday, we drove about an hour out of town for the Wildlife Animal Drive Through Safari in Gentry, AR. They have animals you can pet and feed, and then you can get in your car and drive through the safari. It was so cool!!!</div>
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This boy loves being free to run around! Daddy entertained him while mommy spent 2 hours picking out the perfect tshirt for him (ok not really, but I did probably consider the options for far too long).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweaty, rosy cheek boy!</td></tr>
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<br />No trip to Grammy's would be complete without a fun tractor ride on the Kubota...in your diaper ;)</div>
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One day (I can't remember which) we took a stroll around Crystal Bridges. It ended up being a little humid and not as pleasant feeling as we had hoped. We didn't stay long.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He loves Louis' bed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was trying to give Louis hugs. So sweet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairs. <i>Le sigh </i>(oh and here he is wearing that perfect tshirt :)</td></tr>
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<br />Like I said in the beginning, this trip wore me out. Completely. He was sick, clingy, needy, fussy, fun, loving, snotty, silly. His cold really took it out of all of us. We always have so much fun there, and we can't wait to get back! But this trip, we were happy to be home :) Thank you, Grammy, for such a fun time, as always. Oh, and thanks for the ride back home. We have a pile of things on your nightstand waiting for you & Louis when you come back to pick us up ;)<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We finally got to watch the Tigers play! Louis clearly was Scared to Death!!!</td></tr>
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