tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62083576382461938902024-03-12T15:36:36.848-07:00Tread SoftlyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954893973829676939noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208357638246193890.post-399057205199135852013-12-21T22:04:00.002-08:002013-12-21T22:04:38.711-08:00October 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy October everyone!</div>
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Look at this little ham. Seriously, turn on the camera, and he starts posing. Funny guy.</div>
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My parents were awesome and let us sleep at their house the week prior to our move. As much fun as boxes are, it was great to have the boys away from the temptation of undoing all my work! So Halloween was a big party for us, a reason to take a little break from the packing and have fun together. </div>
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Wesley making some yummy dipped marshmallows with Grandma. </div>
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More smiles!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Freddie decided to use the stuffed animal basket like a doggie bed. He's kind of a puppy so it works, haha!</div>
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Laundry baskets are somehow the best toy. They become so many things!</div>
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Love this picture of him reading in my old doll cradle.</div>
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I'm so glad they like books!</div>
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Bucket head!</div>
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Helping papa on the computer!</div>
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Grandma has the magic touch!</div>
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Cute pumpkins!</div>
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He found a fun little clubhouse under the table!</div>
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I love those dimples!</div>
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Annual trip to find horse chestnuts.</div>
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Reaching the high ones!</div>
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One of the local nurseries had a kids activity where they were given bulbs to plant.</div>
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Those eyes.</div>
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Finished product!</div>
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We made bald eagle cookies :o)</div>
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Freddie's work!</div>
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Wesley's creation</div>
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We made time to go to a pumpkin patch. The wheelbarrow rides are always a hit.</div>
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Looking for that perfect one.</div>
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I'm pretty sure this was the aftermath of him tripping for the nth time over the pumpkin vines. He's not our careful one!</div>
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Our cute littlest pumpkin</div>
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My boys!</div>
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Love that smile. He brings so much joy wherever he goes.</div>
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Happy six months to Timothy! It has gone by so fast. He got his first taste of rice cereal. Yum! He was a big fan.</div>
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The boys blowing out the candle for Timothy. No, Timothy did not get a cupcake. Yes, the rest of us did. Hey, any excuse for a cupcake!</div>
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My mom fulfilled Wesley's greatest wish, and made him his very own captain America costume. Freddie got one too. They turned out amazing! She is ridiculously talented.</div>
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Hanging out on the tablets. Even superheroes need a break.</div>
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Bathtime!</div>
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Halloween night we just went around my parent's neighborhood to trick or treat. This was the first year that Wesley was not too shy to say the words, and the Freddie had the vocabulary to really do it himself. Obviously they had a blast! Free candy, dressed up like Captain America. Kid Heaven.</div>
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In spite of some constipation issues from the rice cereal, he still managed to have a happy night! </div>
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Timothy finally got big enough that it was easier to put him in the stroller rather than wear him for walks. Plus the stroller makes a good prison for an active Fredrick, haha.</div>
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Wesley and his little froggy friend he found on our walk.</div>
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At the Portland temple. Grandma and Papa were kind enough to babysit so mommy and daddy could have a date.</div>
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Helping Papa in the shop.</div>
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We were flooded out of our apartment for a week of September, and my parents were kind enough to take us in. The kids were in heaven living at Grandma's house! Here they are playing some kind of train/car/spaceship/Idon'tremember game. Love the expressions.</div>
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Fredrick, we love you so much. You challenge us in unique ways, but your energetic and dramatic spirit brings so much life into our family, we wouldn't trade you for anything. You are the perfect outgoing friend that Wesley needed, you keep me on my toes, and you are full of life and spirit. You have the sweetest heart, and I love your snuggles. You are a smart little fellow, and I can't wait to see the kind of guy you grow into. We are so blessed to have you in our family!</div>
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And two of my monkeys were lucky enough to bring home some monkey friends of their own.</div>
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This is a demonstration of how to turn a regular stroller into a double stroller. Recline the seat, and pretend you are in a clown car. Easy.</div>
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Then there were days filled with artwork. Fredrick is our artist in residence, as our walls/furniture/clothes/anysurfaceyoucanthinkof can attest.</div>
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Wesley drew this for me while I was in a doctors appointment with Timothy. Timothy is represented in the bottom left in his carrier, and I'm the dubious figure in the middle. I love his artwork.</div>
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One of Wesley's top favorite people in the world is his cousin Molly. He was so excited to spend time with her, and she was a really good sport letting him tag along. She had just had a birthday, so we were able to join in some celebratory ice-cream at one of the best ice cream shops I've ever been to. Can we just say, toasted coconut ice cream? Heaven.</div>
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Ben and Casey were generous enough to put up with us for a night since Grandma and Grandpa Johnson had a house full to the brim, and we got to see their lovely new house. Seriously, my boys never wanted to leave. They loved the yard and their cousins so much! Thank you to Molly, William, Henry, and Addie for being such good friends to my boys. </div>
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If I haven't made it clear already, my boys adore their cousins. If they could, they would live next door to all of them, because they have so much fun together. There are so many of them relatively close in age, and they are all such nice kids. I really love this picture, it captures so well the utter glee they experienced the whole time they were there.</div>
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LeGrand has been having fun with some photo and video editing apps. I thought I would share some fun ones:<br />
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Our Primary (our church's children's organization) has been doing something fun for the kids this year. Each Sunday they spotlight one of the kids, and a few weeks ago they featured our Wesley. He was so excited and proud. This is the bookmark he got:<br />
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This is the spotlight they read about him:</div>
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Name: Wesley</div>
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Eye color: Blue</div>
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Hair color: dark blond/ light brown</div>
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Favorite food: waffles and berries with whipped cream</div>
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Siblings: two brothers</div>
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Interests and hobbies: playing with cars, building things in grandpa's shop</div>
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Pets: a chinchilla</div>
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Favorite vacation: visiting cousins</div>
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Favorite Primary song: the wise man and the foolish man</div>
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Scripture hero: Nephi</div>
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Loves most about Primary: his teacher</div>
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Something unique or special about him: he is really good at geography and loves the color red</div>
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We had a fun fourth of July. The boys had some adorable matching shirts, so I tortured them into sitting for a picture. This was about as good as we could get.</div>
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These hooligans do love each other, for all their shenanigans.</div>
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This pretty much sums up their feelings on mom wanting to take their picture.</div>
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Pretty soon it was all about playing in the water.</div>
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And picking/eating fresh berries.</div>
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And sprinkler running.</div>
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Fredrick has a love/hate relationship with water. He is such a water bug, but then he gets absolutely freezing. He was standing there shaking, but wouldn't go in.</div>
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We got him to sit in the sun for a few minutes before he was right back out there.</div>
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There was water balloon fight, part deux.</div>
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Everyone but mom and baby were in on it. I was wiley and volunteered for baby/camera duty.</div>
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Who can blame me with a cuddle bug like this?</div>
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Things got pretty wild. I think a few people had welts.</div>
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Wesley showing off his weapons of choice.</div>
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We ended the festivities with some delicious food and a few dinky fireworks. We were all pretty worn out after so much fun in one day!</div>
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We have had gorgeous weather around these parts lately, if not a bit hot for my taste. Thus there has been much slathering of sunscreen (thank you, Nordic ancestors on both sides--our kids have no chance) and large hats for baby. Although I think little Timothy looks ridiculously cute in his silly, floppy, SPF 50. </div>
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He has been liking to bat at some toys on a play mat lately, and he grins at the flashing lights/music. He is growing up way too fast. My newborn is gone (sniff). Don't get me wrong, each stage is equally adorable and exciting to discover. But part of me just misses those sweet newborn cuddles.</div>
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Google does these cute animations with multiple uploaded pictures. This one particularly captures his cute smiles and babbles right now.</div>
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My mom made these fantastic Captain America shields for the boys. Very cool.</div>
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The boys showing them off.</div>
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Sleeping sweetie.</div>
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Fred is our resident artist. Oh, excuse me, Captain America in Spiderman pajamas is our artist . . . </div>
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There were so many little boys running around, so fun. Our boys were in heaven! Wesley was in tears when his fun cousins had to leave. Here they all are, Saturday night, eating out on the grass. Sam's face is the absolute best in this picture.</div>
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Molly was a really good sport about her little admirer following her around.</div>
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Timothy was such a good baby during the blessing--just a mellow little guy. We really hit the jackpot on cuteness and disposition.</div>
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We had to strike a similar pose to when we were pregnant at the same time . . . now feeling much better with the babies in our arms! I love this girl, she is a great sister.</div>
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My grandma. Thank you so much for making the trip. Love you so much.</div>
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Per usual, I was up to about one AM sewing together Timothy's blessing outfit. The pieces had been knitted for months, I just really hate sewing the seams together. It is tedious, eye-straining work.Yeah. I should have been more on top of things.</div>
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We were lucky that we had the blessing when we did, because as it was, he was straining the seams of his outfit. When we got around to doing these portraits, we couldn't button a few of the buttons. He's a healthy little fellow!</div>
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My mom knitted this gorgeous blessing blanket, and Great-Grandma Leora Johnson crocheted the booties. They fit perfectly and were so special. Grandma, you were thought of often!</div>
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The boys continued their superhero phase. Grandma Johnson surprised them with some fun Superman gear, which has been in high use around here ever since.</div>
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Little Timothy continued to grow in cuteness, if that is even possible. Love his little dress shirt and tie he wears to church--hilarious. This sweater is the last thing I made for him before he was born . . . I think I actually sewed the buttons on the night I went into labor.</div>
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I raided LeGrand's instant upload from his phone to post additional pics from April. Here we are in the operating room. Thank goodness for anesthesia and the happy curtain, or our faces would not be so sanguine.</div>
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They had a heck of a time pulling that guy out of me. I was actually worried that the surgeon assisting my OB was going to break my ribs, there were some worrisome cracking sounds.</div>
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Skin to skin time while they sewed me up. Heaven. He was a strong little fellow from the get-go, holding his head up on my chest.</div>
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All swaddled and sweet.</div>
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Sweet oldest brother!</div>
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These boys are going to have so much fun together.</div>
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Another grandma! Such an embarrassment of riches.</div>
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These boys loved having her here. I think they were busy watching Peter and the Wolf (or as Wesley likes to call it, Peter and the Bonk due to the Russian spelling of wolf). He loves to sing the melodies.</div>
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What a super older brother.</div>
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Some fun outside while Mommy rested. I forgot how much c-sections hurt! My goodness. And I was told by those closest to me that I handled this recovery significantly better than my other two. Yikes.</div>
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This March my dad turned 60. It's funny how boys in this family have come in 30 year increments: My dad in 1953, LeGrand in 1983, and Timothy in 2013. </div>
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These boys sure love reading books with Papa in his chair. </div>
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And helping him blow out the candles. As per tradition, he got angel food cake. This year it was a fancy coconut lime version if I remember correctly . . . very delicious . . . with various berry and cream accompaniments. </div>
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I love when these two play together nicely! It is fun having little boys close enough in age to be pals.</div>
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On Wesley's special day each month at Grandma and Papa's house he loves to work in Papa's shop. I think he has the beginning talents of a woodworker in him! One time he helped make a very cute little wooden toy horse. That is still one of his favorite memories.</div>
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This picture is just so Fredrick. He is such a smiley, goofy, shiny fellow. All that energy rolled up in his little round body. We sure love our Fredrick--headaches, exhaustion and all. He is one to keep up with!</div>
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Wesley came home from our February visit to Washington excited about superheroes. His cousin Brady, who he thinks is one of the coolest friends ever, had lots of superhero toys and costumes, so he was introduced to a whole new world. So we got him some superman pajamas . . . and let's just say I've had to wash them every other day since then. He loves those pajamas.</div>
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Somehow I missed getting photos of my Mom's half birthday. I'm going to have to be better about getting photos of grandma--she is always the one behind the camera. Sneaky! Here is Fredrick on his half birthday. We have survived halfway through the Terrible Twos! We were ready to Party!</div>
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February was another crazy, fun month for us. My sister in law Mandy, with whom I'm always pregnant at the same time, let me throw her a baby shower up in Washington. She was having her first girl, and I was so excited to celebrate this fun time with her. She is really a sister to me, and it meant a lot to me to be able to do this for her. I had so much fun scouring Pinterest looking for fun ideas. It isn't the easiest thing to throw a shower while planning a state away, but I had some really great help from my mother in law who kindly allowed us to host the shower in her home, Mandy's mom, and two of my other sisters in law Joy and Casey. Thank you again for helping me so much!</div>
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The food was really fun. There were lemon pound cake cupcakes with raspberry and blackberry buttercream frosting, cranberry biscuits with cranberry honey butter, hummus and veggies, cream cheese mints, mint chocolate brownie bites, and sour candies (one of her cravings). Then there was some fun fluffy punch to drink. I loved serving the cupcakes in dollar store champagne glasses with color coordinated candies on the bottom.</div>
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Joy spent a lot of time helping me by creating props for a fun photo booth for the shower, and Casey let us raid her dress up stash for props as well. The dads were great to take all the cousins away for the time of the shower (they got pizza and a fun bouncy house at the mall), but when they came back they had to test out the cute photo booth. Funny boys! </div>
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I love her excited face in this picture. She really wanted an Ergo carrier, and the family who couldn't make it went in on it for a group gift.</div>
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So many cute dresses and frilly things!</div>
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My sweet family threw me a surprise birthday party/shower the night before at Joy's house. They were very sneaky about it. Ikey was kind enough to share his party with me. My phone died, taking with it the pictures I took from that party. But it meant a lot to me that Joy, Mandy and Darlene sneakily planned that party for me. Thanks guys!</div>
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We were actually driving home on my birthday, so we celebrated with my parents the day after. So I kind of had three birthdays this year, lucky me! </div>
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Also how they help decorate. Wesley made sure to get me a pink balloon, and a red balloon for him and Fredrick. What a guy! My mom made my favorite taco pizza and fresh salsa by request (it tasted so good, and since I was in my third trimester the Zofran helped it actually stay down!) and my dad made my favorite chocolate hazelnut gateau. I'm a lucky, lucky girl. Spoiled all around.</div>
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Busy working in Papa's shop. Such a good helper.</div>
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January was an eventful month for us. My maternal grandpa, who had been ailing for some time, passed away. My parents were able to be there for the few days before he passed and through the funeral. Because I was threatening to drive my pregnant self and two boys over the pass to La Grande for the funeral, my dad lovingly drove the five hours to come pick us up so we were able to attend (LeGrand was unable to attend due to his last semester of school). I will always be indebted to my dad for making that drive for me.</div>
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This is my grandma, who I'm named after (my middle name is Joan). I love this lady a lot.</div>
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It was a very snowy weekend, but we were blessed with clear roads to and from. There were others who were not so lucky, and storms prevented them from traveling. Wesley was in snow heaven--he had so much fun digging up a "rocky mountain snow snake" (aka a decorative cement worm in the garden) with Papa, and generally being a wiley four year old attacking people with snow balls.</div>
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Uncle Rod even joined in on the snow festivities. It was so good to see him and Aunt Deanne!</div>
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Fredrick wasn't feeling so great, and collapsed on Papa.</div>
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He later perked up at cousin Sonia's house (thank you so much for hosting us!). My boys were pretty much in love with her.</div>
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The funeral and graveside services were lovely. My grandpa Fredrickson served as a belly turret gunner in WWII, and was very proud of his military service. </div>
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We love you Grandpa Fred, and miss you very much. Thank you for the amazing man you were, and for all you gave to our family.</div>
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Wesley, with Grandma's help, made this really cool race track for his cars. Complete with Cozy Cone motels, a parking lot, and various roads. Love that kid.</div>
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Cuddles from big brother. Wesley wanted to call the baby Wesley as well. We told him that would be confusing. He told us that he would settle for Papadido, cheese pizza, or superman, and Wesley could be the baby's last name. We still settled on Timothy :)</div>
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Fredrick is now a big brother! </div>
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I finally got a dark-haired baby!</div>
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And some pre-Christmas festivities at Grandma and Papa Weatherspoon's house. Santa even made an additional early stop there!</div>
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My biggest little boy turned 4. My handsome, sweet, silly Wesley boy, lover of all things red and Lightning McQueen, is growing up so fast.</div>
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He is such an ideal big brother, loving and patient. He loves to learn, and then teach what he knows to his little brother.</div>
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Cracks me up that he's sitting in the high chair on his big 4 birthday! What a nut.</div>
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Wesley boy, we love you. You have a special sweetness and a soft heart. I love our talks and cuddles, and watching you learn. You are a fun guy! Thanks for making our family a happy place!</div>
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Thanksgiving was fun. I don't remember how much I ended up keeping down, but I remember the feast was magnificent! My mom found this terrific tablecloth at a party store, and Fredrick was in artistic heaven!</div>
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He must take after his great grandpa Freddie!</div>
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Then before we knew it, Fredrick was 2. Our cherub boy, ball of energy, turbo-charged bulldozer of a boy was two. Lookout world. If anyone was ever really two, it was Fredrick. He knows how to live it up age-appropriately! Hopefully we will all survive his "two-ness."</div>
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I love this kid's style. He is definitely his own boy. He loves his family, especially his big brother Wesley. He loves the color red, Lightning McQueen, trains, coloring, and performing small acts of domestic terrorism around the house appropriate to his new age of Terrible Two. We love our golden curled, cherub cheeked boy who charms us with his dimples and makes us laugh daily. You have definitley added spice and adventure to our family!</div>
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My pregnancies are always adventures, and getting to this one definitely has been. I had a couple of miscarriages before this one, and am now on some medicine which will hopefully keep this one healthy and in there for 9 months. We are thrilled and bracing ourselves for lots of mommy-in-the-bathroom-puking!</div>
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