tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33302775987924578542024-03-05T19:53:03.480-05:00The Oxenford Family BlogThe exciting adventures of Sophia Grace and Emily Anne and their parents in Lansdowne, PA.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-16240618223732689522012-03-26T21:14:00.003-04:002012-03-27T13:34:00.072-04:00Daddy's Letter to Sophie on her 4th Birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDhdvm4pWexBQMVB4ZgCKaX8Rvp-MkqA8a7zbAMyy2k9GuxTYP1U-wXC7rDtobUfcc_aCKets40-j7fKUpEVbOLdJCkfOe3Pm4wSeAOSuVXGeGgbjpSvJO7UsoRa1yA11Hg5fR_eLjPw/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724380448824118930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDhdvm4pWexBQMVB4ZgCKaX8Rvp-MkqA8a7zbAMyy2k9GuxTYP1U-wXC7rDtobUfcc_aCKets40-j7fKUpEVbOLdJCkfOe3Pm4wSeAOSuVXGeGgbjpSvJO7UsoRa1yA11Hg5fR_eLjPw/s400/DSC_0009.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Dear Sophie,<br />
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March 26, 2008<br />
<br />
I will never forget that day. <br />
<br />
You came into the world just after 1AM. Born to a brand new mommy and daddy who thought they had an idea about what they were getting into. After the midwives checked you out and mommy was resting as comfortably as possible, I climbed into the bed next to you and mommy and we all slept. <br />
<br />
A new family. <br />
<br />
I'll never forget it. You nestled between us all bundled up. You barely made a sound. It was one of the most magical moments of many more to come. <br />
<br />
You are now 4 years old. You are strong, sweet, kind and thoughtful. You mention your friends and family by name and spontaneously tells us how much you love each one of them. You are kind to Emily in ways that still surprise Mommy and I. You will offer her your most prized new toys to have a turn or try to distract her when she is having a tough moment. Emily loves you beyond measure. When she hears you wake up in the morning she rushes to your bedroom and exclaims "MORNING SOBIE!!!" with all the joy and happiness her little body can bear. You are her best friend and role model. She's a very lucky little sister. <br />
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I'm so proud of the little girl you have grown into. I see so much of your mother in you and I consider myself very lucky and I'm very grateful to have both of you in my life. <br />
<br />
I'm beyond proud to be your Daddy. Your genuine kindness and considered thoughtfulness will always guide you down the right path. Your humor and your imagination will ensure the world, your world, will always be inspiring...to you and others. Your strength and conviction will protect you and those you love. Your intelligence and curiosity will help make the world a bit smaller and propel your dreams and ambitions. Make the most of each day Peanut. You can be or do anything your heart desires. <br />
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Dream of all the things that make you happy sweetheart. I love you.<br />
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DaddyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-70582336818778120792012-02-08T21:18:00.005-05:002012-02-08T21:35:07.077-05:00Sophie can write!!!So we were making out some Valentines over the wekend and all the sudden Sophie says, "I'm going to make a Valentine for Jodi". Lo and behold she starts trying to write out the word "J-O-D-I". I showed her how the letters were made and the next thing you know she wrote the whole name. Did it again for Julie. I was stunned. I admit it.... I cried. I can't believe our little Peanut can write words. And today she wrote a Valentine to Emily and spelled the whole name out. I am just amazed at her on a multiple times daily basis. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFIrXkuenf2VQVz-loRmyDgE8E8_xy6J8WhWnGqtAFPvtN40_P76LDrtz5XQKpsGOqKlFt9_1Te6_xDJZK2rJGT2Qr72iOxEc8655aZYMPSXIbXrTbjuvRh31wh-AozgnN7EHucz4_cY/s1600/Jodi_Valentine.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFIrXkuenf2VQVz-loRmyDgE8E8_xy6J8WhWnGqtAFPvtN40_P76LDrtz5XQKpsGOqKlFt9_1Te6_xDJZK2rJGT2Qr72iOxEc8655aZYMPSXIbXrTbjuvRh31wh-AozgnN7EHucz4_cY/s400/Jodi_Valentine.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706957824405334610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZBe_RYWl6A96stuDuUmWuHALRu7SNjdPGLiVy9mc35T9IV4kdtLH7Qk7RyK_83Oc1c2UxxtdccR8Z93fV-Q760zF4tMLbOiLkSG0C3CVew0ypz1j_ZASzjcNV1uEwhQ4bOYS5610Nf8/s1600/Julie_Valentine_photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZBe_RYWl6A96stuDuUmWuHALRu7SNjdPGLiVy9mc35T9IV4kdtLH7Qk7RyK_83Oc1c2UxxtdccR8Z93fV-Q760zF4tMLbOiLkSG0C3CVew0ypz1j_ZASzjcNV1uEwhQ4bOYS5610Nf8/s400/Julie_Valentine_photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706956592351212834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpIyVTK2S9UlO1fGozwFpejIUi3gH_NonWPTcspmg7uu-32K8_GFi0HMiWhDw6wyp9j400DrGvJgVq78bRdYV7FHT0nvEQsReQsdRl4WiZCV94f6koYzWr20gDM7quRn0S9P1nTFrEJI/s1600/Emily_Valentine_photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpIyVTK2S9UlO1fGozwFpejIUi3gH_NonWPTcspmg7uu-32K8_GFi0HMiWhDw6wyp9j400DrGvJgVq78bRdYV7FHT0nvEQsReQsdRl4WiZCV94f6koYzWr20gDM7quRn0S9P1nTFrEJI/s400/Emily_Valentine_photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706956581617358466" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL-UV3CgBiauNejXDtaTA3_KuyMaO6fx6ElS807FUhRktiSeVWp6DJ_QsOHXbC9m1m6H8erh9eWlk671rfhbpSQbcCUE1IVSf1RGfun9xmWrpW8bLqC9CCgqENEvob1Kd9XzdBf-R_Fg/s1600/SophValentinephoto.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL-UV3CgBiauNejXDtaTA3_KuyMaO6fx6ElS807FUhRktiSeVWp6DJ_QsOHXbC9m1m6H8erh9eWlk671rfhbpSQbcCUE1IVSf1RGfun9xmWrpW8bLqC9CCgqENEvob1Kd9XzdBf-R_Fg/s400/SophValentinephoto.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706957814201353234" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROA3kYdjyxsrLHLPCc-CpKih1E_l-qJZ6NXi2RYFQm7rFBYYmkLn98ztuieSU4KSBnX8bKaGGsx7vdEFK9MwBdmyKTA5lssbGyeujKqmU2pPFRuL0NOazcDNJWaS90MwpIoya9S630mI/s1600/Daddy_Portrait_photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROA3kYdjyxsrLHLPCc-CpKih1E_l-qJZ6NXi2RYFQm7rFBYYmkLn98ztuieSU4KSBnX8bKaGGsx7vdEFK9MwBdmyKTA5lssbGyeujKqmU2pPFRuL0NOazcDNJWaS90MwpIoya9S630mI/s400/Daddy_Portrait_photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706957841452917458" /></a><br />This is, you guessed it, a picture of Daddy. (Note the stubble!) Luv this so much...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-57397941490967449952012-01-01T07:08:00.009-05:002012-01-01T07:52:46.804-05:00Happy New YearHope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We so enjoyed getting to see some of our family and friends this holiday. Unfortunately, as many of you know from facebook, our much anticipated trip to Arizona to go see Grammy and Great Aunt Joyce and Uncle Jeff and hang out with Grandma and Grandpa who were driving up from South Carolina was apparently not meant to be. For the gory details of our 6 hour delay in the Philadelphia airport on the day after Christmas with two small children to only have our flight cancelled, please read the thread on facebook. After we recovered from both the disappointment and the exhaustion of the days, we ended up having a pretty nice week just hanging out at the house and visiting with some friends we don't get to see very often. Then, we rang in the New Year with a very exciting day yesterday starting out with a balloon drop for the kids and countdown to Noon and ending with a night on the Delaware River watching the family fireworks show at 6pm. Unfortunately, today Daddy has a wicked ear infection so that's not a great way for him to kick off the New Year. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8Z8dqZbrXgs-ImesWvZ8o7nUbZNSm7Y9mgD9jIVp8bdiFtpR_vFjqaKjNqmD9CI5dvqIsGmm-T5Zy4FyeX0-bvZmD3-Ht8MtHnlF2U7VlUVAzSVUOk_OOH_AXdG-dE1tGmA0P7dEq-M/s400/DSC_0278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687438541647677698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53rfioDt1bsAfq4NVm-3yT-dbSnhOksklEtT1i3wSKJhO2GOaXht3HCZgXIGbZ7IhKfNK3BhxpePZCCQu_zjAgtuJh0WaCccOjmxAB5FxE79vb3G6pr-CSpq36-qcSbAztPRRcfCFHdk/s1600/DSC_0277.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53rfioDt1bsAfq4NVm-3yT-dbSnhOksklEtT1i3wSKJhO2GOaXht3HCZgXIGbZ7IhKfNK3BhxpePZCCQu_zjAgtuJh0WaCccOjmxAB5FxE79vb3G6pr-CSpq36-qcSbAztPRRcfCFHdk/s400/DSC_0277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687438538444936450" /></a><br />Wow. I wish it wasn't so long between entries on this blog anymore. I always feel like I have *so* much to catch you guys up on that I get over whelemed about posting. But, let's take a stab at a quick update. <br /><br />Lets see. I am watching Emily color with crayons as I type this post. She LOVES crayons and coloring but of course, needs to be closely supervised. While she is starting to not put them in her mouth, she is in that stage where she will sneak away with a crayon and the next thing I know there is organe crayon all over my green couch, or the floor, or the table. So crayones are a closely supervised substance in our house still. But despite that it is so fun to watch Emily make her own original art. Here are a few pix of her masterpieces. <br /><br />Emily also is obsessed with stickers. She LOVES them!! The other day we went to go visit Nanny in her awesome new apartment and Emily basically just sat by herself with her stickers and placed them all over her feet and her hands and in her hair and had the best time doing it. She will sit in a corner in the lbrary and pull out some stickers and just play with them for a while. No paper necessary - she loves covering her body with them. It's really cute. As is the way she says stickers which is "steeeckers" <br /><br />Speaking of talking, Emily's vocabulary these days is astonishing. Every day she surprises us by using new words and even phrases. Yesterday, she was standing at the bottom of the stairs and yelling "mommy, wake up" which cracked me up. She finally says Sophie but calls her "Sobie" so she'll say "There's Sobie" or something like that. I didn't think it would be possible but Jim and I are pretty sure Emily is talking even more than Sophie was at this age. She is quite a little chatty girl most of the time. (Wonder where she gets that from, huh?) <br /><br />Sophie is doing great and also surprises us at what a big girl she is becoming. She gets herself dressed and undressed and is being really kind to her sister (most of the time). You can tell that she is starting to round that corner from 3 and is getting a heck of a lot closer to 4 in so many ways. <br /><br />Of course, Sophie is SOOO excited for Christmas. Last week she had her school performance which was so stinking cute we almost couldn't take the cuteness. She had been preparing for this for some time now in school and recently would start breaking out in "Go Tell It On a Mountain" getting particularly loud at the "That Jesus Christ is born" part. She is pretty obsessed with the "Baby Jesus" these days. I guess learning about him and talking about him so much in school has her really excited about his birthday coming up. Whenever we pass a nativity scene on someones lawn around town she gets very animated and screams "look mommy - baby Jesus!". The only thing is I'm still pretty sure she is actually saying "Baby Cheeses" and not Jesus. <br /><br />So, as I was typing this Emily was over watching the Wiggles but here she had taken a crayon and was standing there eating it while watching the show so see, what I mean? We're still not quite in the clear with the whole coloring thing. <br /><br />Anyway, we're getting very excited for our visit out to Arizona later this month. We cannot wait to spend some quality time with Grammy, Great Aunt Joyce and Great Uncle Jeff, and their family and also Grandma and Grandpa who will be there too! <br /><br />In case I don't post again until the new year, Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy 2012 to all our wonderful family and friends! We love you all so much!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-22767931173338164682011-10-26T07:04:00.003-04:002011-10-26T07:25:19.293-04:00Some recent phone photosI am not feeling like writing a proper post right now but here's a few photos from my phone. Just a couple of snapshots from the last week or two. <br /><br />Pensive (sleepy?) Sophie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vhl_LnE9r_nuoyjKT6Jm8JXoNiChj0wLFElnyCb2IWBbT3bFwad2pginqmfJnC8XznEUaip0FOrvBdv_hkzyo5Yq78yHOSowJpGWSFYUwmq2a3l_eH8AZx_bfDMV2QGi9jHijoWCDr4/s1600/IMG_3519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vhl_LnE9r_nuoyjKT6Jm8JXoNiChj0wLFElnyCb2IWBbT3bFwad2pginqmfJnC8XznEUaip0FOrvBdv_hkzyo5Yq78yHOSowJpGWSFYUwmq2a3l_eH8AZx_bfDMV2QGi9jHijoWCDr4/s400/IMG_3519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667755834588237042" /></a><br />Flower girl<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtF9ouTof1FkE37VA-A2ZlJXT94hu8gNrQlPJ-DQAkoOtGAyzlAVP1k0dfxzhZYd5Q5H7PZAzQjBuxTpjlGBXVmcUf66OxWHx1jiOe4DTTef26linFQ2sqMkNYgSi7VieRvAvQSxm-Dzo/s1600/IMG_3528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtF9ouTof1FkE37VA-A2ZlJXT94hu8gNrQlPJ-DQAkoOtGAyzlAVP1k0dfxzhZYd5Q5H7PZAzQjBuxTpjlGBXVmcUf66OxWHx1jiOe4DTTef26linFQ2sqMkNYgSi7VieRvAvQSxm-Dzo/s400/IMG_3528.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667755832206525026" /></a><br />I have to say, and I know this is awful, but in this photo I can see what the girls would look like say after a bachelorette party and they're both puffing on cigars after have too many drinks out with the girls instead of eating pretzel rods. This terrifies me of course. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqjYjt7BArGEUss3vfl3wCXAwONyuK99lpD01Wl_iipDWawgHegtfGkNm62IHfcx-mpnEt4Z3IpI0mY9rVapI6n2qWQ2939oZe3Nx-AmS-go-WAnqLfJ1mu_RaOaobwhJqQhUNOntLfo/s1600/IMG_3538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqjYjt7BArGEUss3vfl3wCXAwONyuK99lpD01Wl_iipDWawgHegtfGkNm62IHfcx-mpnEt4Z3IpI0mY9rVapI6n2qWQ2939oZe3Nx-AmS-go-WAnqLfJ1mu_RaOaobwhJqQhUNOntLfo/s400/IMG_3538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667755815440630066" /></a><br />With their friend "baby" Sophia from next door! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wUggL92P49BdpTcZZZM5S38Mk8Q2cVK81AXR0ZblRo3NL7EpoWnEPgMoxBVXVe9s-40DRDhF35nFVk87PI_KKLdQUGNGo4vOQ8pWq0ou_o9tYoeIM41HD8Sw50HpdhVOSM4PEUAUtcE/s1600/IMG_3532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wUggL92P49BdpTcZZZM5S38Mk8Q2cVK81AXR0ZblRo3NL7EpoWnEPgMoxBVXVe9s-40DRDhF35nFVk87PI_KKLdQUGNGo4vOQ8pWq0ou_o9tYoeIM41HD8Sw50HpdhVOSM4PEUAUtcE/s400/IMG_3532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667755806569454178" /></a><br />Sophie loves her godbrother Natey. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHRdr6mNrJHAe1oQFMb-gt43VaAjg2B6DToJujE2ZdOphgs7dPEbh2kl5HsALLhjPmtp6Q8bpK_6czJtEVTiDM1epZY8bW-GEQyVwWMnveWBxD-iTyCHGSPzCO3bk6JVMkKuQ8QITIMQ/s1600/IMG_3551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHRdr6mNrJHAe1oQFMb-gt43VaAjg2B6DToJujE2ZdOphgs7dPEbh2kl5HsALLhjPmtp6Q8bpK_6czJtEVTiDM1epZY8bW-GEQyVwWMnveWBxD-iTyCHGSPzCO3bk6JVMkKuQ8QITIMQ/s400/IMG_3551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667755798218715906" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-54849226544005553222011-10-09T06:50:00.005-04:002011-10-09T07:53:59.347-04:00Oxenford Sesame Place OutingI was so excited that we got an amazing opportunity to take the girls back to Sesame Place recently. Emmy is such an Elmo lover (or "Elwo" as she so lovingly calls him!). I was worried if we waited too long, she'd grow out of her Elmo phase and it would lose some of the magic for her but the place is so darn expensive it's just hard to justify a family trip there on a whim. But we lucked out and got some free passes to go enjoy a special preview of <a href="http://sesameplace.com/sesame2/plan.aspx?id=spooktacular">The Count's Halloween Spooktacular</a>, Sesame Place's awesome Halloween festivities running every weekend through Halloween, and we had such a great time. Emmy got to meet Elwo. There were cupcakes and facepaint (of course) and a parade and pumpkins and lots of fun for everyone! Thanks Sesame Place!! We love you, Elwo!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnd_hDNVhWjxdjrOm_VEvVYfEk5RkWigrZUXvvtBhy06N8gfVocQeBpOM04Qb91WDmbU71LhsZE-FZ9A0qGPQF3V8qMeyb-zAFUSf5osKhnNBBhHvqORq2fBq6J4I-36SXHpRlSW6Oh4/s1600/DSC_0094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnd_hDNVhWjxdjrOm_VEvVYfEk5RkWigrZUXvvtBhy06N8gfVocQeBpOM04Qb91WDmbU71LhsZE-FZ9A0qGPQF3V8qMeyb-zAFUSf5osKhnNBBhHvqORq2fBq6J4I-36SXHpRlSW6Oh4/s400/DSC_0094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661445330786935490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlmssxCAotTZaH1UiC3gTAQdxsEHszZSLUTl29DFnk2mdSI4wO1DrDtnniDzRNvYHnK-l8ddgwe6p8dt7h1nJcYUqINqZuEFsWhp0-LJHQsvqGFhY0RgiYgHAociNt5NnTa7dhVDQA0A/s1600/DSC_0093.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvi6PPkULdtjTMfwyrkoqszTLKpD3XuaxS8QIi6PTC2OfKrGShkLfHSFBtdJSFi4gV_5YCkNjyz9ZpYBhyHys83KmrSaciZwM8RvttJhD-SsGCQY5vwJ9Wt2jQ-emPM0uAU2c7B1OyNpw/s400/DSC_0109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661451972171594514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnrTwauKXaB8KfbAu-pEOpr7i7uwx_wPVd1TwFHbDszAIDVs28hm5LYhE7hLrh4NuC0uZXyTFfRfpy12g1-73UjxTFvzrMhXSoX2Sx8deSv98NN-ffMwbJOgOzG6pb_AQ0_ecxy5qV9U/s1600/DSC_0173.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnrTwauKXaB8KfbAu-pEOpr7i7uwx_wPVd1TwFHbDszAIDVs28hm5LYhE7hLrh4NuC0uZXyTFfRfpy12g1-73UjxTFvzrMhXSoX2Sx8deSv98NN-ffMwbJOgOzG6pb_AQ0_ecxy5qV9U/s400/DSC_0173.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661453953401685298" /></a><br />Update: When we got home, I caught Emily kissing her new Elmo toy repeatedly. Too cute!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-78094715292912286842011-09-21T13:00:00.007-04:002011-09-23T21:57:59.879-04:00Wait for it...Ok this is definitely the longest I've gone without updating this blog since I started it in what? 2007? When I was pregnant with Sophie. Wow. Long time... Going on almost 2 months with no updates, no photos, no videos, no NUTHIN! But after I restricted who could see it after getting freaked out about some weird comments, a lot of our friends and family werne't able to view the blog anymore. Which kind of sucked. And of course, made me not feel that compelled to update it because I knew many of you weren't seeing it anyway. But ya'all are looking at the facebook photos or the pix on instagram or twitter, right? Cuz basically these girls are all over the innerwebs. Just not on THIS blog, lately. <br /><br />But since it's approaching the holiday season and since I've gotten a little less freaked out (for the moment) about who is reading the blog and why, I've opened up permissions again so everyone should be able to view it. <br /><br />Now... as for catching up. Of course TONS has happened since I've last posted. And I couldn't possibly cover everything. But, I guess here is a highlights reel of sorts. Enjoy! <br /><br />We went down the shore again, with Dee Ree and Pop Pop. Then we went down the shore again with GGMom this time. The Oxenfords rode a surrey. Sophie rode a horse named Flash at a 4H Fair. Daddy was on call a lot. Sophie uses the big potty now! Emmy teethed a lot. Sophie started her first year of real pre-school (last year was technically a "toddler time" program). Sophie and Emmy both got sick. Sophie started ballet. Dad and Kathy came up for a visit. Grandma Kathy got very sick. Grandpa got sick too and they left early. Mommy started back to work in the office three days. And here we are... Do you feel caught up with the Oxenfords now? I'll try to be more regular about posting. I really will! Promise!<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS6-VJYyt5pJcYzGQxFzFe1d-ULD9z7AVHLYDNP2NnWlHaEmpdwWbqC6Z1Xcsi8DZwOeM5xheGMXmiwMHLBSeqEqMDex2sldb5drBqYySkZkuz_nRJNXyzaOZDiinVNbfiwzoRdZa0nw/s1600/DSC_0348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS6-VJYyt5pJcYzGQxFzFe1d-ULD9z7AVHLYDNP2NnWlHaEmpdwWbqC6Z1Xcsi8DZwOeM5xheGMXmiwMHLBSeqEqMDex2sldb5drBqYySkZkuz_nRJNXyzaOZDiinVNbfiwzoRdZa0nw/s400/DSC_0348.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655732858661255650" /></a><br />(GGMom would KILL me if she knew this photo was up on the internet. Thank goodness she doesn't have a computer to see it!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBm1JqwYnXCP1JQXjHmb6_5JWYN6vgOWbaSYFJ0esGu1RZ7Y6gFDBopQB878fAC0gGKgE5eL5Xr4NyDZlTD0Ta9bnxJk4ISW_zZ3QHrO9macIfRO0iLF5X8UiKTt0Fd3l5fPJoVkpfQEw/s1600/IMG_2987.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBm1JqwYnXCP1JQXjHmb6_5JWYN6vgOWbaSYFJ0esGu1RZ7Y6gFDBopQB878fAC0gGKgE5eL5Xr4NyDZlTD0Ta9bnxJk4ISW_zZ3QHrO9macIfRO0iLF5X8UiKTt0Fd3l5fPJoVkpfQEw/s400/IMG_2987.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655732863302074050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0KHTp5GbRi7USeXN-ppzyB0E3eu9__OiR7J9Z_EWdLaRpHqlEEX6JPPsuF4aWvNSLHjIuFWrKEXHb4hO_c9FYb5A33eGipA39g5MqijIvFFkIMkN3Zl2R1fZ933gBET2l9LI_sMfF_0/s1600/DSC_0274.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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<br />Ok, so tonight Sophie has been whisked away by her adoring handlers and entourage (aka Aunt Pat and Caely) to have a big girl sleepover out with them. Which means that when Jim and I came home from work tonight there was only Emily in the house. And MAN was it ever quiet...
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<br />So I have been inspired to do a post that is all about Emily. Unfortunately Emily was teething and tired so we didn't get to lavish her with our undivided attention for very long tonight before she was ready to throw in the towel but man, Emily is one stinking cute and totally unique happy little creature. She is so very different from her big sister in so many ways. She wakes up happy and saying "Hi" in the sweetest, cutest voice ever. (Sophie, if you didn't, often know woke up typically fairly grumpy or even downright miserable within minutes of waking most of the time.) Emily can entertain herself and often does. Emily is messy and a walking petri dish. She picks her nose and throws her food. Sophie NEVER EEEVER did anything so beneath her as to get mussy or pick her nose. Emily rolls in sand. Emily eats fistfulls of sand. Sophie was afraid of grass touching her legs at Em's age. They are oh so different and yet both so amazing and wonderful in their own ways.
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<br />Emily's current lexicon includes:
<br />Dada, Mama, Nana, Pop Pop, cup, car, Elmo (but she says "Elwo"), Bottle ("Ba Ba"), Stinky ("Tinky"), shoes, and I'm sure a few others I'm forgetting.
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<br />She gives kisses. She likes to hug. She adores the Wiggles. She is lactose intolerant. She is probably getting three of her molars at this very moment.
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<br />Boy do we ever love her. She is just the most incredible little being you ever will meet. We are so tickled by her joy of life and can't wait to see how Em grows and changes over the course of the coming year. 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We had a fantastic time frolicking by the surf, jumping waves, building sandcastastles and tidal pools, exploring sea life, and eating yummy shore food! It was pretty awesome. And even better we got got to spend half of it with our friends from Ohio, the GodSnedikers!! Sophia is completely smitten with her godbrother, Adam. In fact, I had to stop counting the number of times she said "Where's Adam?" because it just was a regularly uttered phrase for the last week. Plus, she voluntarily would say "Mom, I REALLY love Adam" or (even better), "Adam, I LOVE you.." It was just so heartfelt and so darn cute. And, speaking of cute... Emily learned to give full body hugs (you know, the kind where she wraps her arms around the other person's body and stands there hugging). It was just the most adorable thing you ever saw. We were also lucky enough to have two visits from the Pottstown crew - Aunt Pat and "Tan" came down one day and then Caely and Paul came down another day. Yay for visits from adoring Aunts and cousins. And we even got to hang out with some other Oxenford cousins, Zachary and Nathan and their folks Cristina and Todd, who just happened to be down the same week we were. We got to play in their pool and enjoy several dinners - yay for hanging out with fun cousins!!<br /><br />Here's a few select photos of our two weeks. We are so lucky we got to spend that much time in such a fun and happy place. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RDydiF4c7ua3NfnKwMRrxm9EVWiU96ZQVtPNl5O9k9wpBHCoY_fFd6f0WWHJkZadLOFDTRTn931iVC0h9uOpIVnOA2aLWeRR35TCVEZ7Ud2oi-sYniLs8cncMZHsS2BKzF4qc-Q8Y44/s320/SweetEmphoto.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617660507995118194" /></a><br />I'm not sure where to begin this post... Do I start with the post-birthday recap or the double ear infection that landed us in the ER or the broken elbow and purple cast that landed us back in the ER? Or. do I just start with the pink eye??? Hmmm... decisions decisions. <br /><br />Well, let's start with the cast.... This past Saturday night Jim and I were thrilled to be getting a date night when DeeRee offered to come over and watch the girls for us. We had a lovely dinner and were on our way home (well, actually I was on the front porch about to walk in the door) when we got the phone call. It was a slightly panicked call that Sophie had fallen and was holding her arm and seemed to be in a lot of pain. We finally got her to sleep but she had a horrible night waking up a lot until I could get some more advil in her. When she did wake up the next morning, she went downhill fast and by 8:30am we were headed to the ER. So apparently she had fallen trying to get out of bed to go to the potty. And when she fell, she landed on her elbow. Hard. Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, where my awesome step-sister Maria works, and is right down the street from us, was so amazing!! They took her back right away and everyone was so good and so sweet. They helped her calm down immensely and once the Xrays were over, Sophie was almost back to her old self. Then we went down to CHOP on Monday and the docs there decided it would be best if shegot a cast. So, a purple cast was put on our sweet girl and she handled it all so well. Well, except for the part where we had to take her band aid off before they put the cast on. That, THAT, was apparently the last straw for her. We are hopeful that she'll get the cast off early and thankful that she wasn't in much pain or discomfort once the splint and the cast were on and protecting that sweet little elbow. <br /><br />Now, back track a few days to Wednesday night and Emmy and I in that very same hospital. Poor Em was fighting a bad cold with lots of really icky looking snot (sorry) coming out of her nose and I remember thinking, this is going to turn into an ear infection. But she was acting mostly fine all day and perked up with a little advil and distraction of playing with her sister. However, when we went to lay her down for the night she was in agony and was screaming her head off. Just like last time. SO, a phone call to my amazing step-sister later and the wheels were in motion to get us into Mercy Fitzgerald so a doc could just take a quick look at her and maybe get her a script for an antibiotic. It was truly amazing how quickly we were in and out of that hospital. All I can say is my step sister Maria is truly loved because we got the royal treatment there not once but twice last week! So, thank you Maria!! <br /><br />And let's see... today Sophie woke up with full blown pink eye and her entire right eye shut. We had gotten drops last night she was already one half day into some medicine for it and with any luck it won't get too bad on us. <br /><br />Other than that, things are completely normal. Emily is talking and communicating more and more. She now says Stinky ("gin-ky") and is starting to be heard saying lots of other words, too. She walks up to you and points and screams for things like Cheetos and water. Thanks again, Daddy for introducing our girls to that beloved snack food, Cheetos. <br /><br />We hope you all are doing well. We are wishing we could go to cousin Ben's wedding in California soon and see the rest of the MacDougall and Schrank clan but air travel with the girls is just not in our cards this summer. Congratulations Ben and Pam!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-60616303507956618872011-05-28T07:01:00.010-04:002011-05-28T14:08:48.571-04:00Birthday recapHello Family and Friends!<br /><br />If you are reading this, it means that you successfully were added to the access list and logged on to the site in it's new "safer" mode. After a recent potentially strange comment from someone I didn't know I decided to go ahead and restrict access to this blog from now on for the safety of our girls. I hope you all understand. If you have friends or colleagues who you would like to give access so you can do some virtual bragging, please just go ahead and send me their emails and I'll be more than happy to add them to the access list, ok? <br /><br />Anyway, on to happier topics... Emily's 1st Birthday BlowOut was an amazing success. Aside from the disappointment that Grandnma and Grandpa MacDougall weren't able to make the trip up for it as they had originally hoped, it was a great time had by all - especially Miss Emily Anne "Birthday Girl" herself. Check out this grin: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxSaA9d-kSx_w-O9Jxyys_ZJ5ywB0SCzrqW7wgEeO1E82bhADN6xug9xuSnI2cvot-g8-MHsmSd7QJiXlZg3qymLEzk4tKlaxj_0zhZ8u-7C6TkYlc4A27df43TZL8GOF_M3niXPHkG4/s1600/Emily_1st_Bday_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxSaA9d-kSx_w-O9Jxyys_ZJ5ywB0SCzrqW7wgEeO1E82bhADN6xug9xuSnI2cvot-g8-MHsmSd7QJiXlZg3qymLEzk4tKlaxj_0zhZ8u-7C6TkYlc4A27df43TZL8GOF_M3niXPHkG4/s320/Emily_1st_Bday_7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611722115226040386" /></a><br /><br />We had a massive birthday bash complete with catered delicious BBQ from Famous Dave's. We had a moonbounce for the big kids (and especially big sister, Sophie), we had friends and family, we had beautiful (though slightly hot and sticky) weather after literally an entire week of monsoon-like conditions. It was grand! And of course, Emily had her first taste of cake (chocolate cake no less!) and LOVED IT! <br /><br />Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our sweet little Emily Anne's milestone 1st birthday with us!! We love you! xoxo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSAOaio6jsN9KsfYORqVRYRURvP12vqzawot3BI2Lo_LVNe2XSJjMjsszRIDkP7ov6OvmD_uoG5POIQ0ibSCDQSwbBOB7csFTTu7MFK3OXkdFVNf62vYJ2u9004OCw-4nKnUWqytao-E/s1600/Emily_1st_Bday_19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSAOaio6jsN9KsfYORqVRYRURvP12vqzawot3BI2Lo_LVNe2XSJjMjsszRIDkP7ov6OvmD_uoG5POIQ0ibSCDQSwbBOB7csFTTu7MFK3OXkdFVNf62vYJ2u9004OCw-4nKnUWqytao-E/s320/Emily_1st_Bday_19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611723259806673042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzowsM0CHfUSzELZTDFg2hR68YdkBknADW5j_suaSLwRhReBvHTJXxa39tvxpRkwpBugl28Q6SHaFZhewBzbEJNiyrh5_5Y1EUgNgaQNLzEXaUDrJPRbJtckpgOCYzDSmh6Zfj55w-jF8/s1600/Emily_1st_Bday_17.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODDFcKNEagpKKTz_ZeFrqRnRusX6JZdyAGosA6E-jjwn7AHD0dT5TnN2Q9xcLZOOPS7-sOXS_ikMc4cJGldgf2BLioMSoB_-PLNvxO4Vt3hXGbqhjyWuO197Sbw1S4Q8JE4E5yZbwQT4/s320/P1010391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611830306355995426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2-6WXE0ikhOHXNXUD5GFphQ97rg_7PFuVwOPRCk-910spHSAvfNYuZGWfhcx6WUFsfF1QWp_H7_TpMWtmfI9HIxbrXHYRsLqxZjA7emdcvvBldIwjj24aattRerfwVGO_zWxfRXCEXM/s1600/P1010386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2-6WXE0ikhOHXNXUD5GFphQ97rg_7PFuVwOPRCk-910spHSAvfNYuZGWfhcx6WUFsfF1QWp_H7_TpMWtmfI9HIxbrXHYRsLqxZjA7emdcvvBldIwjj24aattRerfwVGO_zWxfRXCEXM/s320/P1010386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611830300769652290" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-6442572672644969272011-05-21T04:37:00.001-04:002011-05-21T04:37:00.714-04:00Happy 1 Year Birthday Sweet Emily Anne<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ny3Djsyai_AHTOJU18lXZsg72JFl-ulrDNISMC0p6-sE8JDB036inA4jtv47v5ymC0AiRb5OXMHXdG5sDXCyLnJeMwbXORWfV_k1Fv37ES8i2eEDOMT-8mDOt8iXPX1yzt9Xhlgek34/s1600/DSC_0389.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ny3Djsyai_AHTOJU18lXZsg72JFl-ulrDNISMC0p6-sE8JDB036inA4jtv47v5ymC0AiRb5OXMHXdG5sDXCyLnJeMwbXORWfV_k1Fv37ES8i2eEDOMT-8mDOt8iXPX1yzt9Xhlgek34/s320/DSC_0389.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608996289700333714" /></a><br />One year ago on this day, our hearts swelled yet again, opened wide and filled with love for little Emily Anne. <br /><br />She was born very early in the morning and very quickly. We barely made it to the birth center in time. The mid wife seemed to be caught off guard when she saw how far along Jen was. Only twenty minutes after we arrived, Emily was born. <br /><br />Jen, as usual, did an amazing job. I felt slightly more capable helping her then I did when Sophie was born. <br /><br />Like Emily's birth, her first year has felt as equally speedy. It only seems like yesterday when she was a newborn. She's now toddling around the house. Learning to talk and gesture and generally just enjoying her world. <br /><br />She is one of the funniest babies I've ever known. She frequently tries to make people laugh by making funny nosies or moving her body in some silly way. <br /><br />She's got a fiery temper and a strong will too. She balances it out with a genuine sweetness that will melt your heart. If she gives you a hug, you'll know what I mean. <br /> <br />I am convinced that Emily is my father born again. She looks like him and so far, their personalities seem to be almost identical. When Jen was still breast-feeding Emily she said it was it was like she was breastfeeding a tiny version of her father in law. <br /><br />We've already decided that Em will be our last child. Em's first birthday is intensely bittersweet because of this. She is the last 1 year old I will Father. Her nightly feedings are that much more precious now. Nurturing her as baby, providing for her and comforting her, helping her ease into a night’s sleep (hopefully). Before we know it, she won't need us to feed her, hold her and be close with her at bedtime. She probably doesn’t need it even now, yet we do it. <br /><br />Jen and I have been incredibly lucky. We've be blessed to given the opportunity to raise two smart, sweet girls. I cannot imagine our life any different than it is now. Nor would I want to. My heart pours love for my girls and my wife. Our little family feels just right. <br /><br />Emily, I am so proud and grateful to be your Daddy. I hope I can do right by you. My only words of advice are the following:<br /><br />Stay sweet, stay fiery, stay funny, stay curious. Make mistakes. Apologize when feelings are hurt. Treat everyone as you would want to be treated. Explore the world. Listen to lots of different music. Enjoy art. Eat your dinner. Plant a garden. Brush your teeth. Thank people profusely. Say “please” frequently. Stand up for yourself and others. Work hard at what you love. Hug your big sister. Never take love, family or friends for granted. <br /><br />I love you little Emily Anne. Have a wonderful first birthday. <br /><br />Love, <br />Daddy - xoxoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-57951530299567633732011-05-13T15:03:00.008-04:002011-05-23T16:38:40.601-04:00Catching upOk, so yes... the family blog is suffering a bit, isn't it? Between me being back at work for two days a week and all the activities of Easter and Mother's Day and all the sickness with Daddy checking himself into the hospital on the night before Easter (he's fine thank goodness) and GGMom giving us all a scare (she was in the hospital for almost a week from Easter Sunday till the following Saturday) and then Emily getting the head cold and then Sophie getting the stomach bug, there just hasn't been a lot of time for blog updates, I will admit. But in honor of Emily's upcoming first birthday I'm going to really try and be better about updates, ok? I promise!! <br /><br />So here goes: the whirlwind re-cap in photos of the last few weeks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgrc5kjyeHYCaKgr2q7g1rZbwin8wS9_FAQqLlwBwUdbZM8LcSZYvPWX92dWwIEUvRch0td2aL-R7V9_xsDJuylSrfBxu-dN_P0OtddcpYOrrUQjBS1PkKQiGNQNlZkzyX554cP8KjOU/s1600/DSC_0519.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgrc5kjyeHYCaKgr2q7g1rZbwin8wS9_FAQqLlwBwUdbZM8LcSZYvPWX92dWwIEUvRch0td2aL-R7V9_xsDJuylSrfBxu-dN_P0OtddcpYOrrUQjBS1PkKQiGNQNlZkzyX554cP8KjOU/s320/DSC_0519.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606282749564561090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmfNwolxVBJQWocZqW0UoXs4szUFxrbCjFW3CgmGh_JdAJ3HiQzj4ZCp3TpJ75Vk7XWVLpO1x5jGfH2LV8KYC2di4fMB7pIMb4BDPbPMoSewYPKuaPvhIFHaFsrPbp4UNvdGf1wzOS20/s1600/DSC_0515.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8e18Nqy7HsvYOG1e1K3AbZi6DW_SBUkEbybJ1cxaqyUIuKLd0-S5RU4hnG7T2vjoLi2Otb2_6_BXD-CaH-VgM82_8d3Mbbn_vnx1B-3-uNzi0EqRu4RQvXcss8EfzbQaeDEdL73X4DE/s320/DSC_0457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598579682604762594" /></a><br />Well, on Thursday we took the annual Hayride to Bunnyland trip. This time, we had DeeRee and Nevyn and Nevyn's Nana Barbara (and of course, Mommy and Emily) along with us, too! We had a lovely time and Sophie and Nevyn got to run around the playground while Emily got excited by looking at some chickens with DeeRee. After all that and some lunch (that almost went terribly terribly wrong as most events that have to do with eating in our family seem to be going these days) we finally hopped in the tractor and took off for Bunnyland. Everyone was excited but here is what Sophie's comment was, "We're taking the hayride to go to get jellybeans!!" And as I was waiting in line with her and we were watching all the other kids disembark from the previous tractor, Sophie's eyed up every single kid's goodie bag and would say "Oh see is eating a lollipop!" or "he got jellybeans!." Truly, the bunny was lost on her. She thought he was ok of course. But her eyes REALLY lit up when the young girl that preceded the bunny came over with the bags of easter candy for each kid. Sigh. My how things have changed since that first year when I took her and I was literally in tears riding in the tractor with her because she stood up and pointed at the Bunny and was so happy and excited. Those were the days when she had never had a jellybean before. Ahh... the innocence and halcyon days of 1 year old. Which (nice segue, huh?) is what we're enjoying with Emily right now. She turned 11 months old on Thursday and she is truly such a joy to be around (mostly). She is learning words (such as clock, dada, cat, car, and more) and says "hi" and waves like nobody's business. We still can't get her to say or identify "mommy" yet and in fact, when Jim asked her recently where "mommy" was she pointed to DeeRee. So... um, ahem. I'm TRYING not to take this *too* personally. What a difference compared to my little mommy's girl (Sophie). But overall Emily is "a happy little critter" as her DeeRee says. She really is sweet and funny and learning so much. It's such a delight to watch her little triumphs of learning new tricks (like coloring!) and watching her mind process and store new words and information (like the baby sign for "milk" which she now does). She still smells to high heaven like a wet smelly cheez-it from the disgusting sensitive belly formula she drinks. But though smelly, she is so totally cute that you almost forget (almost) how smelly she can be. <br /><br />Overall, life is good. Sophie is having some challenges with eating lately. She has become extremely picky and very high maintenance with her eating. All she wants is juice, which of course we moderate, but I'm starting to think she still gets too much. And of course, she loves her candy. I guess the weekend of Easter is a bad time to start a no sugar diet for her but I'm thinking that pretty soon we really might try it and see if it helps clear up some of her food weirdness of late. And we're now starting to think about Emily's first birthday party which of course we are greeting with such mixed emotions as we realize that our (very likey to be last) little baby is growing up so fast.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-30501473331258483202011-04-18T21:05:00.001-04:002011-04-18T21:14:08.311-04:00The Girlies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-Kk6tpvUu5Joce2QUWCA3ldRc2o1AIUpWZ8zsfeZ832Q8Rx2nFetTAV917Q8DG_xuxE9WtzBQgpDOUB9j0y6FO2Z8fDPj_7cFwUrhwn02uqX9HAZT7T452fAgmjIHfdPOSJU8QesqPU/s1600/DSC_0352.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-Kk6tpvUu5Joce2QUWCA3ldRc2o1AIUpWZ8zsfeZ832Q8Rx2nFetTAV917Q8DG_xuxE9WtzBQgpDOUB9j0y6FO2Z8fDPj_7cFwUrhwn02uqX9HAZT7T452fAgmjIHfdPOSJU8QesqPU/s320/DSC_0352.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597096098192369122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivnLnsDPvgbKi3x9yblutuTuK5pY4BQsokUsHUx7VtQFpFHoNENy45Lg3UGXGdmogVeHgauX1FF3vi9TxoOpiJoZYXD0pjTaVrHqN2h4voXaqYNKPAwPGbDiI7joZrfJ42KDyvlaT84I/s1600/DSC_0335.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivnLnsDPvgbKi3x9yblutuTuK5pY4BQsokUsHUx7VtQFpFHoNENy45Lg3UGXGdmogVeHgauX1FF3vi9TxoOpiJoZYXD0pjTaVrHqN2h4voXaqYNKPAwPGbDiI7joZrfJ42KDyvlaT84I/s320/DSC_0335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597096093921571762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1mdjsYBsSdtC0Yc3_u_BQNrNXuPNwyJPE47beJGomEHvlsloBhp2Iu_EZINhyyW-i0e3zO-ZvUEiJNrVWYl409Yw1Gj7hFzDXyEMFk3MF4sHTfPI_BwP-oC4DRtbl70QevbRzT-wPmg/s1600/DSC_0336.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1mdjsYBsSdtC0Yc3_u_BQNrNXuPNwyJPE47beJGomEHvlsloBhp2Iu_EZINhyyW-i0e3zO-ZvUEiJNrVWYl409Yw1Gj7hFzDXyEMFk3MF4sHTfPI_BwP-oC4DRtbl70QevbRzT-wPmg/s320/DSC_0336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597096090060731218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWJi5Aqx658X4vBSwo5LbB7qZV5x7XpSru7pHNzu-hSgq10-B0P3fG0D8HUrOMJxMupjBn2apYxhgntiGOYtXxeWwy4xwKqdbXBy-vo-JFfgVCLv0HngBCF1tzoVMNGLKpXg4RBq_pLs/s1600/DSC_0360.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWJi5Aqx658X4vBSwo5LbB7qZV5x7XpSru7pHNzu-hSgq10-B0P3fG0D8HUrOMJxMupjBn2apYxhgntiGOYtXxeWwy4xwKqdbXBy-vo-JFfgVCLv0HngBCF1tzoVMNGLKpXg4RBq_pLs/s320/DSC_0360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597096086495737282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbO13KRE5bjF0HGsy6nJypJ_tC3PvhWPtzXAWP9ZdoxhRgOVB5crc0DUlE0v1NBCL7oinZjubQ8PO-VEhF9IfqMru-BOO4sAzz-f2-5HR3wM8Ofg3yyH2VvN37MvCJkjFkkCtQKLxZXg/s1600/DSC_0375.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbO13KRE5bjF0HGsy6nJypJ_tC3PvhWPtzXAWP9ZdoxhRgOVB5crc0DUlE0v1NBCL7oinZjubQ8PO-VEhF9IfqMru-BOO4sAzz-f2-5HR3wM8Ofg3yyH2VvN37MvCJkjFkkCtQKLxZXg/s320/DSC_0375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597096083174818866" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-20348332512582557362011-04-07T20:56:00.002-04:002011-04-07T21:32:52.885-04:00Another much more interesting video, I hopeOk so Jim/James said that basically those videos I just posted really are pretty boring. And though they are of my children and I could smile at them doing even the most mundane and boring things, this video is probably muuuccchh better... <br />
<a href="http://gallery.me.com/joxenford#100075/IMG_1524">http://gallery.me.com/joxenford#100075/IMG_1524</a><br />
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I don't even know what they're doing in these videos I just put 'em up. <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwm-cxJQGOoLPjFj52eMgO5zqdgvokOg1ZGwMu7WaTZM2DZME_KVaH3HpdwdI4p-gND8iLoA2Zc1rBIw1SATw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzq3S4C8UFlfXUJN_nsypA7Pe-pNgV7mfYudAqFJR50sq6aOE9e4W0T-w9Md9y3rehbcZuodZL1O7XDjwhMQA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-3934580302162752382011-03-27T22:32:00.010-04:002011-03-27T23:12:49.482-04:00Happy 3rd Birthday Princess Sophie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZP9KggA_X7Q93bh53oPT36P2SA9xxq7NneaAQMb3WDpylYyRhRfvEgH58Iljh6z6oO8o9dpPcjyXquuOQyec4WxrIWj4Eo_6ETg3S5-Cld1Skd0ZCTekdZCFJVAl2ntF8apMGytWEVM/s1600/P1010175.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Sophie's third birthday celebration began last weekend when we had a visit with Jim's cousins and Aunt and Uncle and Aunt Ann was so sweet to bake a cake for Sophie so she had her first official birthday singing and cake last Sunday! Then, mid-week we got to bake cupcakes for all her classmates at her school. They all sang to her and she got to wear a special crown for the day. We made Ariel cupcakes and of course, Sophie helped and thoroughly enjoyed herself licking the batter afterwards! Then on Saturday we had *quite* the birthday celebration starting with a breakfast of sausage and monkey bread, opening some presents from Mommy and Daddy and some quality time playing and then off to the toy store to pick out a few "special" presents for our big three year old girl. Then, Sophie got treated to her first trip to "the Shalon" (what Sophie calls a "salon" for some reason) where she had a mini-manicure and a makeup application. (She was supposed to have gotten a mini-pedicure too but sadly had dropped some really heavy binoculars on her big toe earlier in the day and so we bagged the pedi for the day in favor of some purple eye shadow and sparky lip gloss.) She was in pure heaven! She just thought it was the coolest thing and loved all her special "treatments" and loved being around all the glam and the other little girls getting their "sweet and sassy" spa treatments, too. Then we got to meet up with some surprise guests - Aunt Pat and Caely - for a special birthday dinner!! We had a great meal (spaghetti and meatballs for Sophie or course) and OF COURSE there was more cake and signing. Then today was Sophie's birthday party at a wonderful place called <a href="http://www.rompnroll.com/willowgrove/">Romp n' Roll</a>. It was a humongous success and there was much romping and rolling (and jumping and snowball fighting and princess freeze dancing and moon bouncing and so much more). What a great birthday week and weekend I think she has had!! <br /><br />As for the sappy stuff, I was a blubbering mess putting sweet Sophie to bed for the last night of her life as a two year old. And, I cried yesterday and today. These three years have gone so fast. How can she be three already? It just boggles my mind. And yet she is. A big girl - already three. Getting spa treatments and telling jokes and talking about her wedding to her BFF Nevyn... Lord help us... But that's another post altogether.<br /><br />I love you sweetest Sophie girl. You are our everything... I'm proud of the sweet and funny and smart and spirited and independent 3 year old you are! And Daddy and I love you more than you will ever know. xoxoxoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-7891516037374011742011-03-19T22:04:00.004-04:002011-03-19T22:26:25.628-04:00Happy St. Pat's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQml599LBQAQMBM9IhkACzsOGw-7P1MMqpTwQGMMKLtP0jlQyP1tuxJFWlyMzJmep0T9ZnFBizFeUT0wPJiQ2A-P4D5NujUWtv7ujHZMFPBS68T4IGLXnQ7kZPnD9v7MFvZQVyKtY2A7E/s1600/DSC_0063.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQml599LBQAQMBM9IhkACzsOGw-7P1MMqpTwQGMMKLtP0jlQyP1tuxJFWlyMzJmep0T9ZnFBizFeUT0wPJiQ2A-P4D5NujUWtv7ujHZMFPBS68T4IGLXnQ7kZPnD9v7MFvZQVyKtY2A7E/s320/DSC_0063.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585982167372142914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnqofg5GI-PfnKBmQ0euYcO04QdyKTkIolxhqsq7NacfeOybmCddAbbhfjlLZ4ugZK41SSAtPyG_bj6JpZtxZ1iwZZKX5_EFJEF0KCW6VwJaJqM-x80BseIImbjD2Spxvbk3QCGgEf3I/s1600/DSC_0060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnqofg5GI-PfnKBmQ0euYcO04QdyKTkIolxhqsq7NacfeOybmCddAbbhfjlLZ4ugZK41SSAtPyG_bj6JpZtxZ1iwZZKX5_EFJEF0KCW6VwJaJqM-x80BseIImbjD2Spxvbk3QCGgEf3I/s320/DSC_0060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585982160394452914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSJKixSZt9gs7yQZ-sV4gVGLJKFTAkjU1TSdYh4t3waYjEQ7voVgJfjxJ_rWITcCjtfy6isHJabwka-ESvfDa9w7BgEg1u4T4SifeSw8vll4Pxuk4xZ_hU-Siajo7c0_otPSpLp0kb-E/s1600/DSC_0055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSJKixSZt9gs7yQZ-sV4gVGLJKFTAkjU1TSdYh4t3waYjEQ7voVgJfjxJ_rWITcCjtfy6isHJabwka-ESvfDa9w7BgEg1u4T4SifeSw8vll4Pxuk4xZ_hU-Siajo7c0_otPSpLp0kb-E/s320/DSC_0055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585982153655713042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3apFcBwHEGZfNhxh_tCNEu7P8yyAXa3cSEWZhDWgVjdqTmwB7SEsSy-p272HUK9PtiriK2-MGRVR9-kthqUnv7m1-Kw2wL7IDv3ncAFr4FmoJqDDPPDqKdUPuncik0_ZooklFD0yQs4/s1600/DSC_0048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3apFcBwHEGZfNhxh_tCNEu7P8yyAXa3cSEWZhDWgVjdqTmwB7SEsSy-p272HUK9PtiriK2-MGRVR9-kthqUnv7m1-Kw2wL7IDv3ncAFr4FmoJqDDPPDqKdUPuncik0_ZooklFD0yQs4/s320/DSC_0048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585982148498326946" /></a><br />Happy belated St. Patty's Day everyone!!! Here are a few shots of the girls on St. Patty's Day. And, I have to share this story with you.... <br /><br />We were in the post office a week or two ago and a woman with a thick Irish accent was looking at Emily and asked me if she was Irish. I said, well we're Scottish (and I'm a MacDougall, etc) and then I remember that Jim's mom is Irish and told her that too. And she said, "Ahhhh... she has the map of Ireland all over her face." Isn't that sweet? I just thought that was the sweetest comment and it made me really happy. And for some reason it made me think of both of my amazing Grandfathers - Grandpop Coll because he was Irish and stories about Ireland and Irish people make me think of him. And of my Grandpop MacDougall because he was Scottish and a MacDougall and wore a kilt and I will always have that MacDougall part of me because of him even though I lost the name, I'll never lost the heritage he passed on to me. Anyway, of course I got teary and wistful and started missing them both so much. And I was proud and happy that Emily carried on the face with the map of Ireland all over it. <br /><br />Funny... then about a week later I was in the grocery store with the girls and yet another Irish lady with a thick Irish accent stopped me and asked if Emily was Irish. She commented on her face and how Irish she looked. <br /><br />So I guess, our little Emily Anne is a little leprechaun at heart. I know she sure is cute and the Irish ladies sure do like her.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-61823947254011236652011-03-12T14:22:00.004-05:002011-03-12T14:53:11.775-05:00The Girls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ssq5oJnPB_9ceILYGkyj_dDbwAoq9p-fBD9is9ild9pkj5Nh7qSBsU6DfkenHByPWDchdf-JrO_VHVBTkulxNPTDhgnDIZCIQtggfXvwVAiV83jNvfCWyT7yWxazYNJrHWIFANUbNO4/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ssq5oJnPB_9ceILYGkyj_dDbwAoq9p-fBD9is9ild9pkj5Nh7qSBsU6DfkenHByPWDchdf-JrO_VHVBTkulxNPTDhgnDIZCIQtggfXvwVAiV83jNvfCWyT7yWxazYNJrHWIFANUbNO4/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583283820280146194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBI0InD2kuszulFbKgJXpsPcYW2wMTs4FzTLPcEiHYOj9_2K4Tsw85SmuazSSGulwBIypNH6pntQXncO46Ni44KjOoOnWC1HoEqh9fVBqGlb8ncfAOoZBAg7pA5PFDk1AM-9bs9yz-dY/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBI0InD2kuszulFbKgJXpsPcYW2wMTs4FzTLPcEiHYOj9_2K4Tsw85SmuazSSGulwBIypNH6pntQXncO46Ni44KjOoOnWC1HoEqh9fVBqGlb8ncfAOoZBAg7pA5PFDk1AM-9bs9yz-dY/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583283813880671842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoUCNJc1tU-yTJ0_0-cI1ICewe3T3xxkefqItim-t6s75fWx1Bl9xuKRoxSbr46cBHWrIOOhf20xygoBgidtUcQ07wWsgUlaJxBxAtgfqDwv6wqhvceveL5oxQoET6HlrX2q3oLo1f5I/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoUCNJc1tU-yTJ0_0-cI1ICewe3T3xxkefqItim-t6s75fWx1Bl9xuKRoxSbr46cBHWrIOOhf20xygoBgidtUcQ07wWsgUlaJxBxAtgfqDwv6wqhvceveL5oxQoET6HlrX2q3oLo1f5I/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583283811710826178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLFWnjHrTtgLVzAeUictHsJa5Q1ycnPLoldqVd60Tixe3WdgswSviW36iGmf1J5uZwJxxS1rFPDQFmg3E4Dqs0hAQMpkk7TVjB8tzFcFjnbgcmB6jtF_0TGyiOFbohgISXH1luPv7m1A/s1600/DSC_0336.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLFWnjHrTtgLVzAeUictHsJa5Q1ycnPLoldqVd60Tixe3WdgswSviW36iGmf1J5uZwJxxS1rFPDQFmg3E4Dqs0hAQMpkk7TVjB8tzFcFjnbgcmB6jtF_0TGyiOFbohgISXH1luPv7m1A/s320/DSC_0336.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583283806824066258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvyt0ZAbWVomX_EI3UhKW8KoElrHOnUjeSSSZL8rnqpRJsYPVZAKL0aBW_vVzEpytRCdl6AOzVt6RW0nVX7PoApeO1nt2T4ESjTUBAq_EzgGJbDRoyWweIpjZdlYPKMMPXKiLTVUq8AQ/s1600/DSC_0326.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvyt0ZAbWVomX_EI3UhKW8KoElrHOnUjeSSSZL8rnqpRJsYPVZAKL0aBW_vVzEpytRCdl6AOzVt6RW0nVX7PoApeO1nt2T4ESjTUBAq_EzgGJbDRoyWweIpjZdlYPKMMPXKiLTVUq8AQ/s320/DSC_0326.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583283802058052738" /></a><br />So.... It's been another long stretch since I last posted, huh? Let's see what has been happening... Well, both girls were healthy there for a good stretch - maybe almost two weeks! But that is over now as Sophie got sick (again) this week and now poor Emily has it too. Emily also has had a return of her reflux which has caused her to be really miserable and unhappy and of course in a lot of pain. We didn't know for sure it was her reflux back because she is also teething so we kind of just thought it was teeth. But, then we noticed that she was burping and then crying. A lot. And she was gassy. And she couldn't sleep at night for more than an hour or so at a time. So I had her back into the doctors yesterday and they seem pretty sure that yes, her reflux is probably back. See... the last time I had the girls in the doctor suggested I either stop giving Em her reflux meds or else switch her formula from Alimentum to a regular one and see how it went. So, we gradually stopped giving her the reflux meds and she seemed to be doing fine with it but I guess maybe the medicine just hadn't all worked its way our of her body yet. So poor Emily has had a tough run of it - between the teeth and the reflux and not getting a lot of sleep at night and now she's got a cold on top of all that. Hopefully now she'll start to feel much better once she has a few days of her reflux meds again. <br /><br />Sophie on the other hand seems to be doing pretty well. She does have a cold but doesn't at all seem "down for the count". She is overall pretty happy and doing a bit better in general. She doesn't seem to be throwing as many tantrums as before and she does seem to be overall fairly happy and even-keel. She has been fighting us a lot lately on having her hair brushed and wearing clips or bows in her hair and she is always pushing it out of her eyes all day long so we went yesterday and got her haircut. She loves it and it is so cute on her. Hopefully it will make the morning routine a little less painful to not have the hairbrushing fight to contend with every day. <br /><br />In other news, Mommy's AVON business seems to be doing pretty well. And, Mommy is going to start gong back into the office a few days a week now. We found an amazing caregiver who is a wonderful person, local, and who Sophie adores so we feel like we are so lucky to have found her!! We have been doing "test runs" of her being her to watch the girls and it's gone so much beter than anyone ever would have expected. Sophie even told me one day "You can go do some work now" so she could be with her new BFF, Miss Lynn. <br /><br />We are all excited for Dayling Savings tonight so now when the girls wake us up at 5-6am it won't feel quite so awful anymore (because it will be 6-7 am)! And of course, we're gearing up for the big birthday celebration at the end of the month for our big "3 year old" cutie!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-90385181363420529152011-02-24T21:33:00.002-05:002011-02-24T21:42:09.935-05:00The Girls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJD4OHEbIjw0jZS5i6IQPWaBzElZaOU_8Km-iQx6WD1DIvvhY31w4Gft2G0AH4MVxF0K7V76FMo1KFQ4fCF11cLiE9h8pOQENEmpBKK9eLkRCZIy8MnxR-SpiXikSkOLumooJ7vrsOU0/s1600/DSC_0273.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJD4OHEbIjw0jZS5i6IQPWaBzElZaOU_8Km-iQx6WD1DIvvhY31w4Gft2G0AH4MVxF0K7V76FMo1KFQ4fCF11cLiE9h8pOQENEmpBKK9eLkRCZIy8MnxR-SpiXikSkOLumooJ7vrsOU0/s320/DSC_0273.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577451560018999026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPKvq5GqeHaJLs70sXBwpC0XM-9Hbhfbg4jLkWBmesVqVXENQhzULMSn3EERoiSKCFliX3lFKThD71jj4il9OeIwxOypzDeZKhB-Se3mSSnr0pBes_U7BIJrbFH1FkGwy1bKw9gpMVVo/s1600/DSC_0269.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPKvq5GqeHaJLs70sXBwpC0XM-9Hbhfbg4jLkWBmesVqVXENQhzULMSn3EERoiSKCFliX3lFKThD71jj4il9OeIwxOypzDeZKhB-Se3mSSnr0pBes_U7BIJrbFH1FkGwy1bKw9gpMVVo/s320/DSC_0269.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577451549852533538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hw9faOq2W-q01SvXIxL-DS4CrL7blLywzTOF4gbx2E8Yteqj4NmbpcKRYL5N3mkDGOQi9NZx-kR46gjjlZYPtKXj1J5C72TK0cuovDHUSVJiKkWneaV1MvDfYGClF8R8p_jJXDHoyTY/s1600/DSC_0267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hw9faOq2W-q01SvXIxL-DS4CrL7blLywzTOF4gbx2E8Yteqj4NmbpcKRYL5N3mkDGOQi9NZx-kR46gjjlZYPtKXj1J5C72TK0cuovDHUSVJiKkWneaV1MvDfYGClF8R8p_jJXDHoyTY/s320/DSC_0267.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577451544458073810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fJgnrqUkWq6Cw89pivYWHjpVDj0l4-nVP-mDzreI2DuedIG7KEPPgtDYf6eYzq1zoHrePNt3BnI7OaQ7Z9n3RAvvLfni2DvwLCPsbg_kuMr7KCY2CD_n5yBlGXrk8Att0LGnLMekxGU/s1600/DSC_0253.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fJgnrqUkWq6Cw89pivYWHjpVDj0l4-nVP-mDzreI2DuedIG7KEPPgtDYf6eYzq1zoHrePNt3BnI7OaQ7Z9n3RAvvLfni2DvwLCPsbg_kuMr7KCY2CD_n5yBlGXrk8Att0LGnLMekxGU/s320/DSC_0253.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577451542528828898" /></a><br />Ok, I mean really... Sophie is so big she might as well be turning 13 and not 3 soon. And, Em... Well, Em is so cute that every picture I take of her she is smiling. Seriously. What a sweetie pie... (Yes, I'm biased.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-45637986824836292402011-02-11T14:11:00.008-05:002011-02-11T20:40:26.642-05:00Just another week with the Oxenfords<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBTBDx_UCMbRRYngIsJAHPvThUU_z88Aeu3ubTBrUoE6hxZzgEWWzTyJextsPuv5uxAoez1VN8FgQdWXQ44ElJGyrueaBY5FRNGu4Hmh2cCPMbCyFVocNHehRZRH3_bdp0PIyaSvU2z0/s1600/P1000914.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBTBDx_UCMbRRYngIsJAHPvThUU_z88Aeu3ubTBrUoE6hxZzgEWWzTyJextsPuv5uxAoez1VN8FgQdWXQ44ElJGyrueaBY5FRNGu4Hmh2cCPMbCyFVocNHehRZRH3_bdp0PIyaSvU2z0/s320/P1000914.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572521773325768322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCnx4_coHgI7p-oUvag5uw2Ml90HnMWgIOLHyeMTomsZIyDkTWKo2OAkL-owyJawBgNmX-4InEQ8Onpt1MtLrfmGDSaWq657nBfwwGOYroGnnKpWrHfnM2IjpGvCnsGUpOXYhIGEiig/s1600/P1000913.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCnx4_coHgI7p-oUvag5uw2Ml90HnMWgIOLHyeMTomsZIyDkTWKo2OAkL-owyJawBgNmX-4InEQ8Onpt1MtLrfmGDSaWq657nBfwwGOYroGnnKpWrHfnM2IjpGvCnsGUpOXYhIGEiig/s320/P1000913.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572521771144965858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcd-WQ-ASAhySeVM0FP_ZG71SjqcaiMWJDgOTD2lx_5PlN0LrK9n5DqEunoUaHoZJHfzmoMimHNWstXHT8VgFKboLSqpRL7Ob4Hh0F-SbxkqPDOvNoc18iZrKkQwr60oWFCF3NUBfvGeo/s1600/P1000912.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcd-WQ-ASAhySeVM0FP_ZG71SjqcaiMWJDgOTD2lx_5PlN0LrK9n5DqEunoUaHoZJHfzmoMimHNWstXHT8VgFKboLSqpRL7Ob4Hh0F-SbxkqPDOvNoc18iZrKkQwr60oWFCF3NUBfvGeo/s320/P1000912.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572521090005023794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9EPdJ0I9BkF_JTYSoQdc4ACn7u6o9TlN19_nGX1IRj5ggdYpkzMf9bY11z75PJ0oTUvw-iC89nIhB1gLJT39wqdXiPhfwgXqnupxHJmZzsIThDoyilDss2_pHOgPMlgGQoMEaWvXlKw/s1600/P1000911.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9EPdJ0I9BkF_JTYSoQdc4ACn7u6o9TlN19_nGX1IRj5ggdYpkzMf9bY11z75PJ0oTUvw-iC89nIhB1gLJT39wqdXiPhfwgXqnupxHJmZzsIThDoyilDss2_pHOgPMlgGQoMEaWvXlKw/s320/P1000911.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572521086742982786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQOZBfLNAxIPIVjwq9Ji_a-wxmpIBajrvAdI1MD0zncHBk7Jg0BGTntQYIZVN5vri7OYvn9qeJHSPO-w3m2Dx-slxymDQLMAA6Zo8AquAXDHLhrLXKS_RYiAVypI0XWsOr6R0BzBfDVg/s1600/P1000910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQOZBfLNAxIPIVjwq9Ji_a-wxmpIBajrvAdI1MD0zncHBk7Jg0BGTntQYIZVN5vri7OYvn9qeJHSPO-w3m2Dx-slxymDQLMAA6Zo8AquAXDHLhrLXKS_RYiAVypI0XWsOr6R0BzBfDVg/s320/P1000910.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572521083511699090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlpOn2FgOgDlTv9i1Unn5Q7NLHr8GknR35Pife8EGzd82AnOcaf2dqnl70B4Ar6IF_ouie_555VzCDVCQ8ez2gG7wTocRXoo4nte7qbezkYy6bKPhFhVGLlHlVhUlf-Ig3IC-IbrqHpw/s1600/P1000940.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlpOn2FgOgDlTv9i1Unn5Q7NLHr8GknR35Pife8EGzd82AnOcaf2dqnl70B4Ar6IF_ouie_555VzCDVCQ8ez2gG7wTocRXoo4nte7qbezkYy6bKPhFhVGLlHlVhUlf-Ig3IC-IbrqHpw/s320/P1000940.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572513946269228578" /></a><br />Well, it's been exciting as usual here at El Rancho Oxenfordo... Saturday night we all went to a party and had a wonderful time seeing mommy's work people that we hadn't seen in a long time. Then later that evening Emmy woke up and was very much not herself. Nothing we could do would help her. So a few hours later, Mommy found herself in the ER with poor little Emily. After a few hours of waiting and triage and whatnot, the doctor saw her and turns out she had a nasty ear infection (not surprising given the bad colds we all had and that Sophie was being treated currently for an ear infection as well). We got home around 5am or so. Good times. Thank goodness it was nothing more serious than that but let's just say that it was surely an exciting night. On Sunday we had a lovely dinner at our favorite chain spaghetti and meatball joint, Carrabas, with Dee Ree, Pop Pop and GGMom! It was lovely to see everyone since it had been so long. <br /><br />Then this week has been a bit of a blur for us all. I can tell you all that we have Valentine's cards for everyone but you will never ever get them in time. My apologies now that they're going to be so late. BUT heck - I still owe both our godsons their birthday presents from January so let's just say Mommy is a little bit behind these days. <br /><br />Sophie is going through a bit of a rough patch. She seems particularly jealous of Emily lately and has been lashing out more and being very emotional and exhibiting some pretty ugly behaviors. That said, she is approaching that three year mark and I know a lot of folks have said that 3 is even worse than 2. We'll see... It's very trying for us all and we just want to do right by her but it's so hard to know whether we're being too lax, too tough, or what. We've tried time outs. They don't seem to work. (She can usually be caught smiling on the way to being carried to her time out.) We have tried emotion coaching but this often doesn't seem to help. She is still emotional and whiny and no amount of emotion coaching or hugs seem to be enough for her. For those of you that pray, please pray for us and for Sophie. I pray that we as parents can have more patience with her and somehow learn what she needs. And I pray that Sophie can feel all the love we try to show her and not be so miserable and jealous. <br /><br />As for potty training, we are sort of in a holding pattern at the moment. Sophie was doing really well at going #1 on the potty but only made it to the pot for a #2 once in weeks of potty training. So we decided to take a break and go back to diapers for a while. Again, who knows if this is the right move or not. It just seems like maybe she wasn't ready since she wasn't telling us that she had gone poopy in her big girl panties and never would come and say "I have to go on the potty" like she did when she had to go pee. So now we alternate between diapers and pull-ups with panties over them. After reading and talking to some other moms, apparently this is extremely common and some moms have said their kids have been potty training for almost a year and still don't poop on the potty so I guess it's normal and we should keep going with it. Now, however when I ask her if she wants to wear her big girl panties, she said "Um, no thanks" so we're sort of waiting for her to take the lead again. At least this time, I feel pretty certain she will when she is ready. <br /><br />Emily, ER visits and ear infections aside, is doing really really well and is a happy little monkey almost all the time. She is letting go of things while standing up and balancing herself really well. Jim even caught her doing a pivot the other night so I think that she will be walking pretty soon. She loves to explore and play with toys and find little specks of paper or the tiniest possible toy that might have been left on the floor and put it right into her mouth. She loves music and playing her little piano that the neighbors gave us. As for feeding, she now eats beans and pizza crust and bread and little pieces of peaches and blueberries in addition to her baby food purees and teething biscuits. She hasn't quite started to appreciate meats and the heartier food offerings but she does love to eat and always watches whatever you put into your own mouth with great interest. She adores her big sister (even when big sister is stomping on her leg or pushing down hard on her hands amazingly) and almost anything Sophie does makes Emily smile and laugh. <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I think Sophie adores Emily as well. I think Sophie just has always been a little shall we say "high maintenance" and now that she has to share the stage with an almost walking, smiling little person it does not thrill her to have the attention of the audience divided. <br /><br />Anyway, I've ranted enough. It's been a long day. I wish I was more patient. At the very least, I hope I'm not messing her up too bad. <br /><br />In other news, Mommy started selling Avon this week. Who knows if it will actually work out to be profitable or not or if it will be one more thing that I always feel behind on but I'll give it a shot and we'll see what happens and I guess at the very least, I'll get some cheaper lip glosses for a while, huh? If you or anyone you know wants to buy AVON, I'll be opening my online store soon and will be sure to post the url for you to share with your friends, ok? <br /><br />Finally, Happy Valentine's Day to all of our family and friends. We love you all so much and while your cards might be quite late, please know we're thinking of you and sending lots of love this Valentine's and always.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330277598792457854.post-25018600917687192302011-02-03T22:36:00.005-05:002011-02-03T22:48:42.182-05:00Family trip to see the flowersOh my... Did we ever have a good time at <a href="http://www.longwoodgardens.org/">Longwood Gardens</a> last weekend! What a great way to forget about all this cold and sickness and snow and yuck. The flowers were beautiful, the smells were delightful. Sophie ran through the entire indoor conservatory and capped off her fun with an awesome time in their new childrens garden. Emmy watched from the happy safe place of the Baby Bjorn and enjoyed all the sights and sounds, too. 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On Saturday Jim and I took the girls to the Academy of Natural Sciences for an awesome family time viewing the dinosaurs and walking through the amazing butterfly exhibit. Emily LOVED LOVED LOVED it! She made the funniest sounds when in the live butterfly exhibit. Even the staff were looking at her funny because they had never seen such an animated or enthusiastic reaction to it! She sort of made this guttural grunting that reached ever higher ever time she looked in a new direction. I think she was just overwhelmed by the flowers and the misty water and all the beauitful butterflies flying around. If you haven't seen the exhibit, it truly is something not to be missed! Sophie, of course, didn't really love it so much. She was nervous about how loud it was and probably by how crowded it was. I remember taking her last year and she was basically the same way. She wanted to leave way before I did (I could stay in there forever). But it was a fun trip overall and the fun didn't stop there. On Monday, I took the girls to meet up with a friend from work and her daughter that I hadn't seen in a long time who were off because of the MLK holiday. Well, guess what??? We weren't the only ones with the idea to go to The Little Treehouse in Chestnut Hill for some hands-on kid fun. Sophie absolutely loved it there, crowds and all. And, it was really wonderful but I think I don't need to go back for a while and DEFINITELY not on a major holiday in winter where everyone else is looking for fun things to do indoors with kids. <br /><br />And, of course, after all that fun and exposure to any multitude of germs and icks, I started hacking on Tuesday night. Got a little worse on Wed. Got really bad on Thurs. And, by Friday I was a trainwreck. I was driving around with the girls, stopping when they fell asleep so I could snooze for a few minutes and then waking up when they woke up to keep driving until they fell asleep again. I took the girls to the grocery store and pushed them through the store while in four layers of heavy sweaters and clothes and yet still shivering and shaking from chills. When Jim came home a little early for me Friday night so I could go to bed, I gratefully took him up on the offer and went straight upstairs and didn't move for a few hours. Stupidly, on Saturday I felt a little better so I (wait for it....) went to the King of Prussia Mall with Jim and the girls to kill some time. Brilliant idea, huh? Well, I paid the price for that and by the time I got home from our mall adventure I felt like death warmed over again. Yesterday was also bad and thankfully Jim packed up the girls and took a road trip out to Pottstown to do some visiting so I could rest some more. This was very helpful and I slept most of the afternoon which had to do me some good. Today, so far, I feel better. Let's hope that trend continues and I pray that the girls don't get it. (Poor Jim already had it a week or two ago himself.) <br /><br />So, here we are starting a new week. Already the end of January. Things are in such disarray around here you wouldn't believe it. I was behind before the big ick hit and now it's even worse. I haven't put up our new 2011 calendar. The laundry piles are now bigger than our bed. There is laundry in the washer that hasn't moved in, I don't know, days. Jim is exhausted from all the extra childcare duty he's willingly been taking on and now has to go back to work. But, look... aren't these girls too cute for words? 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa0zYIzFk2pKLSJ1V_CgLTfQhsKT4ok2Y2TxEABahHjCIpzp76wtOVBAp-arhwp4aD8d3F9OaBtYIGbh79iTgyIHAI3QVPLGWqAmchFDfzR3ST0CXu46KvNRbrYHobtj2frYc1k7x38I/s320/P1000841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565726004532702994" /></a><br />In "other" news, Sophie is doing a really great job using the potty. She wears big girl panties almost all the time that we are home except for her nap and at nighttime. She tells us when she needs to use the potty (mostly) and she sits on it and does her "thing" and then we flush, wash and jump around like maniacs and then get a treat. Next step will be to transition from the nap/bedtime to panties and to get her wearing panties to school and out and about. I wasn't sure I was ready for that next step yet but maybe in the coming days we'll start working on that, too. We are so very proud of her and all the big girl work she is going!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1