tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406908975344063682024-02-19T18:29:26.334-08:00the climbCyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-77309179482738431122012-09-14T00:11:00.000-07:002012-09-14T00:11:32.438-07:00Baby Bling Bows Casting Call!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-43785889895751838812012-05-21T22:23:00.003-07:002012-05-21T22:36:50.531-07:00Fun Times = Fun Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We love the weather as of late. we cant get enough of being outside! The twins are LOVING the trampoline, they are so daring and try to do everything their older brothers do.</div>
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One of these days I am going to do a detailed update of all the kids...one day....right?</div>
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To sum it up, we are BUSY, BUSY, BUSY! I just finished this semester with straight A's! Bow business is booming and growing, and we have a meeting next week in NYC with Bloomingdale's!!! So excited for that, if you have any "must-see" or good eats suggestions let me know! I just turned 33! i really don't feel that old. AND, the twins are turning 2 in a few months!! Party!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly Little Lola.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jumping Bean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WEEE! notice the dirty knees. She has 3 brothers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscky found the dirt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Didn't take long for Lola to join in...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome Little Aug.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A centerpiece I did for a wedding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A picture of the solar eclipse from our house. kind of cool?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">33 years of fun.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-84128288853550539882012-05-21T21:50:00.001-07:002012-05-21T22:35:42.184-07:00Barstool Re-do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have these bar stools that were given to me, they are the kind with the wicker seats, and since they are fairly older, they would constantly break apart and drop pieces of wicker all over the floor! it was getting very annoying sweeping up after evrerytime someone would sit down. however, I didn't have the money to buy new barstools (at least the ones that I would want.) So I decided to try and re-do my old ones.</div>
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This was a fairly inexpensive project that didn't like very much time at all. I was able to purchase all the supplies I needed for this project at my local wal-mart.</div>
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8 cans of spray paint</div>
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2 yards vinyl fabric</div>
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4 foam pad squares</div>
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total cost: approx. $35.00</div>
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not to bad for 4 "new" barstools!</div>
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I removed the chair seat from the base. I cut out the foam pad to match the shape of the seat. it doesn't have to be to perfect, because the fabric will pull it out pretty smooth. <br />
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Next, I cut the vinyl to be a few inches bigger than the size of the top of the seat. Then I layed the seat with the foam side down, on top of the back of the fabric. i worked my way around the entire seat, pulling the fabric up and over while laying a strip of hot glue to hold it on. Once I glue it all around and everything was secure, I cut out another piece of fabric that matched the shape of the bottom of the seat to cover all the gluing i had just done. And I hot glued that down as well.<br />
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While you have the seat off of the chair base, you can spray paint them any color of choice. I couldn't make up my mind, so I did a little mix:) all of these colors were found at wal-mart! each stool took a full 2 cans of spray paint which was a little surprising. let your chairs dry and replace the re-upholstered seats back on, and that's it! easy!<br />
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I used a vinyl fabric because I wanted something that would be easy to wipe down. But I am sure you could use an fabric you wanted, The fabric and paint options are limitless to customize to your style.</div>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-16711064413796148442012-04-08T22:20:00.000-07:002012-04-08T22:20:04.427-07:00Easters {in pictures}<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You would never know that this was taken in a vacant dirty lot next to our house and that Lola's face was filthy, with sticky candy and dirt! But it turned out so cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Augy checking out his Easter stash.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar decided to ditch out on the Easter egg hunt, and play in the dirt instead.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milo holding tight to his Easter egg finds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Augy. love this kid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar and Lola's new favorite thing: Ring Around The Rosie!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-31161580346502744802012-02-12T20:42:00.000-08:002012-02-12T20:42:30.872-08:00Song of the year...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7ROz8qBp-uu5_BknFC69mmAY4Y1Ts-mGLg-JbWKH45TUy-wflwoL3hC1dbBljwYPQ5ZmFn-hmsVHlgWrZczvrrqDgDdBHknnWz3typwMVoqlyIupBveKC4daJFjk30qY1tbRXpG3V6xS/s1600/lose+my+mind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532px" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7ROz8qBp-uu5_BknFC69mmAY4Y1Ts-mGLg-JbWKH45TUy-wflwoL3hC1dbBljwYPQ5ZmFn-hmsVHlgWrZczvrrqDgDdBHknnWz3typwMVoqlyIupBveKC4daJFjk30qY1tbRXpG3V6xS/s640/lose+my+mind.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
I made this little craft for my dear friends birthday. Just a little song quote that comes to my mind at least 100 times a day... sing along if you would like... it feels good.Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-31683613668442364382011-11-29T22:55:00.000-08:002011-11-29T22:55:26.730-08:00One of these days I will catch up... But not today.<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar and Lola on their first trick-or-treating experience...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar was SO excited, he didn't care what he was wearing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the kids ready to go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lola knew there had to be something good behind that wrapper!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milo as Micheal Jackson...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy hair day at school.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids sporting their Argentine jerseys that Grandma brought back from her trip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh how I miss eating outside! just sweep it of the deck for the birds. Now, all that is o my kitchen floor!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milo and Cousin Zane at their last soccer game of the season.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lola cheering for Milo at his early morning soccer game. Boots and Jammies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GO MILO!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar was REALLY into the game! he cant wait till he is old enough to play</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Babies...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its kind of hard to see... but my sister dressed up as ME! for Halloween, she tied two babies to her legs...yep! sounds about right! Oscar and Lola dressed as Peter Pan and Tink, and I pulled out the good ol' Pocahontas costume for another year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When all else fails, just put on a huge wig and call it good! ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Augie, as ASTRO BOY! I was surprised by how many people didn't know who Astro boy was? we homemade this nifty little costume... not to shabby?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE.<br />
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</tbody></table>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-18307353943970559462011-09-11T21:55:00.000-07:002011-09-11T22:16:09.245-07:00week re-cap {in pictures}<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC-wRX5EulG_h4HtcVZ8rXj6Z8E26CYXGvzM6ISk1mTq96qpl48VmVKC5G2Ai42RHwbcKJd0dNtTtWm8MKjvZ-HNyzD5YuROj4WlpIlnOWEeAd8tsAY8Tr-JNvu3wVYjNKfWS0318FekF/s1600/typical+o+and+l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC-wRX5EulG_h4HtcVZ8rXj6Z8E26CYXGvzM6ISk1mTq96qpl48VmVKC5G2Ai42RHwbcKJd0dNtTtWm8MKjvZ-HNyzD5YuROj4WlpIlnOWEeAd8tsAY8Tr-JNvu3wVYjNKfWS0318FekF/s640/typical+o+and+l.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We offically have WALKERS! both the babies have been doing little steps here and there for months now, but they would never just walk freely. Well, just this week, while we were playing with the kids outside, Lola started to stand up all on her own and start walking! it was crazy because she had never done anyhting like that before! and the best part was that we have it on video! it is so cute.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pbw2GbC0sEN_YNlHUcar7EdrDrcSszHfyS8ZlVpqlURD-MZio4EaZZilw8Fz278pjjRqAafV2NXMznctKM6kK8r7o2pA_FApaE78iVs_CuR0NVNTIF6uSPCfU0ByjmUD_aBfcw4JiXw8/s1600/auggie+hurricane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pbw2GbC0sEN_YNlHUcar7EdrDrcSszHfyS8ZlVpqlURD-MZio4EaZZilw8Fz278pjjRqAafV2NXMznctKM6kK8r7o2pA_FApaE78iVs_CuR0NVNTIF6uSPCfU0ByjmUD_aBfcw4JiXw8/s640/auggie+hurricane.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Augy started pre-school this week, and he absolutely loves it! It is so great for him to get out and be with kids his age, and have a little structure. Plus, I love the one-on-one time I have with the babies while he is gone. While he is not at school, he is constanly riding his power wheels, he is obsessed!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSYkZV9NIHMZxVQxUn5Nmrj6AFdkNynRG2htfDVHkY-P8zpNhmGImCbjkT7KcK0PlXEXoYPPWT47qhuoZsg00AIdKz4g0rtjP9u0NUyG-GtNUFnOqNYy7ZZb7bltfMiupn3q12lGboEi1/s1600/baby+yoga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSYkZV9NIHMZxVQxUn5Nmrj6AFdkNynRG2htfDVHkY-P8zpNhmGImCbjkT7KcK0PlXEXoYPPWT47qhuoZsg00AIdKz4g0rtjP9u0NUyG-GtNUFnOqNYy7ZZb7bltfMiupn3q12lGboEi1/s640/baby+yoga.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Lola doing her baby Yoga :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhsmZjdXszrG6sFlZ-ujgr486Ggv4V6P8HntoRqVs7nlR5lVmUij3MX1jlQSSxFr3jox-MV_AKL8_iZanw7TOqQmgRSiCQ0CaM6AfbrBGDNhyM5QYD4epoRqGMIgezQMxo8POI0OhyIvI/s1600/tkp+wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhsmZjdXszrG6sFlZ-ujgr486Ggv4V6P8HntoRqVs7nlR5lVmUij3MX1jlQSSxFr3jox-MV_AKL8_iZanw7TOqQmgRSiCQ0CaM6AfbrBGDNhyM5QYD4epoRqGMIgezQMxo8POI0OhyIvI/s640/tkp+wedding.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And last but not least... Russ and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary last Monday! (we look like babies in this picture... ) </div>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-41616564161309676612011-08-26T23:08:00.000-07:002011-08-26T23:08:31.937-07:00First Day of School, Fun and Funerals<br />
This has been a very busy week here! It started off with the Funeral of Russ' sweet Grandmother Betty Lola (Lola's namesake) It was a bittersweet occasion because Russ' Grandfather passed away exactly 4 weeks before his wife! It was sad to have them both pass, but it is comforting to know they are together, happy. I was able to do the casket pieces for the both of them, which is always enjoyable to me. it was a beautiful service. Milo was so emotional for Grandpas funeral, it was his first experience with losing a loved one and he is already a really emotional boy. He was a little better at Grandmas funeral, because he felt the peace and happiness in knowing that they were together. They will truly be missed.<br />
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Another big event this week... Milo Started School! 4th grade! Hallelujah! He was a little nervous the first few days, but he has been more excited lately. He is so hard on himself, it makes me so sad to see him struggle with his spelling and reading so much. I am anxious to talk to his teacher this year and see if she has any recommendations for ways that I can help him. there has got to be something! right?<br />
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Auggie will be starting Pre-school after Labor day, he is so excited and so ready to learn! it will be so Nice for me to only have 2 kids at home for 2 1/2 hours three days a week!<br />
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The Babies are just growing up, and I feel a little bad saying this, but I love it! I wish they were like 3 already. (three is the cutest age in my opinion) Oscar now has 6 teeth! and silly little Lola only has 2! they are developing such fun personalities. everyday is an adventure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auggie and his cookie that i had to force him to eat, he thought it looked gross, until I literally had to force him to try a bite and he LOVED it! of course!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were adorable little blankets and pillows that Nana gave to the Babies for their birthdays, They Love to snuggle them, and roll all over them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"we climbed on the dishwasher, HIGH FIVE!"</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-86937743322373061182011-08-17T22:58:00.000-07:002011-08-17T23:00:57.641-07:00Bear Lake, Birthdays and way to many pictures!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why do I feel this tremendous guilt when I don't update!? I think it is because I love looking back over the years and reminiscing, and so when I am not keeping this up to date, I know I will regret it later! Anywho... here we are. The summer is over, school for Milo starts on Tuesday (4th grade!), preschool for Auggie starts next month, and my school starts in a week and a half! I feel like the semester just ended, O-wait! that's because it did. I am happy to report that I got straight A's my first semester back since having the twins! whoo hoo! lets hope I can keep it up next semester.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, The babies officially turned one on July 3oth. I still cant wrap my head around the fact that they have been here for a full year! I feel like it has all been a haze, is that weird? I kind of feel like I wasn't here? I don't know, it has just flown by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are getting so big! here are a few fun facts about them:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oscar</div><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can totally walk but chooses not to. he will walk on his knees everywhere!</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">makes the cutest kissy face.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">loves to say "ahh choo"</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">is obsessed with pacifiers, especially Lola's pink ones!</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will eat just about everything, EVERYTHING! (even bird poop, yes, that's what I said.)</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">is a total mommas boy.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loves to rough house with his 3 year old brother.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loves to slap and scratch Lola. (naughty)</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">is an excellent napper!</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loves to dance by shaking his head (so adorable!)</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">has the cutest giggle I have ever heard in my life!</div></li>
</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lola</div><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wants to walk really bad! (but usually ends up falling flat on her face :()</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loves to sing (her fav: L-O-L-A Lola, L-O-L-A Lola.... You know.. right?)</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">scrunches her nose when shes happy</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Picky Picky eater.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loves to clap her hands</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">can make herself throw up if she wants! what? anyone else deal with this?</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">dances at the sound of any music</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loves to wear hats and things on her head</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">says uh-oh</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">climbs on everything! fearless!</div></li>
</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now get ready for a million pictures. OK, not a million, that would take to long to load, but here are some of our recent adventures.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lola Loves to be thrown up on the air, I think we have a million pictures like this, but I thought this was cute, cause she was in her fairy costume...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">weeee!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lola clapping for joy as she eats her birthday treats.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So excited! that's how I am to when I eat chocolate...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and they're off!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar showing his newest trick. If you ask him, "how old are you?" he will hold up his little finger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mmmm, ice cream cone minus the ice cream.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chocolate.... 'nuff said.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Blue Eyes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She didn't want to take off this costume that she wore all day! such a girl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar decided Lola's looked better than his. He usually does this every time we eat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super cool big double swing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bear Lake, This is where we could find Milo most of the time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach Baby!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auggie and his best buddy Logan.. Par-tay!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my favorites! Look at the expression on the babies faces! hilarious. This was our "911" birthday party, Milo turned 9 and the babies both turned 1.. get it? ha. ha. ha.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-18901445423320843022011-07-30T23:38:00.000-07:002011-07-30T23:38:54.303-07:00Happy 1st Year Oscar and Lola!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv6gZFWrltqEjegJ0VCV8_izQyKpLrn5tN-9IUQmJsYZgQ64LCtSwrBE6_FwiScSGy-2zXtURKbIIHbHTyswAdYHExfHy_O5bUQ4WH78E2m6VV4ctln9sgnzdrOREUIcae7u5R1kkFN0d/s1600/bear+lake+2011+o+and+l+boat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv6gZFWrltqEjegJ0VCV8_izQyKpLrn5tN-9IUQmJsYZgQ64LCtSwrBE6_FwiScSGy-2zXtURKbIIHbHTyswAdYHExfHy_O5bUQ4WH78E2m6VV4ctln9sgnzdrOREUIcae7u5R1kkFN0d/s640/bear+lake+2011+o+and+l+boat.jpg" t$="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is <span style="color: blue;">Oscar</span> and <span style="color: magenta;">Lola</span>'s First Birthday! We just got home from Bear Lake a few hours ago, so I only have time to post a quick picture and say <span style="color: cyan;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY</span> babies! I cant believe it! </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">More to come soon!</div>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-51314965276816560872011-07-17T22:06:00.000-07:002011-07-17T22:06:50.658-07:00Some Summer...I just cant seem to catch up! This summer is just moving along so fast! I have been so busy with School and <a href="http://www.babyblingbows.com/">Work</a> that I haven't had a second to blog or post any of the million pictures I have taken this summer. And to top it all off, Milo is turning 9, and the <strong><span style="color: #93c47d;">babies are turning 1</span></strong>, in less than 2 weeks!!! I can hardly believe it. it really has gone by so fast. so fast. We are going to be at Bear Lake for their birthdays, but I am sure we will be doing a big family party when we get home, but that is just one more thing i need to do! My house is no where near the point of cleanliness I want it to be. I am struggling with Auggie and his 3 year old craziness. I have not exercised in over 3 years. BUT, I'm alive. My kids are alive and healthy (except for the little bout of pink eye we have right now.) and I guess that is good enough for now?<br />
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Oscar is now walking small distances, and Lola is trying so hard! I think she just loves when she <span style="background-color: yellow;">gets</span> attention... oh boy! we're in trouble with her!<br />
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I really have SO many pictures and for some reason my computer is not letting me get them all right now, so i will just post what I can for now and hopefully get more on later...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Lolitta, everywhere we go people comment on her big brown eyes! she loves to give everyone big smiles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Boys did some fun Tie Dye shirts, it was a huge mess! but turned out so cool! I will have to post some finished product pictures when my computer is cooperating.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty roses from our yard. They smell sooo Good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar ENJOYING his otter pop. I think it feels really good on his growing teeth!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my yard sale fancy find, i use it as my Pretty Paci holder. Cute. right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lola, exploring the grass. Not only does she love to crawl on the grass, but she doesn't mind eating it either. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We always refer to the babies as "puppies" they seriously follow us around everywhere! and the just crawl all over and climb up you, and push each other down, its crazy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milo, Milo, Milo... this kid is getting so old. he is beginning to ask us so many questions about EVERYTHING, science, god, death, and (gulp) babies. here we go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is Lola's newest face/trick. She has learned that if she does this, she will get allot of attention by everyone around her, so she does this to people at the grocery store, church the park, restaurants... everywhere! she loves attention! should I be nervous?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar. he is such a mamas boy. He is constantly trying to get into places he shouldn't, this is the door to the master bath room, he will wait there till someone comes out and tries to force his way in! if he sees any bathroom door left open he will speed right over to it! and he is fast! (I feel like he has these jammies on in every picture I post of him? weird.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the only blurry washed out picture I had of little Auggie now that is is warm outside. He is consonantly on his power wheels ( or as he like to call it his " Tron nota-cytol") he insists on wearing the helmet even though I don't make him and he tells me that his hair look like Thor?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-73428807061223143402011-06-02T22:32:00.000-07:002011-06-02T22:32:13.500-07:00Silly Lola<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrBiDuY5z_zp-Xl2OVeSQn0KZxU5exOsejDwZeshcqpUUqTTjI7Mzt872NeBVGN0Sxu1gcySKK5X6nacP_R0I_nHGAiGCl9spg7rbZ6eaYDK_yB6j62KSdDByMC10syqgqouklIA4s-sS/s1600/000+peekaboo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrBiDuY5z_zp-Xl2OVeSQn0KZxU5exOsejDwZeshcqpUUqTTjI7Mzt872NeBVGN0Sxu1gcySKK5X6nacP_R0I_nHGAiGCl9spg7rbZ6eaYDK_yB6j62KSdDByMC10syqgqouklIA4s-sS/s640/000+peekaboo.jpg" t8="true" width="464px" /></a></div> Now that the babies have learned to pull themselves up on everything, I love when I go in to get them from their naps or in the morning, and they are peeking through the slats in the crib, Oscar has stopped doing it and stands and jumps instead of peeking, but Lola still just peeks through till we get her out. so cute.<br />
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wishing for sun.Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-62362652916345595372011-05-19T23:20:00.000-07:002011-05-19T23:20:48.096-07:00OVERwhelmed. (and turning 32!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_hvwX_PXscpswUqiWGgqcofEiQLNlI6nrGu9-tN0xOiYi7p6LJ2-gWCSLUPw6F3GiDyoDHPHqrDybild-b3Hks3k-WkcVWOAcGeYemE4shsOSQVup87jkbstR3Jkd3gv18MPGwkiYnrk/s1600/blow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_hvwX_PXscpswUqiWGgqcofEiQLNlI6nrGu9-tN0xOiYi7p6LJ2-gWCSLUPw6F3GiDyoDHPHqrDybild-b3Hks3k-WkcVWOAcGeYemE4shsOSQVup87jkbstR3Jkd3gv18MPGwkiYnrk/s640/blow.jpg" width="426px" /></a></div>Even thinking about writing this post is stressing me out. I feel like I have so much going on right now, and I feel so guilty when I think about how much I have slacked on my blogging! I am going to do a quick bullet point and picture update...<br />
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Easter (ya... its been that long!)<br />
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Spring Soccer Season!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auggie decided that he wanted to do a somersault in the middle of the soccer game? why not?</td></tr>
</tbody></table> Both Milo And Auggie are in soccer right now, and between the two of them, we are swamped with practices and games! Milo's team has done really well and has only lost one game this whole season. Milo really enjoys playing goalie, and he has done really good at it! The babies love to come and cheer them on! Oscar just wants to get out on the field and play with all the big boys!<br />
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Back to School...<br />
I decided to go back to school this semester. This is the first time I have been back since I was pregnant with the twins. i like to just go here and there and slowly plug away at some classes, my major id behavioral science with an emphasis in Family studies. I really enjoy the classes and find them useful in my everyday life. However, it is hard. hard to balance, homework, twins, a CRAZY 3 year old, Milo and HIS school, soccer, scouts, husband...well LIFE!! but it is the Summer semester so it is a little shorter than normal, lets hope I can do it!<br />
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Mothers Day<br />
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This is a picture of my Grandma, my Mom, my older Sister, Me, and my little Sister. I know, you can hardly tell we are related, right!? ;) Milo made me the sweetest card for Mothers day (as always, he is so good at that!) And we enjoyed a nice relaxing Sunday dinner at My older sisters in laws. good times.<br />
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The BIG 32!<br />
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That's right, last Monday, May 16th, I turned 32 years old. It feels a little weird that number sounds so old, but I don't "feel" that old? I have a continuous birthday week celebration that is still going on! Everyone has been so gracious and showered me with cards and gifts. My family took me out to Texas Roadhouse (i love a good burger) and I had to ride the saddle while they sang happy birthday to me (embarrassing) YEEE HAWW!<br />
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Babies...<br />
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I feel like they have really hit a growth spurt for their milestones! here are few new things happening:<br />
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<ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">BOTH of them are crawling everywhere! Oscars favorite spots to go are the Bathrooms (of course!) we always have to try and make sure the doors are closed, but when they are accidentally left open, he speeds on over to them, and he is quick! Lola is content with just following Oscar, she knows that he knows where all the good stuff is, and she is not quite as fast as he is, which is nice. Oscar loves to pull himself up on everything, Lola will do it occasionally but not as often as Oscar does. They both have taken some pretty bad falls, but that's what comes with this stage!</li>
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<li><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Sleeping is going... ok? they are still not sleeping through the night, But since we are not feeding them in the night anymore, it makes it more handable, to not have to get up and totally wake up to feed them. right now they still wake up a few times in the night and cry for no apparent reason. very frustrating. yet still, better that where we were a few months ago...So I will not complain.</div></li>
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</div><ul><li><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Their little personalities are starting to emerge, They love to poke at each other and torment each other. Lola could barely touch Oscar and he will wail in pain, but if Auggie body slams him to the ground he will squeal with delight (he really looks up to auggie and feels he can do wrong) Oscar can be so whiny, but so sweet when he giggles. Lola is so mellow tempered 99% of the time and she loves to "talk" and "sing" she is contend just playing with her toes or watching t.v. she is mesmerized by watching people sing. Both babies love the older boys right now, and Milo is such a good helper when it comes to keeping them entertained.</div></li>
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</tbody></table> Well! that is my life is a mad nutshell right now. Wish me luck as I try to survive the next few weeks!Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-47250817602737291672011-04-26T22:00:00.000-07:002011-09-11T22:20:38.871-07:00Homemade Fruit LeatherI have had a few people ask me for this recipe, This is from Russ' mom who has been making this for many years, so I thought it would be fun to post it here. This is a main staple in our home, I make this recipe at least every other week! I use a <a href="http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home-Cabin/Food-Processing/Food-Dehydrators%7C/pc/104798880/c/104723280/sc/104294880/Cabelas-Heavy-Duty-Dehydrator/728907.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhome-cabin-food-processing-food-dehydrators%2F_%2FN-1101295&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104294880">food dehydrator</a> to make this, but i know that their are ways to do it in your regular oven.<br />
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<em><span style="color: #e06666;">(I just noticed that you can get the exact food dehydrator that I have on cabelas.com for only 99.00! thats a great deal! it does alot more than just fruit leather)</span></em><br />
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For this specific batch, I used canned fruit, however, in the summer months I like to use fresh fruit or you can use a mixture of both. <br />
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My favorite combination is Peaches, Pears, Apricots and Applesauce.<br />
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4 cans of peaches<br />
1 can of pears<br />
1 can of apricots<br />
1 cup of applesauce<br />
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All of these ingredients, will fill one blender full. In order to make a entire batch to fill all 20 fruit leather trays, I need to do 3 blenderfuls.<br />
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7:50- Rock Oscar, feed 6oz bottle with rice cereal in it<br />
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8:00- Rock Lola, feed 6oz bottle with rice cereal in it<br />
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Plus they are still taking a 2 hour morning nap, and an 1 1/2 hour afternoon nap.<br />
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I'm sure that this will change (in fact, both babies have the stomach flu right now, but so far it hasn't affected their sleep to much) But for now, I am happy with how things have turned out, and I couldn't have done it without all the help I received from all my bloggy friends! thank you.<br />
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Now for my classic picture post to recap our last week:<br />
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- I am happy to report, we are having MAJOR improvement on the sleep situation here! I will write a full post later, but lets just say, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! yay me! but I couldn't have done it without all the helpful comments, THANK YOU!!<br />
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- Other big news... Oscar is officially crawling! he decided the army crawl wasn't getting him around fast enough and decided to kick it into high gear and go for it! not only is he crawling, but he is trying to pull himself up on everything! which is causing some bumps on the head, here we go!<br />
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- We have had a busy week, with some walks, (when the crazy weather decided to cooperate) this is a picture of the babies first walk outside in the stroller, they loved being outside! I can not wait for the weather to warm up!<br />
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- Auggie is driving me crazy! This kid has so much energy, I really need to find a way to harness it and use it to my benefit.. (like to pull the car, so we can save money on gas? just a thought...) But he says the cutest things, and loves to sing. His favorite song is "all the small things" by Blink 182, to hear his little voice sing all the words is just adorable!<br />
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- Milo, Milo, Milo... really, the sweetest, kindest, most thoughtful, tender-hearted kid you could ever meet. He is so talented and artistic. However, he is struggling so hard with his spelling and reading! I have talked to his teacher and expressed my concerns, but she doesn't seem to be as worried as I am about it. We have the biggest struggles during homework time, that one of us usually ends up in tears about it. I don't know if he needs a tutor, or if I just need to learn how to teach him better? He has a really hard time focusing, but only when it comes to spelling or reading, he is excellent at math. does anyone out there know of any teaching tactics that I could try with him? books to read? tutor for hire? ugh.<br />
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- I made a bouquet for my sister-in-law's winter wedding, She is getting married on the top of a mountain, and skiing down in her wedding dress! I cant wait to see the pictures! These were just some picture I took with my camera...<br />
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- I really am having to much fun with a little girl. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my boys, but I love playing dress up with my little Lola, she is such a good sport!<br />
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So my question now is, is there anything I could be working on in the meantime? I was thinking about doing a few things till we did the CIO when the monitors came:<br />
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- First off, I think I will push their bed time a little earlier, like have them in bed by 7:30.<br />
- Next, I liked the idea of doing the dream feed around 10:00, that way <strike>if</strike> when they do get up later, I will know that they are not starving.<br />
-No more night-feeds. since we will be doing the dream feed I am going to trust that they are good enough to go all night without eating.<br />
- When they do get up in the night, I will continue to what I have done before, and let them try to work it out themselves starting with 15 min, and working the time up from there.<br />
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I think that if I start out with those things until I get the monitors, it will make it an easier transition for the shock of the CIO nights.... I hope? I don't know why, this is such a big ordeal to me? I never had to do anything this drastic, or thought out with my other boys? maybe I'm just being over dramatic? or maybe the exhaustion is getting the best of me? I just really need to get this under control.<br />
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also.... Some of you had asked what our daytime schedule was like so I thought I would post it. <br />
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<em>8:30-9:00am</em> : Wake up<br />
<em>9:00am</em> : eat 1 jar of baby food each mixed with a little mixed grains<br />
<em>9:30am</em> : have a 6oz bottle<br />
<em>9:30 to 11:00am</em> : Play time! which consists of jumpers, walkers, tummy scooting everywhere!<br />
<em>11:00 to 1:00pm</em>: I make them 2 more ounces to top them off before nap, I feed them and put them in bed and they usually always sleep 2 hours for this nap.<br />
<em>1:00pm</em> : wake up, eat cereal snacks while auggie eats lunch<br />
<em>1:30pm</em> : have an 8 oz bottle this usually takes them a while to eat. they kind of eat, play, eat, play..<br />
<em>1:30 - 3:30pm</em> : PLAY! this is the time, we would go for a walk if the weather is nice, or I take all the kids to the grocery store = chaos.<br />
<em>3:30pm</em> : Nap time, this nap is usually 1 1/2 hours, but sometimes can be 2 hours<br />
<em>5:00pm</em> : wake up, eat 1 jar of baby food each mixed with some rice cereal OR if we make something baby friendly for dinner they will have a little of that.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Well maybe not ALL of them. I need that last one (<em>Beyond Time Out</em>) for this crazy kid, that will be in an upcoming post.. one thing at a time. It never ends! geeez!</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-21804639268998019242011-04-04T22:17:00.000-07:002011-09-11T22:29:00.004-07:00Sleep... Please Help!We need major help. I am completely clueless on how to get these babies to sleep through the night, or even 4 straight hours would be nice! I have read to much, tried to much, that I think it has been more detrimental to their sleeping than helpful. We have never been die hard Ferber fans. I prefer a less harsh approach, but this has not been working for us this time around. So we are seriously contemplating putting them to sleep and not going in their rooms at all till morning, which is a huge commitment. that means you are going to hear your children cry for unlimited hours in the night. I cant take it, it breaks my heart, but I really don't know what to do at this point. This no-sleep is really wearing on all of us in this house. But before I embark on this dreaded feat, I thought I would share what our night time currently involves, and see if any of you all-wise mommas out there have any other options or suggestions for me to try? please.<br />
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7:30pm <br />
Tub-time, bathe babies and get Jammie's on.<br />
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8:00pm<br />
I take Oscar into his room with a bottle, and rock him, feed him, love him, put him in his crib. ( he is usually awake when I put him down, but occasionally he falls asleep while I am rocking him)<br />
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8:15pm<br />
Lola's turn to go to bed, same as Oscar... rock ,feed, love. put her in her crib.<br />
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10:30pm <br />
Oscar usually wakes up around this time and is SCREAMING! I wait about 15 min to see if he will just go back to sleep on his own (occasionally he does) after the 15 min, I go in and re situate him because he is usually all turned around at the bottom of his crib, I give him his pacifier, pat him on the back, and walk out.<br />
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<em>* sometimes that's all he needed, and other nights he does this for about an hour. I increase my wait time by 5 minutes each time I go in, so 15 min the first time, 20 the next, 25 the next....</em><br />
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12:30am<br />
Oscar wakes up, and I feed him he eats about 4 oz. I put him back to bed and he will go right back to sleep or talk for a little bit (like 5 or 10 min).<br />
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1:30am<br />
Lola wakes up, I feed her, she eats about 4 oz. and I put her back to bed, she falls right back asleep or talks for a little bit, but doesn't cry.<br />
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3:30am<br />
Oscar will most likely wake up around this time and cry, hard! I do that same thing that I do when he wakes up at 10:30 15min then 20, then 25.... he usually falls back asleep after 30 min of that. usually.<br />
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4:30am<br />
Oscar wakes up again, so I feed him again. he eats another 4 oz. and I put him back to bed, he falls asleep.<br />
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5:00am<br />
Lola wakes up, feed her, she eats about 4 oz. put her back to bed, she falls asleep.<br />
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5:00-8:00 am<br />
most nights, one of the babies will wake up somewhere in between this time and we will end up putting them in their swings , because by this point we are so exhausted that I don't care where they are as long as they are not crying!<br />
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8:30am<br />
Babies wake up.<br />
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some more information that may be helpful to know:<br />
- they both sleep in their own rooms right now, because Oscars crying was waking up Lola...<br />
- they take two naps a day right now one at 11:00am for 2 hours and one at 3:30ish pm for about 1 and a half hours.<br />
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Like I said, WE NEED HELP! I am so done with this night time routine. I am open to any and all suggestions! i. need. sleep.<br />
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</tbody></table><em>p.s. While writing this Oscar has woken up two separate times why!?</em>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-37579933343234998052011-03-30T21:38:00.000-07:002011-09-11T22:30:33.292-07:008 months old!Here we are 8 months into this crazy mess called twins. Part of me cant believe we are already at 8 months, and the other part of me wishes it was more like 18 months! It definitely is getting a little easier... a little. Oscar just cut his first tooth 3 days ago! I would like to think that I could attribute that to his "grouchy" demeanor, but I really think that is just his personality :( He is just more needy, whiny, and high maintenance... kind of like his daddy ;) And Lola is just a dream baby compared to Oscar (we still love you osckie) She will just lay on a blanket and be completely content with playing with her toes and cooing! she sleeps better than Oscar, which is a whole different post to come. I need some major help in the sleep situation here. <br />
Lola is a great little sitter but she doesn't seem to be to interested in crawling yet. she just gets on her belly and spins circles, its pretty cute. But Oscar, he is SO close to crawling! he gets on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth and kind of does a little hop and then plops back down on his belly and army crawls to where he wants to go, which is usually wherever Auggie (3) is. those two are going to be troub.le. <br />
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I have so many pictures taken in the last month that are to cute not to share! so bear with me with I overwhelm you with pure cuteness...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We call this face the "Evil Twin" it is seriously the scariest face and it happens all the time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are cute little knit boots handmade by Aunt Liz. Aren't they the cutest things you've ever seen!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">got back fat?<br />
YES!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute onesies made by a girl I used to babysit.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> That's all for now. peace out.Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-24867427234159535572011-03-30T20:53:00.000-07:002011-09-11T22:31:41.619-07:00Giveaway WINNERS!The Lucky winners are... <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Congratulations to:</div><span style="font-size: large;">Commenter # 9 </span><a href="http://oninfertileground.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Sonja</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Commenter #3 </span><a href="http://pontificationsofatwinmom.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Julia </span></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Email me <a href="mailto:cyndilowry@gmail.com">cyndilowry@gmail.com</a> or leave me your email address and I can send you all the choices!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>thanks to everyone else for entering! I wish I could let everyone win! if you would like a discount code for an online order feel free to email me and I will see what I can do for you!Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-6331762590729297942011-03-30T10:17:00.001-07:002011-03-30T10:17:47.906-07:00Check this out! Crazy!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><br/>
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This device will allow you to see your unborn child while in your belly! <br/>
Part of me finds it a little weird, and part of me says "where can I get one!" <br/>
Read more about it here:<br/>
http://www.tuvie.com/prevue-fetal-visualization-device-by-melody-shiue/#more-18849<br/>
<br/><p style='font-size: xx-small' align='right'>posted from Bloggeroid</p></div>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740690897534406368.post-87530804488601457512011-03-24T22:22:00.000-07:002011-09-11T22:32:44.056-07:00Baby Bling Bows Giveaway!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTw4RQgZ_sZ7vwfIS6BrV2M37ayk_FEEEsEhlJWviEkqJtYjoZ5Ph2fy1fhdXu4kqqypFvwj1ir99D6mpidwb_CuTTR5gBMuot3lQJ4e4gcHKMzBRhOMl1UMBY10eqqdJpqwcaZ3imxXSq/s1600/babybling1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTw4RQgZ_sZ7vwfIS6BrV2M37ayk_FEEEsEhlJWviEkqJtYjoZ5Ph2fy1fhdXu4kqqypFvwj1ir99D6mpidwb_CuTTR5gBMuot3lQJ4e4gcHKMzBRhOMl1UMBY10eqqdJpqwcaZ3imxXSq/s200/babybling1.jpg" width="200px" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">OK. So I have been working for this company <a href="http://www.babyblingbows.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">Baby Bling</span></span></a> for a few years now. We create the most amazingly comfortable, stylish headbands for babies, infants and toddlers. we have recently come out with two new headband styles, and in celebration of this, I am going to give away one of them to two lucky readers! All you need to do to be entered, is <span style="color: black;">become a follower of my blog</span> AND go to our<span style="color: orange;"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Baby-Bling-Bows/54956972433"><span style="color: orange;">Baby Bling Facebook</span></a> page and "like" us! and them leave me a comment here telling me you did both of those and I will enter you in the drawing! that's it! You will get to chose one of the new styles and I will mail it to you! Why would you not do this!? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will announce the <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">winner</span> in one week, on: <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Thursday, March 31st!</span> I will computer generate the winner and post it here on that day, and you will have 2 days to leave me your email address so I can get your mailing address!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the two new styles <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>(on the most beautiful baby girl in the world... ok, so I might be a little biased)</em></span></div> <br />
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Shown in Spring . Also comes in Pink, Whites and Purple.</td></tr>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">You can also visit out <a href="http://www.babyblingbows.com/">website</a> to find retailers in your area!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Happy Blogging!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hi, My Name is Cyndi</td></tr>
</tbody></table> A little bit about me... <br />
Hang on, grab a chair, this was longer than I thought...<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I met my husband in high school. However, we were not high school sweethearts ( he asked me to prom and I said no...) he was a long haired, football playing, motorcycle/Camaro driving punk. And I was an innocent little sophomore who knew her mom would never approve. Fast forward a few years, and while at church, from across the way I see this clean-cut glowing return missionary, and from that moment I knew he was the one. And so we didn't waste any time, really. we went on our first date in July and we were married September 5th 1998 only two months!</div><br />
We both knew immediately that we wanted a family, so it began. and we were told that it could take 6 months to a year.. you know the drill. A year went by, and nothing. So I really pulled out the big guns, and started temping, and timing and charting, hoping, praying, wishing.... nothing. and come to find out I was never even ovulating! My Dr. prescribed Clomid and we thought, this is it! this is going to work and we are going to have twins! hmmm...not so much. we were so limited on funds and we were starving students living in Hawaii that we just continued to do the clomid, for 2 whole years! (I don't think it is meant to be used that way?) So my Dr. finally said that I could only do 1 more month of clomid then we would have to try another avenue. And guess what! BFP! we were shocked! I had a good pregnancy till 36 weeks when I developed pre-eclampsia and had to be induced. And after 18 hours of labor and 3 hours of pushing! we welcomed our first son Milo, in July 2002.<br />
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After the birth of our son, everyone said "oh! now you will get pregnant right away, your body just had to get pregnant once" Really? really? so we went right back into trying for #2. We tried the clomid again for another 3 years (off and on) Then I was finally diagnosed with PCOS, I was given metformin and told that I would probably get pregnant once I take that for about 6 months and get my PCOS under control.. nope. I went through the homeopathic route, and tried every herb and concoction that everyone swore worked for a Friend of a friend... nothing. By this point our son was turning 5 and I was beginning to lose hope. We had even put our adoption papers in, we wanted to keep all options out on the table. We finally took the plunge and went to a RE and did IUI #'s 1,2,3 and 4 only to find out each time that I never ovulated even with the meds.? So we were told that our only option at that point was IVF. So we saved our precious pennies, and went for it! They retrieved 46 eggs! and 28 of those fertilized! I had a case of OHSS which held off the transfer to day 5 instead of day 2 or 3. By that point of the 28 embryos only 6 survived to blastocysts, so we transferred 2... and 2 weeks later BFP! there was a good beginning of pregnancy, then I had to be put on bedrest at 30 weeks due to pregnancy induced hypertension, and ultimately was induced at 35 weeks due to the hypertension, and gave birth to beautiful baby boy August in January of 2008.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Once again came the responses " I bet NOW, your body will get pregnant, because I know someone who knew someone Else's sisters, cousin who got pregnant on their own after they did IVF" ya, ok. We were smart enough to know not to waste our time with clomid this time, and we had 4 embryos left from the last retrieval and we wanted more kids so just 11 months after our last baby was born we did another transfer with 2 of the remaining embryos, I thought for sure it would work, and since it worked the first time around it HAD to work this time, BFN. I was crushed, but I knew we had 2 more frozen embryos left, so the very next month later we did it again with our last remaining embryos... BFN! what!? I was shocked. Hurt, confused, hopeless. I didn't know what we were suppose to do, how could we afford another 20 grand on IVF again? We decided we needed a little break. Time to enjoy the kids we had. So the next year around the same time, we were able to get some money together and found a new less expensive RE, and went for it again! This time I had some OHSS but not as severe as last, and my RE was adamant that day 2 transfers are the secret to successful transfers, who am I do question what he does best? so we all agreed that with my history we would transfer 3 embryos. It was one of the worst 2WW I had ever had, I had convinced myself everyday that it did not work, I was a mess, just ask my husband he will agree! but luckily, I was wrong! BFP and not only was I pregnant, but it was TWINS! most of that journey is documented here in this blog, but in a nutshell I was put on bedrest at 30 weeks due to preterm labor, and had a emergency c-section at 34 weeks. We welcomed our little twins Oscar and Lola in July 2010. They spent 6 weeks in the nicu, and are getting bigger and more work everyday!</div><br />
Here we are 12 years <span style="background-color: white;">into this crazy thing called marriage. Just trying to figure out how to raise our kids right, and still remain best Friends while doing so.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So join me here in my daily grind of life with me, my husband an 8 year old, the craziest 3 year old in the world and 7 month old twins!</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am not the best updater, But I try.</div>Cyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239516892732396510noreply@blogger.com5