tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38060456318703798042024-03-04T23:22:29.541-08:00a family of four: capturing the momentsIt's the best way I know to capture all the little moments... whether it be a photograph, a recipe, or a story. I hope you enjoy following our journey!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-76546438666433402932011-06-27T19:57:00.000-07:002011-06-27T19:57:06.728-07:00another week? time is flying!!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">it's been great.. this past week, summer has officially felt like it's kicked in. I haven't looked to see how much I've done according to my list yet, but I know that I feel like I've accomplished a lot. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><s>14. water balloons and </s><s><a href="http://onecharmingparty.com/2011/03/23/water-party-sponge-ball-tutorial/">sponge balls</a>: </s></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><s></s><b>made the sponge balls this week... jason LOVED them!! who knew that a 5 gallon bucket and sponge balls could provide so much entertainment?</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">16. <s> visit at least 5 new parks </s></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><s><b>w</b></s><b>e tried cynthia peterson park in vernon hills w/ ike and rachelle this week. they had a train. it was wonderful. :) pretty sure I only need to visit one more new park, and it's on the list slated for this week :)</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">18. <s>draw with chalk on the driveway </s>- </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>did you know that crayola sidewalk chalk won't disintegrate if you drop it in a 5 gallon bucket? jason did.</b> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">22. <s>eat a pb&j sammich with </s><strike>cool ranch doritos - </strike></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strike></strike><b>jason tried his first pb&j sammich this week... i think he's gonna be a crust off kinda guy. gotta break out the cookie cutters now! </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">36. <s>take at least 1 30 minute walk per day </s>-</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>this one has become a goal with both peter and myself. been successful so far...</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">46. <s>create the ultimate summer playlist via iTunes</s></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>it's my list and i can modify it, right? i found out that 130 beats per minute is my happy walking place, and 150 beats per minute is my happy running place. i've made master play lists by bpm so i can easily pick to make music lists for my couch to 5k jogs! yay!</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">70. <s>have a playdate with new friends at least once a week</s></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>we got to see a bunch of my school friends last week for a giant play date! it was fabulous!</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">71. <s>start planning jason/maddie's 2nd birthday</s></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>not done, but getting closer. we're going to do it at My Gym, and only have to pick a date. :)</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hopeful to do this week?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">29. visit the <a href="http://www.bgparkdistrict.org/fa_spraynplay.htm">buffalo grove</a> and <a href="http://www.kidwinks.com/FamilyFun/4/MundeleinCommunityCenterSprayPark/5654/">mundelin</a> splash parks - <i>if the weather holds</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">31. <a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/forfamilies/dancinsprouts.php">go to an outdoor concert at the botanic gardens - dancin' sprouts!</a> - <i>if the weather holds</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">33. make popsicles - <i>thanks mom for the popsicle makers that look like ice cream cones! can't wait to try them out</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">52. visit the Deerfield <a href="http://www.deerfieldparkdistrict.org/pkjewetttreehouse.html">Jewett tree house</a> -<i> if the weather holds</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">60. <strike>try the <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml">couch-to-5k running program </a><b> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>continue</i>!!!</span></b></strike></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">pretty decent week! and... there's more that i'm so proud, but that's a different post!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">linking up with the fabulous julie and emily over at <a href="http://timetorunlikeagirl.blogspot.com/">Run Like A Girl!</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-60966231292545332042011-06-21T17:40:00.000-07:002011-06-21T17:41:29.601-07:00determined...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycMP8mPhFcWDP5ygrCDLSi6wY4BuDpUVg5nHLPwvXneK1eS1dRH6T8GoqSPc99yOqX6RQ6hDaG1LWDch_PjpOdVLUUdXnT3FYwd79CPkJFJbr8fEfkB2XnysxoBpX-Va8dK4dXQkabFLp/s1600/IMG_1824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycMP8mPhFcWDP5ygrCDLSi6wY4BuDpUVg5nHLPwvXneK1eS1dRH6T8GoqSPc99yOqX6RQ6hDaG1LWDch_PjpOdVLUUdXnT3FYwd79CPkJFJbr8fEfkB2XnysxoBpX-Va8dK4dXQkabFLp/s320/IMG_1824.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">oh, my little man. </div><div style="text-align: center;">at the park today, he <i>refused</i> to crawl up and down the stairs. </div><div style="text-align: center;">we started playing at the park this march. in march, he could only crawl. <br />
with a lot of coaxing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">now, with no help other than the railing, he can walk down the stairs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">it doesn't sound like that big of a deal. i know that.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">however, if you take a close look at the picture, do you see how the stairs come up to his knees? </div><div style="text-align: center;">would you EVER want to take the stairs if they required that much work?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and check this out... isn't he amazing?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">i wish that i would tackle more physical feats with the determination and eagerness that he does.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">on that note...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i did another day of couch to 5k today... still the first day, but it counts :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">i used garageband to create a track specifically for that run. </div><div style="text-align: center;">puck sings me "only the good die young" when i need to jog.</div><div style="text-align: center;">journey sings me "anyway you want it" when i need to briskly walk. </div><div style="text-align: center;">it's kind of awesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of the parts i hate about running is that people can see you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(that's part of the reason i was the alto/guitar/piano player. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i don't like to be seen.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">i've been running with the stroller. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm using it as my crutch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">however, i wish it came with sweatproof handlebars. :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-47333258584373483122011-06-20T19:57:00.000-07:002011-06-20T19:57:52.373-07:00gettin' stuff done...it's been a week... what's happened since?<br />
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1. eat <strike>grilled hot dogs</strike> and s'mores - <b>got the hotdog part done, even a turkey dog, but alas... no s'mores</b><br />
2. run through a sprinkler<br />
3. <strike>visit the kohl children's museum</strike> - <b>went with Maddie and Paulina. Want to go again with Peter... my little ones need two adults :)</b><br />
4. <strike> take a family weekend getaway</strike> - <b>we went to madison this past weekend... see post :)</b><br />
5. go to the <a href="http://www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Zoo-Home">brookfield zoo</a><br />
6. make homemade lemonade<br />
7. take a <a href="http://www.bransontrain.com/">train</a><br />
8. go to the <a href="http://www.msichicago.org/">museum of science and industry<b><br />
</b></a><br />
9. go to the <a href="http://www.grayslake.lib.il.us/">library</a> at least twice a month<br />
10. visit a farmer's market regularly<br />
11. introduce jason to cotton candy<br />
12. use our ice cream maker<br />
13. "<a href="http://yfrog.com/z/gyue7lij">hot air balloon</a>" photo shoot<br />
14. water balloons and <a href="http://onecharmingparty.com/2011/03/23/water-party-sponge-ball-tutorial/">sponge balls</a><br />
15. go fishing<br />
16. visit at least 5 new parks - <b>visited one new park this week, only 2 mor to go</b><br />
17. eat funnel cake<br />
18. draw with chalk on the driveway<br />
19. see a fireworks display<br />
20. buy ice cream from the ice cream truck<br />
21. visit the <a href="http://www.mortonarb.org/for-kids.html">morton arboretum</a><br />
22. eat a pb&j sammich with <strike>cool ranch doritos - </strike><b>got the cool ranch dorito part down, no sammich yet</b><br />
23. walk the beach at bubbe's house<br />
24. swim at <a href="http://www.lcfpd.org/preserves/index.cfm?fuseaction=preserves.viewActDetail&object_id=144">independence grove</a><br />
25. slip and slide!<br />
26. paint! (and get messy messy!)<br />
<strike>27. photo shoot both kids... but specifically not forgetting kayla </strike><b>hopefully this one will be continuous, but i took some great shots of her this week</b><br />
<strike>28. go to a petting zoo</strike><br />
29. visit the <a href="http://www.bgparkdistrict.org/fa_spraynplay.htm">buffalo grove</a> and <a href="http://www.kidwinks.com/FamilyFun/4/MundeleinCommunityCenterSprayPark/5654/">mundelin</a> splash parks<br />
<strike>30. picnic! </strike><b>did this twice this week... once at century park in vernon hills (with a meal of portillos!) and once at alleghany park!</b><br />
31. <a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/forfamilies/dancinsprouts.php">go to an outdoor concert at the botanic gardens - dancin' sprouts!</a><br />
32. blueberry picking!<br />
33. make popsicles<br />
34. plant herbs on the back porch<br />
35. play in the rain<br />
36. take at least 1 30 minute walk per day -<br />
37. <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/games-by-age/toddler-games-activities/water-works-895242/">splash pool hole in one!</a><br />
38. make <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/games-by-age/toddler-games-activities/squish-squash-squirt-14-fun-outdoor-toddler-activites-702162/6/">white mud </a><br />
39. get a french silk pie blizzard<br />
40. sneak out for ice cream with <a href="http://allhandsonmama.blogspot.com/">rachelle</a><br />
41. spa day with paulina<br />
42. lake geneva for rambling and <a href="http://www.popeyeslkg.com/">popeyes</a><br />
43. date night june<br />
44. date night july<br />
45. date night august<br />
46. create the ultimate summer playlist via iTunes<br />
47. visit the <a href="http://www.rlapd.org/programs-childrens-museum.cfm">round lake children's museum</a><br />
48. go to the lincoln park zoo<br />
49. visit the <a href="http://www.rlapd.org/programs-nature-museum.cfm">round lake nature museum</a><br />
50. visit the discovery center in lake county<br />
51. attend a<a href="http://www.bgparkdistrict.org/ev_lawnchairlyrics.htm"> lawn chair lyrics</a> concert in buffalo grove<br />
52. visit the Deerfield <a href="http://www.deerfieldparkdistrict.org/pkjewetttreehouse.html">Jewett tree house</a><br />
53. visit Daddy for lunch<br />
54. make sushi<br />
55. <strike>visit <a href="http://www.lcfpd.org/bonner_farm/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.view">Bonner Heritage Farm</a></strike><a href="http://www.lcfpd.org/bonner_farm/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.view"> -<b style="color: black;">did this one for father's day!</b></a><br />
56. get back up to <a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/bong/">bong</a>... maybe a pretend campout?<br />
57. <strike> visit the <a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/">chicago botanic garden</a> at least once a week - </strike><b>twice! once w/ gee gee, jordyn, rachelle and ike, once with peter!</b><br />
58. go to the original <a href="http://www.superdawg.com/">superdawg</a> with dad and jason<br />
59. taco night!!!<br />
60. <strike>try the <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml">couch-to-5k running program </a></strike><a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml"><b style="color: black;">did the first day... will hopefully do more!</b></a><br />
61. blog at least 4 times a week -<b>3 posts this week... getting better.</b><br />
62. go to buckingham fountain and the eye<br />
63. have a water balloon fight<br />
64. make grilled pizza<br />
65. make a 4th of july <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/firecracker-red-white-and-blue-cake/bbbeeab8-2f8c-4aab-a837-a1a7fd7a7901?itemId=51d682ba-1e42-4f3f-9c77-b27bc234f448&sc=Red%2c+White+%26+Blue+Recipes">dessert</a> (or <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Cook/Photo.aspx?photoID=428300">two</a>)<br />
66. make s'moritos<br />
67. finish march - may photo book<br />
68. <strike>free up some memory on my mac </strike>-<br />
69. learn about the daily 5 for school<br />
70. have a playdate with new friends at least once a week<br />
71. start planning jason/maddie's 2nd birthday<br />
72. start planning kayla's 1st birthday<br />
73. eat fudge.<br />
74. visit a winery.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-44201098106578875942011-06-19T19:07:00.000-07:002011-06-20T19:35:26.971-07:00father's day...<div style="text-align: center;">this year, we were able to spend the actual day of father's day alone with just our little family of four. (that's peter's favorite type of day... he's been <i>crazy</i> busy at work with two ginormous projects and hasn't been home much... hence why i haven't blogged.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, on pintrest i stumbled upon an idea for a fabulous card...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://father.tipjunkie.com/idad-happy-fathers-day-card/"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8lJyxYZGys-lcoMPdkRRbg58L0Um8yF1g9_SVYCYLnACIy6bJ6mudh8qBpF8izb45f5btVDPjrqp3rn_qgczna_Rq-PQsmU-9OwevwELEm81YrQED8EVKefIgbp1lK-x_EfdCqu6mfTO/s320/idad-happy-fathers-day-card.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">considering all weekend mornings with the little man start off with this wonderful device where elmo lives, i thought it would be a fun card to make. i haven't taken a picture of mine yet, but it was way cute. I decided to make it like a "scavenger hunt," and he could lift the flap of each app to find out what came next.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i gave him the pictures that the kids and i took for father's day...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">all in all, it was a simple, delightful father's day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and peter deserved every ounce of it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">he is such a wonderful father. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-3803726805222397232011-06-17T19:51:00.000-07:002011-06-20T19:52:02.063-07:00oooh! nuh! nuh!<div style="text-align: center;">i wish you could hear it... and i didn't take a video. :(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">the blog title was my transcription of jason getting SUPER EXCITED about all the trains at the botanic gardens. and its really just the cutest thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">my little man is obsessed. OBSESSED. every time we drive and see a railroad crossing, he gets excited. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">we have to read his train book at least 19 times a day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">we've watched mickey mouse clubhouse: choo choo express so many times that i know each and every word to the hotdog song and have decided that having a toodles makes life easier and i want one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, friday night we went to the botanic garden and it was <i>empty.</i> it was a beautiful evening, so we thought that it seemed like a good night to try the trains. how fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">afterwards, we headed to our favorite quick little restaurant, woodfire, and enjoyed a meal of gyros and ice cream. i'm pretty sure jason enjoyed it most of all...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIUVmAjop9VGgmOTU9jPtoTM7YFHh1R0ovMfVmwNtjxFJDc4k8TGJ5DtUIu9VkgQvzsRqYDuza2MhxTZ-l5g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-13327231413939976322011-06-13T17:58:00.000-07:002011-06-13T18:01:50.698-07:00Last weekend? We were badgers.<div style="text-align: center;">Every year, Peter gets a free night stay at a Marriott hotel because of his credit card / Abbott. We toyed around with the idea of going someplace just us, but I was convinced that this should be a family trip. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I suggested going to Milwaukee, but Peter came up with the idea of heading to Madison, Wisconsin. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He won. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We started with breakfast at Lake Geneva, and headed up to the <a href="http://www.dcfm.org/">Farmer's Market</a> around the state capitol building. While there, we picked up spicy cheese bread, cheese curds, and summer sausage sticks. Delicious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a drive around town so the little ones could nap, and headed to the <a href="http://www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org/">Madison Children's Museum</a>. Not too much for the little ones to do, but it still was fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to eat! We headed to <a href="http://www.greatdanepub.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40">The Great Dane pub</a> for dinner (where J and I split a bacon mac and cheese pizza), and ended up at <a href="http://www.ellasdeli.com/">Ella's Deli</a> for dessert and a carousel ride. (Ella's would be the first thing on my list if we went back there... too much fun! Kitschy, Jewish, ice cream.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hotel time! The hotel ran out of cribs, so... plan B. Jason slept in the pack and play we brought, and Kayla slept on the pull out couch mattress which we placed on the floor. After a giggle attack by both kids that could be heard down the hall, they both blissfully slept through the night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Off to the <a href="http://www.vilaszoo.org/">Henry Vilas Zoo</a>... Jason adored seeing all the animals! Kayla got to ride on her first carousel! We wore both the kids out... and stopped in Whitewater to a custard place that Peter used to go to as a boy as the kids napped. Ha! They missed really good custard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so happy we were able to get away... and it reconfirmed our choice to not spend major money on vacation (aka Disney) until they're old enough to really appreciate it. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-25381409468671722282011-06-13T15:21:00.000-07:002011-06-13T15:21:36.476-07:00stuff, and more stuff...here's the massive summer list... definitely progress made this week!! and it's only week 1!!!<br />
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1. eat <strike>grilled hot dogs</strike> and s'mores - <b>got the hotdog part done, even a turkey dog, but alas... no s'mores</b><br />
2. run through a sprinkler<br />
3. <strike>visit the kohl children's museum</strike> - <b>went with Maddie and Paulina. Want to go again with Peter... my little ones need two adults :)</b><br />
4. <strike> take a family weekend getaway</strike> - <b>we went to madison this past weekend... see post :)</b><br />
5. go to the <a href="http://www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Zoo-Home">brookfield zoo</a><br />
6. make homemade lemonade<br />
7. take a <a href="http://www.bransontrain.com/">train</a><br />
8. go to the <a href="http://www.msichicago.org/">museum of science and industry - <b>hopefully friday!</b></a><br />
9. go to the <a href="http://www.grayslake.lib.il.us/">library</a> at least twice a month<br />
10. visit a farmer's market regularly<br />
11. introduce jason to cotton candy<br />
12. use our ice cream maker<br />
13. "<a href="http://yfrog.com/z/gyue7lij">hot air balloon</a>" photo shoot<br />
14. water balloons and <a href="http://onecharmingparty.com/2011/03/23/water-party-sponge-ball-tutorial/">sponge balls</a><br />
15. go fishing<br />
16. visit at least 5 new parks - <b>visited 2 new parks this past week... we're on the way!</b><br />
17. eat funnel cake<br />
18. draw with chalk on the driveway<br />
19. see a fireworks display<br />
20. buy ice cream from the ice cream truck<br />
21. visit the <a href="http://www.mortonarb.org/for-kids.html">morton arboretum</a><br />
22. eat a pb&j sammich with cool ranch doritos<br />
23. walk the beach at bubbe's house<br />
24. swim at <a href="http://www.lcfpd.org/preserves/index.cfm?fuseaction=preserves.viewActDetail&object_id=144">independence grove</a><br />
25. slip and slide!<br />
26. paint! (and get messy messy!)<br />
27. photo shoot both kids... but specifically not forgetting kayla<br />
28. go to a petting zoo<br />
29. visit the <a href="http://www.bgparkdistrict.org/fa_spraynplay.htm">buffalo grove</a> and <a href="http://www.kidwinks.com/FamilyFun/4/MundeleinCommunityCenterSprayPark/5654/">mundelin</a> splash parks<br />
30. picnic!<br />
31. <a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/forfamilies/dancinsprouts.php">go to an outdoor concert at the botanic gardens - dancin' sprouts!</a><br />
32. blueberry picking!<br />
33. make popsicles<br />
34. plant herbs on the back porch<br />
35. play in the rain<br />
36. take at least 1 30 minute walk per day - <b>might need to change this goal... </b><br />
37. <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/games-by-age/toddler-games-activities/water-works-895242/">splash pool hole in one!</a><br />
38. make <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/games-by-age/toddler-games-activities/squish-squash-squirt-14-fun-outdoor-toddler-activites-702162/6/">white mud </a><br />
39. get a french silk pie blizzard<br />
40. sneak out for ice cream with <a href="http://allhandsonmama.blogspot.com/">rachelle</a><br />
41. spa day with paulina<br />
42. lake geneva for rambling and <a href="http://www.popeyeslkg.com/">popeyes</a><br />
43. date night june<br />
44. date night july<br />
45. date night august<br />
46. create the ultimate summer playlist via iTunes<br />
47. visit the <a href="http://www.rlapd.org/programs-childrens-museum.cfm">round lake children's museum</a><br />
48. go to the lincoln park zoo<br />
49. visit the <a href="http://www.rlapd.org/programs-nature-museum.cfm">round lake nature museum</a><br />
50. visit the discovery center in lake county<br />
51. attend a<a href="http://www.bgparkdistrict.org/ev_lawnchairlyrics.htm"> lawn chair lyrics</a> concert in buffalo grove<br />
52. visit the Deerfield <a href="http://www.deerfieldparkdistrict.org/pkjewetttreehouse.html">Jewett tree house</a><br />
53. visit Daddy for lunch<br />
54. make sushi<br />
55. visit <a href="http://www.lcfpd.org/bonner_farm/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.view">Bonner Heritage Farm</a><br />
56. get back up to <a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/bong/">bong</a>... maybe a pretend campout?<br />
57. visit the <a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/">chicago botanic garden</a> at least once a week<br />
58. go to the original <a href="http://www.superdawg.com/">superdawg</a> with dad and jason<br />
59. taco night!!!<br />
60. try the <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml">couch-to-5k running program</a><br />
61. blog at least 4 times a week - <b>trying... this counts, yes?</b><br />
62. go to buckingham fountain and the eye<br />
63. have a water balloon fight<br />
64. make grilled pizza<br />
65. make a 4th of july <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/firecracker-red-white-and-blue-cake/bbbeeab8-2f8c-4aab-a837-a1a7fd7a7901?itemId=51d682ba-1e42-4f3f-9c77-b27bc234f448&sc=Red%2c+White+%26+Blue+Recipes">dessert</a> (or <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Cook/Photo.aspx?photoID=428300">two</a>)<br />
66. make s'moritos<br />
67. finish march - may photo book<br />
68. <strike>free up some memory on my mac </strike>- <b>freed up over 20 gig yesterday! yay!</b><br />
69. learn about the daily 5 for school<br />
70. have a playdate with new friends at least once a week<br />
71. start planning jason/maddie's 2nd birthday<br />
72. start planning kayla's 1st birthday<br />
73. eat fudge.<br />
74. visit a winery.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-56749100261064019642011-06-06T04:51:00.000-07:002011-06-06T04:51:48.533-07:00peek-a-boo!<div style="text-align: center;">i've sat down many times over the past 5 weeks to write a post, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and became overwhelmed. there was just too much to catch up on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so, let me just say this. late april and early may were awesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm not going to blog about any of it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">but i will leave you with this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">more blogs are coming...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">my children fill my heart with happiness...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and... i only have 1 day and 1 hour left and then it's...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Last Saturday, we made our semi-weekly trip to the Botanic Garden.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm in love. I can enjoy the flowers and not have to think about watering or weeding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kayla? She's just thrilled. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This week, we had a surprise visit from Bubbe and Grandpa when we were there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a quick meal on the go, we were off to Gramma and Grampa's for Easter... but that's the next post.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We're hoping that the weather will clear up this weekend so we can go...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm hoping the rain has encouraged the tulips :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-32864157344970481982011-04-24T18:01:00.000-07:002011-04-24T18:01:58.514-07:00auntie invasion!There was no school on Friday. Most kids thought it was for Earth Day. Technically, it was for Good Friday. But for us? It was...<br />
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(that's the best pink i can do, staci :) )<br />
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Friday was a cold, drizzly day... and therefore it was perfect to bum around the mall and go out for pizza! Jason was able to show off his mad running skills, play at the Disney store, and lunch with his aunties, Gramma, and Grandma D. Kayla was simply a sweetheart, smiling and laughing, and falling asleep after a bottle watching Bulls highlights. She also got a fabulous hat. <br />
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going up and down the elevator,<br />
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and getting cuddles :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, it was time for family dinner to celebrate the end of the tax season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dad needed it. And TOTALLY deserved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(and he had a coupon he's been trying to use for at least 9 months)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in additon to fabulous pizza at gino's east... we played with laptops,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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inconspicuously threw poop away<br />
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wore tutu's...<br />
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fell sound asleep after a dinner of squash, applesauce and rice,<br />
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and vandalized.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the girls are in all week... so, so excited to play!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-25733401243612023332011-04-24T17:47:00.000-07:002011-04-24T17:48:15.277-07:00pancakes with bubbe<div style="text-align: center;">no, silly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">not real pancakes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's passover!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm not a fan of passover food. honestly, who is?</div><div style="text-align: center;">but, i do have a few favorites. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm a sucker for kosher for passover jelly slices. </div><div style="text-align: center;">yellow in particular. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">i also enjoy fried matzah and matzah pizza.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">however, if i were to choose a favorite?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">my mom's matzah pancakes. they are the only food that she hasn't tried to make "healthier." no substitutions of splenda, applesauce, or egg beaters. they're made with real everything, and <b>fried in oil.<i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(yes... i gasp too!)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> the finished product is a fluffy, eggy pancake, that oozes oil when you bite into it (after you douse it with sugar and jelly, of course). It truly is the only Passover food I look forward to, and my mom indulges me with it every year. This year, it was the little man's turn.</span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">thursday, i drove over to bubbe's house after work so jason could try his first matzah pancake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">first, we got to play at the park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">bubbe and grandpa's park is awesome. it's old fashioned and wooden.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> there are tire swings, things to climb,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">a long metal slide,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and swings! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">jason loves swings!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">what about kayla, you ask? well, she didn't enjoy the park. </div><div style="text-align: center;">it was still a bit chilly, and she was tired.</div><div style="text-align: center;">so she slept under a blanket.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">but, she enjoyed her applesauce and rice cereal... and her jumper!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">jason got to eat lox, eggs, n' onions (minus the lox), and enjoyed bubbe's pancakes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">i just LOVE how he's starting to participate in traditions...</div><div style="text-align: center;">i want him to grow up so he can participate more,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but then again i just want him to stop growing and stay this way forever and ever.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-84517661009832635362011-04-20T17:52:00.000-07:002011-04-20T17:52:15.562-07:00around the dinner table...<div style="text-align: center;">big things are happening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kayla first...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">look who's in a high chair!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">peter's been feeding her fruit, vegetables and rice cereal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> jason loves how easy it is to bother her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">she loves sitting up high and getting attention...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and is totally digging her food! yay bananas!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jason, on the other hand, is practicing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He poked that piece all by himself!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And, he's drinking from cups. The process: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>slowly, slowly sip.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>oooh... more confident now!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>DRIP! </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>oh, feathers. :(</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>this water stuff is cold, mama! </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>eh? what the heck. isn't that what diapers are for?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-45191657884528461492011-04-19T19:21:00.000-07:002011-04-19T19:22:43.034-07:00mah n'sh-tanah ha lilah hazeh?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(post title, english version: why is this night different than all other nights?) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(AKA: the first two nights of passover) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> on all other nights, our dining room table is not in the living room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we do not eat bitter herbs that look this phallic.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, there are not very symbolic seders filled with mostly non-jews.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(we missed you, dio family!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, i don't safety pin matzah to sesame street stuffed animals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, jason and maddie don't have to think for their supper. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, kayla doesn't get toys in her high chair. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we're not dressed up and together. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we are not this angelic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWhMEje3N7U2ss9u8djOL8VI3apVpTPCafrWTlM4x_YeaY8kQK5GtJt69QD5q1eyFYXqsFHoaAgb7zkyz884tkZshreC5ME5htdXMV56ZUbc2N88QgRJ74UW9zomVHQCilvudxsasNGkN/s1600/DSC_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we don't normally get to wear party dresses. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we're usually crabby by 6:00 in the evening. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, story time is usually with our mommies and daddies. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we're not this quiet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">seriously. we're not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7yc1AGMVRFx_DySxAqQWjlD-g4_OL0BFJgPyZTjMuEtQzIqu2sS4KHRIclG5AOuGjl_OkXThmV71LUSgHg9Vjb1uNR3ewXz-1JRY8WFtJ15JXeR9c9PdFBj3VzyKR1tKn_yVNhr8_NHg/s1600/DSC_0243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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on all other nights, uncle brad doesn't deal with crying babies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we don't get to play with cousins. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, we don't play with cell phones.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(only on saturday and sunday mornings... when jason wakes up too early</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and mama and daddy want to lay in bed just a bit longer.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>awesome parenting. i know.)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, andy doesn't have matzah in his pants. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, people don't tell you to grab stuff out of other people's pants. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> on all other nights, crackers aren't in sealed plastic bags.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, you don't get to say things like:</div><div style="text-align: center;">BEHOLD! THIS IS THE BREAD OF AFFLICTION!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, you don't get a prize for finding a cracker. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">on all other nights, you don't open the door for strangers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">especially invisible ones named elijah. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">this... yeah... </div><div style="text-align: center;">this happens on all other nights. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Passover, y'all! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-40461866013152976272011-04-16T19:26:00.000-07:002011-04-16T19:30:56.083-07:00two under 18 months...<div style="text-align: center;">my little man officially turned 18 months old today. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and sweet baby k is has graduated from newborn status<br />
and is officially a baby... </div><div style="text-align: center;">5 months on the 18th!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's hard to believe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jason's stats: </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 35.5 inches tall</div><div style="text-align: center;">(no, he can't climb stairs like this yet... but he sure tries.) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
He has 20ish words right now:</div><div style="text-align: center;">mama, dada, </div><div style="text-align: center;">ba/buh (basia, bottle, button, bubbe, banana)</div><div style="text-align: center;">muh (which we think is gramma)</div><div style="text-align: center;">up, down, open, close</div><div style="text-align: center;">jew (shoe, juice)</div><div style="text-align: center;">home, bye bye, </div><div style="text-align: center;">ga (car) mou (computer mouse), moon,</div><div style="text-align: center;">duh (bird) and</div><div style="text-align: center;">BALL!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">he is such a joy. really. the doctor was actually getting worried<br />
that he was too good, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so he was happy when jason had a bit of an emotional breakdown in the office.</div><div style="text-align: center;">his curiosity is inspiring, his smiles are truly my sunshine,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he's an outrageous flirt.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he's in a phase right now where he loves to run at you<br />
and dig his head in your chest/lap.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(he's offically motorboated all of my friends.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">he only sometimes eats the crayons, has learned to color, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is tall enough to reach the door knobs. </div><div style="text-align: center;">he thinks everything has a place.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(he threw his oatmeal bowl in the garbage today. he hasn't learned about dishwashers yet)</div><div style="text-align: center;">he laughs when peter hugs me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he (finally) gets really excited to read books.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he knows where all the elevators are in hawthorn mall, knows how to open the handicap entrances, and enjoys a good subway sandwich.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he's learned to blow bubbles in his milk. which just tickles me to no end.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he "helps" around the house... fetching things we need,<br />
putting wet laundry in the dryer, putting folded socks in daddy's drawer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">his favorite game with his sister is to stick his finger in her mouth.<br />
and then to put the same finger back in his.<br />
repeat. giggle. repeat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">basia is his best friend. however, i'm not sure the feeling is mutual.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he adores running around without his diaper on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he got 4 pairs of shoes this week. size 7 wide.</div><div style="text-align: center;">his legs are thinning out. not as many rolls. it makes me sad.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he gets shy very rarely,<br />
and it doesn't take much for him to warm up to new people.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he is loved. so, so loved.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kayla's stats:</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">17 lb 10 oz (85%tile)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">26 3/4 inches. (95%tile)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kayla is continuing to sleep through the night.<br />
(thank you sweetheart. thank you)</div><div style="text-align: center;">She was doing this whole cry/whine/scream thing every night for about two weeks from 5:45 to 7, but hasn't done it the past few days. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her hair is still faux-hawk-esque, but new hair is starting to grow back in. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her daddy is on a mission to scrub off the pesky bit of cradle cap.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kayla follows everyone with her eyes, and loves to smile and laugh.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She literally grabs life with both hands... she slowly reaches her hands up to grab something dangled in front of her, and then holds on for dear life as she gnaws away at the toy/finger/whatever.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We suspect she's teething.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(part of me wishes for her to have no teeth. i hate teething.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's moved to the high chair, and LOVES it. I think it's because she feels part of the action.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's mastered rice cereal, and is now moving up on the first foods list. This month, she'll be introduced to:</div><div style="text-align: center;">applesauce, pears, bananas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and avocado.</div><div style="text-align: center;">she's totally a daddy's girl. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and daddy decided to graduate her from the sling in the infant bathtub. she's getting her lean on, but she's basically sitting up on her own. </div><div style="text-align: center;">she just graduated into 6-9 month clothing. so far, it seems she'll be ready a month before the clothes say. that's fabulous. i can actually keep up.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i can't wait to see her all dressed up for the spring holiday extravaganza we have coming up. dressing her is my favorite.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i have to admit, she's been frustrating until about two days ago. i'm not a newborn kinda girl. but, these past two days, she's been fun. (not just cute, but we can interact with her. You know what i mean?) and i'm loving it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">another thing i have to admit. she's totally smarter than her brother was at the same age. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and she's loved. so, so loved. <br />
(kayla, if you ever read this later, i know it sounds bad</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">my favorite part? they're starting to interact with each other. although she's a daddy's girl, kayla is enthralled by her brother. and every once in a while, he'll give her attention. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">we're looking forward to summer... K will be able to sit up and start playing. I have a feeling Jason will be so patient, and she's going to be early on all her milestones because of him. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and can i say one more thing? my husband and i have survived. </div><div style="text-align: center;">we've lost patience with the kids... with each other... </div><div style="text-align: center;">but mostly we've laughed. and loved. </div><div style="text-align: center;">we are so lucky. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>i</b> am so lucky. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-43705187039132897412011-04-12T18:45:00.000-07:002011-04-12T18:45:42.963-07:00and then, it was just us.<div style="text-align: center;">it's been a long week. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">a good, mourning, healing, memory making, reconnecting week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">we were able to spend time as an adult with all my cousins who we never see,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the kids won the hearts of everyone who saw them,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the week made me realize that even though we may not be close,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we're still family. and that matters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">hopefully, next time we'll see each other under better circumstances.</div><div style="text-align: center;">a trip is in the works for me to see my favorite cousin kathryn in new york this summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">so, so, so excited.</div><div style="text-align: center;">when we were younger, our grandma had me go with to pick her up from the airport.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i love that she'd have to come get me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, a week of spending time with the same people gets really long.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and <s>i</s> the kids missed our small little everyday normal routines.</div><div style="text-align: center;">bath time, stories, little man laying on me as i sing lullabies. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's been nice to get it back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">we've started taking the kids outside from 6-7 because it's kayla's witching hour</div><div style="text-align: center;">and she won't. stop. screaming.</div><div style="text-align: center;">outside helps. and it's been lovely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">tonight: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">jason learned how to "run" up and down hills.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">he discovered his shadow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">he can find the moon. and point and say "mmmmmmmmm"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(it totally counts as a word. yeah. i said so.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">he helped walk the dog. (oy)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">then i tried to give sweet little kayla some attention.</div><div style="text-align: center;">her daddy had been pushing her in the stroller, and i thought it was my turn.</div><div style="text-align: center;">poor cupcake. i feel like a lot of her life is going to be this way...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">at least she gave me some smiles, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">those eyes. i just LOVE those eyes.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">the jewish/catholic spring holiday extravaganza is starting this coming sunday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">seder here on sunday, seder at mom's on monday, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>auntie invasion!!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">easter egg hunt/ dinner a week from saturday, polish easter on sunday with the augustines.</div><div style="text-align: center;">so much to look forward to.</div><div style="text-align: center;">maybe i'll even post some new recipes. :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-33380821313398340502011-04-04T20:50:00.000-07:002011-04-04T20:50:47.424-07:00simple gifts<div style="text-align: center;">i turned 30 today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i thought it might be a big deal, but other things are more important right now. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i've been composing a post in my head about all i want to accomplish in this new decade. and i'm simply too tired to write it. hopefully someday soon, most likely after this week, it will be posted.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">but now, we'll celebrate with some simple gifts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">my morning commute was so much quicker because of a birthday serenade from grandma sunny and zadie mort. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3 of my students brought me chocolate. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">peter bought me flowers and signed a card from the kids.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjQFwD0O-JUZhk6QAf9FymdDdqzihHICv4eF4XMYWuXoXe_NUvxw2PVBVoRsBa7n88PAxz6Zb0r70VuNqa-zIqmT2bQv2M7dZ50zYBCx8u8QR41XRWMifoqfLjjxLGBxaofSsa-kkhqfP/s1600/IMG_0418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjQFwD0O-JUZhk6QAf9FymdDdqzihHICv4eF4XMYWuXoXe_NUvxw2PVBVoRsBa7n88PAxz6Zb0r70VuNqa-zIqmT2bQv2M7dZ50zYBCx8u8QR41XRWMifoqfLjjxLGBxaofSsa-kkhqfP/s320/IMG_0418.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">he also surprised me with a fabulous dinner of steak, grilled asparagus (first of the season), garlic bread and red wine risotto (which is my favorite!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">my dad got me a mrs. fields cookie cake for dessert tonight, but we all know it really was from debbie and she just got him to sign it. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCnOAMoOKW9QaLEHeTzpOnbMVFxmjX31i2U1UmyWluRkdxMX_F7C41FSOeH0oFFPUlAEpOz45dXf_kB7JLfCEZtV-3k9lCYuDYgQ2jt5mbViJFw6WYDzlSTEhWKdxPB0OSb7Amgp000tf/s1600/IMG_0425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCnOAMoOKW9QaLEHeTzpOnbMVFxmjX31i2U1UmyWluRkdxMX_F7C41FSOeH0oFFPUlAEpOz45dXf_kB7JLfCEZtV-3k9lCYuDYgQ2jt5mbViJFw6WYDzlSTEhWKdxPB0OSb7Amgp000tf/s320/IMG_0425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and kayla, sweet kayla, didn't cry the entire time between 5:45 - 7pm. she actually ate the rice cereal we offered... 2 tbsp cereal and 2 tbsp apple juice! impressive!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">off to bed... it's gonna be a long week!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-19545094347630544892011-04-03T18:49:00.000-07:002011-04-03T18:49:35.156-07:00parks & recreation<div style="text-align: center;">i love going to parks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i grew up 2 doors down from a park.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was basically my backyard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i spent countless hours there on the swings,</div><div style="text-align: center;">playing football/baseball/tag,</div><div style="text-align: center;">riding my bike,</div><div style="text-align: center;">breaking my wrist rollerskating </div><div style="text-align: center;">(yes, i said skating)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">today was a lazy day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">little man was up late late late last night,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and asked for his nap a bit early.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it threw off our schedule.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so i proclaimed it "park day."</div><div style="text-align: center;">peter hasn't been able to play with jason at the park yet, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it was so fun to see them play. </div><div style="text-align: center;">luckily, the rain held off, and the weather was warm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">well, warm-ish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">you'll find no pictures of kayla. </div><div style="text-align: center;">she slept. the entire time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">hopefully by may, when the weather is nice,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she'll join her brother on the swings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">this week will be full of extended family...</div><div style="text-align: center;">aunts/uncles/cousins are flying in starting on tuesday and are staying through sunday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's been a long time since all of the kliff cousins have been in the same place at the same time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's sad that we have to see each other under these circumstances. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-53906625099557254902011-04-02T06:18:00.000-07:002011-04-02T06:18:45.608-07:00passed.<div style="text-align: center;">my grandmother bobbi passed away today.</div><div style="text-align: center;">she was my dad's mother. she was 79 years old.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">our relationship was full of ups and downs.</div><div style="text-align: center;">but due to the diligence of my step-mom,</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm happy to say we were closer during her final years.</div><div style="text-align: center;">she was at my wedding, and got to hold both of my children.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i feel lucky.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">we'll miss you, grandma. i'm glad your not suffering anymore.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-83143093566593428112011-04-01T19:13:00.000-07:002011-04-01T19:13:51.172-07:00already? really?<div style="text-align: center;">it's april!??!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">where in the world did this break go? </div><div style="text-align: center;">such a tease you were, spring break.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">cold and quick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">our last real days of break were full of simple pleasures...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">two more days of freedom...</div><div style="text-align: center;">then back to work for 2 months and 7 days.</div><div style="text-align: center;">then</div><div style="text-align: center;">summer... summer... summer... </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-87068049096746144462011-03-29T19:09:00.000-07:002011-03-29T19:09:31.993-07:00everyday love<div style="text-align: center;">i've missed it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">being back at work the past few weeks made me really appreciate the loveliness of being able to slow down, pack up the kids and go somewhere on a whim, and just be together. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so far, this spring break has offered me just that.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and i have my period. which means i'm not pregnant. for the first march in 2 years.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">(<i>hallelujah</i>!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and i got a new iphone </div><div style="text-align: center;">(yay birthday present!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">so i was able to capture the little things</div><div style="text-align: center;">without lugging around the nikon :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">beware of the photo dump.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
sunday was bass pro shop night, and jason got to go say hi to the fish:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then, we had to go back to grampa's to give him the final tax things he needed...</div><div style="text-align: center;">so we got to play even more!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and there's more to come... </div><div style="text-align: center;">tomorrow we get to meet a <a href="http://avalleyhouse.blogspot.com/">new friend</a> for the first time,</div><div style="text-align: center;">thursday is (hopefully) lunch with another new friend, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and hopefully friday i can stop by school and figure out what in the world i'm teaching on monday,</div><div style="text-align: center;">because for the life of me, </div><div style="text-align: center;">i. don't. remember.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">slow down, days. you can warm up a bit, but i need you to slow down!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-3218995205461480092011-03-26T18:33:00.000-07:002011-03-26T18:33:54.472-07:00oh peggy :)<div style="text-align: center;">it was the first official day of spring break today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">the weather was crappy, but i REFUSED to stay home. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">do you know about peggy? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">specifically, the <a href="http://www.naturemuseum.org/">peggy notebaert nature museum</a>? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i went once when i was a teacher's aid</div><div style="text-align: center;">right out of college</div><div style="text-align: center;">and loved it then, even though i was</div><div style="text-align: center;">petrified of losing a child.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(the losing the child thing still scared me this time)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">you should go. really.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i want to go back in the summer so we can</div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoy the rooftop garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">auntie the julie joined us there, </div><div style="text-align: center;">fighting the crowds there for the farmers market,</div><div style="text-align: center;">learning how to manuever our double wide stroller </div><div style="text-align: center;">(thanks bubbe!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">playing with buttons, running around, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and <i>not</i> eating butterflies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and lunch at five guys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">a few pictures from our trip....</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Peter was able to take Kayla to the doctor today </div><div style="text-align: center;">for her wellness check up since I had to be at school. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Things are so, so good. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The cyst in her mouth hasn't come back, </div><div style="text-align: center;">her breathing is normal about 75% of the time, </div><div style="text-align: center;">she's been sleeping through the night for almost two months (knock on wood) </div><div style="text-align: center;">and she's eating between 6-8 oz 5 times a day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Amazing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She's truly amazing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stats: </div><div style="text-align: center;">weight: 15 lb, 12 oz = 90th %tile, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and that means she'll be into 6-9 month clothing in 1lb. </div><div style="text-align: center;">height: 25.5 inches = 90th %tile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We make big babies. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kayla craves attention. </div><div style="text-align: center;">If she's crying, walk over to her, smile and say her name, and she calms down. She's incredibly expressive, wiggles all over the place, and loves to chew on her hand. She can pull a "peek-a-boo" towel off her face even though she has no idea what she's doing, and loves playing peek-a-boo with us. She's happiest in someone's arms. She gets frightened of loud noises, much more so than Jason, and gets startled when something she's not expecting happens. She doesn't mind being naked anymore, and is interested in her mobile. She watches her brother non-stop. Her legs have lost the newborn skininess and have started to get pudgy. (love) She's totally rocking a faux-hawk. She's been enjoying the bouncer play thing... I can't believe she's big enough already to touch the floor!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet, sweet baby K.... you're amazing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-32853864195109797692011-03-20T08:42:00.000-07:002011-03-20T08:46:23.108-07:00luxuryfriday night was date night.<br />
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however, date night doesn't seem to do it justice.<br />
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it was the most luxurious (and expensive) dinners that peter and i have ever had.<br />
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i wanted to surprise peter with a super fancy pants date night. and oh... i did. <br />
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have you ever heard of <a href="http://www.trurestaurant.com/cuisine"> tru?</a><br />
it's a lettuce entertain you restaurant, and since i <strike>horded</strike> recieved many gift cards from students, i decided to blow them all on one night that will go down in the history books. <br />
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this blog post might get boring. it's as close as i'll ever be to a foodie. you see, i don't think i'll experience anything like this again for quite a while, and i want to write it down so i don't forget how incredibly pampered, happy, and thankful i was friday night. i mean, this was a place where jackets were required for men. they took my coat and valeted the car with only our names, no ticket. <br />
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i didn't bring my camera, and i'm happy i didn't. i was already too excited and it was written all over my face. and... there was another girl my age who brought a point and shoot camera and took pictures with her flash on... tacky. super tacky. i scouted the internets to see if i could find a few pictures, and they sent us home with a menu so we could remember our meal.<br />
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we sat in a corner booth... the leather was incredibly soft (it felt like one of layla's purses she makes us feel), and they moved the table out for me so i wouldn't have to scoot. we sat here:<br />
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<i>course 1: comte cheese gougere.</i><br />
the best way i could describe this is a cream puff without the cream, and the dough was cheesy. And light and flaky. they told us we could eat it with our fingers. every time they gave us a new course, they gave us eating instructions. which i took. gladly.<br />
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<i>course 2: truffle cauliflower puree, beef consomme gelee.</i><br />
beef jello. i had read about the wonders of gelee in <u>julie and julia</u>, and read more in julia child's autobiography. quite tasty. we were both surprised with how much we liked it.<br />
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<i>course 3: white sturgeon "caviar", avocado, hazelnut</i><br />
<i> </i>it wasn't really caviar. they poached the sturgeon, sucked the liquid out, put it in a cooling bath thing and it turned into little balls. totally top chef. totally amazing. the avocado was under the "caviar," and the crackers served with it had bits of hazelnut. the flavors played off of each other beautifully. that, once again, sounds top chef, but i've truly never experienced it in real life before.<br />
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<i>course 4: linear foie gras, black fig ice wine vinegar, caramelized popcorn</i><br />
foie gras. just typing it sounds fancy. ours was served a little thicker than a mousse in a straight line, and served figs soaked in ice wine vinegar with caramel corn that looked almost like brittle. the savory of the foie gras and the sweet of the figs and caramel corn was amazing. <br />
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<i>course 5: celeriac soup, winter truffle, quail egg in its nest</i><br />
did you know that celery and celeriac aren't the same? we eat the stems of celery, and celeriac is grown for the root. yeah... i just looked that up. anyway, they served us a potato that served as a base for a french fried potato nest with a poached quail egg perched on top. the bowl was garnished with 24k gold leaf. then, the poured the soup in our bowls at the table. beautiful. we ate gold for dinner. <br />
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<i> course 6: seared scallop, butternut squash + ginger puree, apple celery salad</i><br />
out of all the plating, this one was almost tacky, but considering it was the only one like it, i suppose it was more playful. the scallops weren't in circles like i'm used to eating, but more of a slice and topped with the squash/ginger/apple/celery. the were placed on a handblown glass conch shell, and the inside of the shell had a smoked cream (that totally tasted like lox). <br />
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<i> course 7: duroc pork belly, crispy leeks, stone ground grits</i><br />
when they introduced the course to us, i was a bit nervous about the grits. i'm usually not such a big grits fan. but, the grits were a different consistency than those i've tried, and were super cheesy. the pork belly was incredibly succulent. this was my favorite of the meat/seafood meals.<br />
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<i>course 8: scottish salmon, sorrel, smoke cream</i><br />
the salmon was poached and seared in olive oil, and the crust was seared to perfection. it was served with a sorrel sauce, which is a bitter lettuce leaf. i didn't like the sorrel very much at all, but apparently, my mother-in-law is a gourmet chef because she used to use this leaf to make soup when peter was little :) it too was served with smoke cream... yum. <br />
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<i>course 9: cervena venison, brussel sprouts, crispy bacon, red currant</i><br />
i had never eaten venison before, and had always been told it was gamey. not the case with this... if they didn't tell us it was venison, i would have assumed it was a funky steak. it was juciy and flavorful, and it was paired with things that really played up the flavors. i actually really enjoyed the brussel sprouts, which i'm assuming was sauteed in bacon, and the red current added that tart/sweetness that really made it pop.<br />
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<i>course 10: a selection of cow, goat and sheep's milk cheeses</i><br />
i love cheese. i love cheap cheese, cheese slices, and the fancy pants ones you find at whole foods. when they wheeled the cheese cart (cheese cart!) over and told me i could pick three types of cheese, i was in heaven, and made sure that peter would pick three different ones from me so i could try his too. I had a lovely soft cow cheese, a flavorful goat cheese, and a sheep's cheese coated with herbs that tasted fantastic with honey. for peter, it was the stinkier the better. he had a blue cheese, and two more than were incredibly stinky, but i can't remember what they were.<br />
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<i>course 11: pear foam, citrus spiced port</i><br />
instead of that ice cream palate clenser like in the princess diaries (yes, i just made a princess diaries reference) they gave us a foam. i liked the pear, but the citrus spiced port was too porty for me, and peter really enjoyed my facial expressions with that one. <br />
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<i>course 12: honeycrisp apple beignet, vanilla ice cream</i><br />
on the show chopped (food network), many of the chefs choose to make bignets. basically, a bignet is a doughnut, and ours looked like donut holes. however, it was a beer batter, stuffed with a ball of apple, and rolled in cinnamon and sugar, and served warm along side house made vanilla bean ice cream. heaven. <br />
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<i>course 13: mignardises </i><br />
i just looked up this word in a french-english dictionary i found on line. i was told that it means preciousness or affection. i suppose i can see why... mignardises were little chocolates and candies to finish up dinner with... i had a passionfruit marshmallow, lemon cream in a chocolate shell, and a vanilla bean truffle with dark chocolate. peter had a banana rum cake, espresso meraingue, and the truffle. finally, we were both given a cherry liquor chocolate that literally exploded as soon as you put them in your mouth.<br />
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i stopped in the ladies room before we left...<br />
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i don't know how to end the post...<br />
nothing that i can think of saying seems to be able to stand up to the richness of the dinner...<br />
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all i can i say, i suppose, is i hope that all of you one day get to experience something like this...<br />
it was true luxury.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806045631870379804.post-76583716756287782552011-03-17T18:29:00.000-07:002011-03-17T18:29:42.170-07:00at the end of the rainbow...<div style="text-align: center;">there's a very messy baby. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's saint patrick's day! and we're polish roman catholic/jewish. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so, our night might not be considered traditional, but i think it may become a tradition for us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it started out with jason helping us unload groceries.</div><div style="text-align: center;">he bit through the plastic of the sharp cheddar/whiskey irish cheese.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and when we gave him a small taste, he actually liked it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">apparently, my kid is a stinky cheese eater.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">sweet baby k celebrated the night before her 4 month birthday</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting on the floor and serenading us as we ate the jewish version of </div><div style="text-align: center;">st. patrick's day...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">stinky cheddar cheese, corned beef, pickles, and coleslaw.</div><div style="text-align: center;">get it? corned beef and cabbage!</div><div style="text-align: center;">everyone loved it, and peter and i got a kick</div><div style="text-align: center;">out of seeing jason plow through rye bread and corned beef.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Mama? Daddy? Can I really <i>really</i> eat this?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nom nom nom nom....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">No Mom. We did not feed Kayla any pudding.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But it sure looks like we did :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jason's been practicing his fine motor skills. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dip... eat. Dip... eat. Dip... eat. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pudding is so important you have to use two hands.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "I really don't get what all the fuss is about. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why doesn't everyone just drink Similac?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Is there any left?!?!? IS THERE ANY LEFT?!?!?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "SCORE!!!!!!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Best pic of the night, I think :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, I suppose it is pretty. I love rainbows</div><div style="text-align: center;">as much as the next person. Maybe next year</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll give this a try."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> happy baby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">sugar... sugar... sugar!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> sweet baby k and her daddy-man.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "I LOVE PUDDING! I'm gonna drink it!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Hey, um, Jason? You got something on your hand..."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "<i>Really? </i> Where? Ahh.. there it is."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Okay. I'm done. Clean me." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope your St Patrick's day was full of mischievous leprechauns, </div><div style="text-align: center;">rainbows, and gold at the end of your rainbow. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor, poor little man. The tear sitting on his cheek is what gets me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me explain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew it was going to be a rough day when little man woke up at 5:30 with a diaper malfunction. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing too terrible... he drank too much (milk) last night, and soaked through his diaper. The gel stuff was all over his tummy, and he was plain ol' uncomfortable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or so I thought.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily for me, today was a half day of parent teacher conferences. So, my mom came over to our house to babysit the kids so we could spend time together when I got off early. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew she was in for a treat. Bubbe's report: Jason was crabby. Jason was whiny. Jason wouldn't stop crying. Jason ate (of course he ate), but had trouble with napping in his crib even though he was happy to pass out in the living room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I got home and took the little man on my lap for some snuggles and TV. After about a half hour of both of us dozing off, I felt this forehead. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Uh-oh. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Felt his stomach. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Double uh-oh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Took his temperature.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot 102.3. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(which, by the way, used to be my favorite radio station back in high school. It was a Lake County station and it was awesome. I like the number on the radio much better than the one on the thermometer)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to call the doctor! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't want to take any chances of infection due to the little man's hand being in a hard cast, so off we went back to buffalo grove with yellow popsicle all over his face and tongue. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Good news:</div><div style="text-align: center;">rapid strep test: negative</div><div style="text-align: center;">flu test: negative</div><div style="text-align: center;">ears: all clear</div><div style="text-align: center;">nose: all clear </div><div style="text-align: center;">lungs: all clear</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The doctor gave us that tamaflu (sp?) stuff just in case because the fatigue and fever look like flu symptoms. He also recommended that if Jason isn't feeling any better by tomorrow to take him to get the cast off just in case there's an infection, but we all doubt that that's the case. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As of right now, Jason is pumped with prescriptions and tylenol. He's woken up whining, but goes back to sleep on his own. Hopefully he can do that all night. I'm sure with a good night of sleep he'll be back to his usual self.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And luckily, we have two wonderful grandmothers to divide and conquer.... Kayla's having another sleepover over at Bubbe's so she doesn't catch whatever it is that Jason has or my cold. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And Jason's going to get some Gramma love tomorrow. And... I get an early dismissal day tomorrow because it's a teacher inservice day! Let's hope everyone of us can get better so we can enjoy the weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh... I never posted this picture... you've gotta see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kayla and her Daddy just hanging out... isn't she so big?!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2