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Everyday Life

Fresh Air

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I have not been so wonderful about taking my dogs and kids out on walks lately. But, the other morning I convinced myself of all of the reasons why it was a good idea– fresh air and sunshine, time spent, energy burned and we went. We dropped Reed off at school and we were off.

It was a rough morning. Worn down.

But, outside, it was a beautiful morning.

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I just needed quiet. To think. To be. And, I did not need to tell her. She was content to just be, too.

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He was quiet and happily restrained, too. Amazing. Feet up and ready to roll.

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Then they got in a head swinging contest.

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Love them.

Everyday Life

Oh no, mommy

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Gus picks a word or a phrase and practices it. A lot. His latest one is pretty cute… “ooooh noooo.” Sunday, we were giggling when he said “oooh nooo mommmmmyyyy.” Today, he followed me around for most of the day saying “oh no mom. oh no mama. oh no mama. oh no mom. oh no mom.” He uses it in context perfectly… throws something on the floor “Ooooooooh noooo, mom!”, but he also just likes to say it.

Today, we had some yummy after-school snacks. I asked Reed and Lena to each grab a napkin from the dining room for me to put their snack on. I didn’t bother with Gus, because, as anyone who has ever had a toddler knows, there’s no point. Instead, I handed him the peanut butter chocolately goodness and let him go for it. Well, he did not like this idea, and he found a paper towel on the floor and carried his snack around in that. Ewww, but I give him points for imitation.

Of course, that does not even come close to the top of the Eww chart for Gus.

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Neither does that. It’s just mud.

Boys.

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Everyday Life

The Pied Kids

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We’re going to do what?! tonight?

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Get PIED for Jacob, of course! Tonight, Reed and Lena took pies to the face for a baby boy in Eastern Europe, waiting for his family. He had a matching grant last week, and as part of his fundraising effort, we volunteered to do something crazy and get pied when he reached a certain amount of money in his grant. We were one of a bunch of people who did it, and you can watch all the videos on the Baby Jacob youtube channel.

Yes, the boys did eat extra whipped cream afterwards.

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(He pied himself after watching Reed and Lena.)

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It wasn’t anything monumental– just a fun way to fundraise. We talked about an orphan, and why he matters, and why and how we can help him find a mama and a papa. And, we had fun.