tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878365268338318292024-03-13T07:12:09.465-07:00JahjongWhy Jahjong? It is my made-up word.
I use it to describe lots of things
like when I'm looking for something
in the kitchen and can't think of the
name - "you know - the Jahjong!"
Try it - you'll like it!
Its a very handy word!
Please leave a comment when you drop in! Just click on "comments" at the end of each posting.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.comBlogger500125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-69387881817339442452015-03-09T21:12:00.000-07:002015-03-09T21:12:40.595-07:00A Month of GratitudeHere are moments I captured with my phone during the month of November. And yes, it is March. I am behind. Very.<br />
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November 1. Thankful for my warm cup of coffee. Almond milk + stevia = YUM.<br />
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November 2. Grateful for this sweet four year old - who loves TOAST and Pacho (AKA, Paw Patrol).<br />
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November 2. Grateful for sweet girl in Mama's glasses.<br />
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November 3. Grateful for co-workers that make saying goodbye hard. And that drive to SEATTLE to get the cake for our party from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DesiDeliteBakery">Despi Delite</a>. Sweetened with taro - deliciousness.<br />
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November 3. Thankful for this brave little girl who got THREE shots at the doctor plus nasal mist for flu. She did so well. (This is pre-shots).<br />
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November 3. Thankful for, "I can't make muscles - I got bandages".<br />
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November 3. Grateful for little surprises left by my pumpkin. "Baby Kitty wants to sleep with you, Mommy".<br />
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November 4. Thankful for babies tucked in for naptime.<br />
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November 5. Thankful for chocolate milk buzz.<br />
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November 6. Thankful for a surprise cupcake at the end of the day.<br />
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November 5. Thankful for test results that come in the mail = good vs. phone call = bad.<br />
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November 7. Thankful for how my heart overflows for these two.<br />
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November 8. Thankful for buds.<br />
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November 8. Thankful for a sunny, clear day midst the chill. Play sand and our trailer with a view of the water. I couldn't be happier.<br />
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November 8. Thankful for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Waba-Fun-Kinetic-Sand-2-2lbs/dp/B00CO5AQ12">kinetic sand</a>. It's the coolest. Especially when it comes with us on our trip. It's too cold to play at this beach!<br />
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November 9. Thankful for sleeping in the car pictures. Can't.Stop.Taking.Them.<br />
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November 9. Thankful Christmas is coming. It is so fun to talk about with this very excited four year old. Until she wanted me to take a picture with this giraffe. She wanted to make sure Santa got the right one. YIKES!<br />
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November 10. Thankful for elk and my husband. Awesome!<br />
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November 10. Thankful for a beautifully sunny day at a Sequim lavender farm with my loves.<br />
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November 10. Thankful for my co-worker who is the first of about FIVE friends to actually take me up on my ice cream recommendation in NYC. Jeff, you are AWESOME. Big Gay Ice Cream Truck - and why yes, that is the <a href="http://biggayicecream.com/treats/">Salty Pimp</a>. Said it was so good he ate it twice. So jealous and so proud. Yay Jeff!<br />
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November 10. Thankful for four year old selfies. The giggles that go with it might be my favorite!<br />
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November 10. Thankful for the SUN. In November, it is a blessing in the Pacific Northwest. Oh, and my little pumpkin pie in the sunlight is pretty special too.<br />
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November 11. Thankful for peach fuzz.<br />
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November 10. Thankful for our awesome trip to the Olympic Game Farm. This was my bread toss that led me feeling terrible, yet unable to stop giggling.<br />
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November 12. Thankful for co-workers and silly selfies.<br />
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November 12. Thankful for craft projects with my hubby to help to make a meaningful goodbye at work.<br />
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November 13. Thankful for Elsa princess nightgowns and bundling up so we can wear to Gram-Es when it is only 20ish degrees outside.<br />
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November 13. Thankful for this tasty, thoughtful and adorable gift! Lots of love at work this week! Must sugar detox stat!<br />
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November 14. Thankful for a bittersweet goodbye. Turned in my key card today - on to a new adventure. Couple weeks off and start new job December 2.<br />
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November 14. Thankful for a new office to move into. What a mess!</div>
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November 15. Thankful for her happy heart at Disney on Ice.</div>
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November 15. Thankful for precious memories. She got so excited to see Ariel - "Kiss the girl!"</div>
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November 16. Thankful for baking with my girl on a Sunday morning.</div>
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November 16. Thankful for my sweetie who cleaned out the freezer. We had 16 frozen bananas! I'm a banana bread/muffin makin' fool! </div>
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November 16. Thankful for Pandora. Why have I never considered this station before? I'm makin' love out of nothing at all.</div>
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November 17. Thankful to my Jennifer! She's more than a hairstylist - she is our matchmaker! XXOO</div>
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November 17. Thank for my girl who keeps herself busy during my hair appointments.</div>
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November 18. Thankful for dinners with good friends - who love on our girl.</div>
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November 19. Thankful for Elsa stickers from Mommy's doctor. They are best on your face.</div>
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November 19. Thankful for things that belonged to my Mom. Yes, this Vitamin C I just put on my face is about NINE years old. But, I just put it on with LOVE because it belonged to my Mom. And a prayer to go with it so it doesn't break me out (wink).</div>
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November 20. Thankful my friend Carin is here. So, so happy! </div>
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November 21. Thankful for this precious 20 year friendship. Love, love this girl.</div>
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November 23. Thankful for her sweetness - dying to tell Santa she wants a baby reindeer for Christmas. We've switched from giraffe, to Hello Kitty to a Christmas decoration from Target (the baby reindeer). What will be next?</div>
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November 23. Thankful for my dear college girlfriends - now lifelong family. My heart is full.</div>
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November 24. Feeling thankful to have had my dear friend here for four days. Yet, I just pain at the thought of driving her and her babe to the airport today.</div>
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November 24. Thankful for Big Hero 6 in 3D. We needed cheering after our tearful goodbye with Carin and Addy.</div>
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November 25. Thankful at 9 a.m. the princess is still sleeping after having a bad dream and coming to our bed.</div>
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November 26. Thankful for friends we love. Marcie and I made SIX pies - two pecan, two pumpkin and two grasshopper. Shaun brought us the homemade pie crust and the scotch for the pecan pie. Brewery City Pizza fueld our pie making and Jonnita and Jayna joined us too. Elyse loved on everyone and ended up putting herself to bed! Such a fun night. Grateful for our blessed night.</div>
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November 27. Thankful our Traeger came back on so our turkey finished cooking - even if it was three hours after dinner. Thankful our neighbors let us know our cat was in their house. Thankful we had power when only 23 in our county lost theirs. Sue was one of them and took her shower here. Thankful the two men who rang our doorbell at 2 a.m. and FREAKED us the FREAK out weren't here to kill us, but trying to return Carin's lost baggage. And thankful for these precious kiddos who are just dear to me. Awesome Thanksgiving!</div>
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November 28. Thankful for pulling out the Christmas decorations and watching the delight of my four year old. "Mommy, are you making the whole house Christmas and beautiful?"</div>
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November 29. Bill put up the Christmas lights today. Makes us all so happy!</div>
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November 29. Thankful for Christmas lights on her playset. "Oh Daddy, it looks perfect!"</div>
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November 30. Thankful for her. That is all.</div>
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November 30. Thankful for a great visit with Ted and Jeannie.</div>
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November 30. Feeling so thankful for my marriage. I do not know where I would be if it were not for the love, support, kindness and caring from my husband. Ten best years of my life.</div>
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<br />Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-82190876421201306212014-11-29T20:09:00.002-08:002014-11-29T20:09:54.993-08:00I want to tell Santa...I have no words.<br />
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Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-43108239334594465182014-11-29T09:12:00.000-08:002014-11-29T09:12:27.926-08:0020 Years of FriendshipWhen I accepted a new job and realized I would have two weeks of vacation in between, my list of "to-dos" was a mile long. But, the one thing I knew I wanted to try to make happen was to able to see Carin. We have been friends since college and it had been three years since I'd seen her - too long! I was so excited to find out it would work for her and her eleven month old daughter to fly here. I could not wait! Elyse was so excited too. "Let me get out flower blankie for the baby? What is the baby's name? I will share my toys with her? When are they coming? Why is it taking so long? Can I go on the airplane to see them?" I had to giggle because my excitement was just as high!<br />
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Sweet girl and Wilson.<br />
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She pulled herself up, stood and took steps holding our hands for the first time during our visit. Aunt Courtney was so excited!<br />
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We went up to Seattle so Carin could visit her grandmother. It was a bittersweet visit - and likely the last time she would see her.<br />
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We went to Christmas bazaars that Saturday with Aunt Soup. Elyse REALLY wanted to see Santa. The Oly Bear was not exactly what she had bargained for. The cheerleaders helped, but she wasn't feeling it.<br />
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Elyse visited this super scary Santa. Trust me - the picture does not do him justice!<br />
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We would take pictures of things we liked (below is the bulletin board) and pretend we were taking pictures of our kids! Tricky!<br />
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We did our best to love on these two well. This is Carin's breakfast made by Bill - smoked salmon and cream cheese on toasted french bread.<br />
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Sunday, it was so fun to surprise OJ. Well, it ended up being a sort-of-surprise. These pictures crack me up. Sue is taking pictures of us taking selfies. OJ insists you have to hold the camera super high to get a good one.<br />
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20 years of blessed friendship. LOVE them. And they KNOW and LOVE me with their whole hearts too. Precious.<br />
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I don't know why I'm not smiling big?<br />
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My gang! Love all of them!<br />
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I swear I'd only had two small cups of margaritas. Elyse had put this cushion in front of the couch/ottoman and I fell across Marcie and Carin too. Super funny!<br />
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This is a favorite too. Carin talking to OJ, braiding Elyse's hair. Baby is playing...<br />
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Elyse's half braided hair holding Addy - sweetness!<br />
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This little girl LOVED Uncle Bill!<br />
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The gang.<br />
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She is still not into carving, so painting again it was.<br />
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Pumpkin painting is serious business.<br />
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She wanted to take her shirt off - the girl is tidy.<br />
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Messy hair makes for better painting.<br />
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Our girl was Elsa (surprise!). Crystal in my office braided her hair - so cute. Elyse drew a picture on my whiteboard of her family - plus Lucien.<br />
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I took the afternoon off and Aunt Soup came over. Elyse was scared - for about one nanosecond.<br />
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Love the face.<br />
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Deanna, Shawn and Lucien came too and we had pizza and salad before hitting the neighborhood. She was was over the top excited to trick-or-treat with Lucien again.<br />
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Some of the decorations were very scary - Medusa's snakes moved!<br />
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These neighbors were dying over the kids. Good stuff.<br />
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So scary. He was roasting mice for a snack. The kids were mildly fazed.<br />
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We had to go see Kim. She made special surprises for Lucien and Elyse. So very sweet.<br />
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I'm going to blink and my baby is going to be too old for this. What precious memories. The weather was so perfect tonight and it wasn't even that cold. Amazing night with family and friends. Feeling blessed.</div>
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Oh, and if I need to be reminded how fast they grow up - check this out. Sniff, sniff.</div>
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This was our little pumpkin the day before her birthday party. YIKES!<br />
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That Wednesday when Bill picked Elyse up from daycare, she had a low fever - nothing serious. We kept her home from daycare the next day. She seemed OK - just low energy. Her birthday was that Friday and Bill and I were going to spend the day with her. We had planned to take her to the fair, but with still a minor fever, we thought that would be too much.<br />
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We took her to make her first Build-a-Bear. She excitedly chose a unicorn.<br />
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She gave her unicorn a bath.<br />
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And she and Daddy printed her birth certificate and chose a name (wow, that was a deliberation). We settled on Sparkle.<br />
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We went to lunch at the Spaghetti Factory. Soon, we had this. Uh-oh.<br />
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But, she sparked up.<br />
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We picked up some cupcakes at <a href="http://www.hello-cupcake.com/">Hello Cupcake</a> and got some to take home.<br />
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When she she woke up, we met up with OJ for dinner and took her to the movies, Dolphin Tale 2. She said she didn't feel good a few times and we ended up leaving the movie earlier (sorry, OJ). She ended up getting sicker and sicker and we were up most of the night with her crying and crying. What a sad ending to her birthday.<br />
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Thankfully, fever and other ickies stopped by Saturday morning. She was still sluggish all day. Saturday night I decided to email the parents and warn them of her symptoms.<br />
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Happy to say, she clicked in gear when her friends arrived and as you saw from the pictures, the party was a success.<br />
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Seriously, I can make big decisions at work, but I found myself Google'ing - "When to cancel a child's party".<br />
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<br />Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-54112401147126725672014-10-23T04:00:00.000-07:002014-10-23T04:00:04.290-07:00Elyse is Four: The Making of a Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our little angel turned four last month. She fell for Frozen when we saw it opening weekend last November. Frozen party it was - and the planning of all the details was so fun. I'm just sad I didn't get pictures of everything. She was so very excited about her party and it was so fun for me that we got to work on it together.<br />
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I found these prints on <a href="http://kid.steals/">kid.steals</a>. Three 8x10s each of Olaf, Anna and Elyse (not pictured). I framed them in inexpensive Ikea frames. I found items from around the house that had the frozen look - like these candle holders and some icy branches in a vase (also not pictured).<br />
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The alphabet candy dishes were from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_19?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=alphabet%20candy%20dishes&sprefix=alphabet+candy+dish%2Caps%2C358">Amazon</a> and I filled them with matching candy on found super cheap at Walmart. These will be fun to use again at future parties.<br />
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I got these <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Frozen-Figurine-Play-Set/dp/B00GHYKQU2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1413990287&sr=8-5&keywords=frozen+cake+toppers">Frozen figurines</a> from you-guessed-it, Amazon and they were fun to add to the display - and became her toys afterward.<br />
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I saw t<a href="http://mamasonadime.com/2014/07/ballerina-cupcake-cake/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+MamasOnADime+(Mamas+on+a+Dime)">his cupcake princess birthday cake</a> on Pinterest and knew it would be perfect (AND EASY). I had the tiara and attempted doctoring it up to look more Elsa-like. Jonnita had the beaded ribbon and I found the snowflake pin knowing it would be great to wear at Christmas time. The snowflake wand was from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Princess-Birthday-Party-Favor/dp/B00M9JZVMM/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1413990381&sr=8-7&keywords=elsa+wand">Amazon</a>.<br />
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This banner was a steal on <a href="https://www.groopdealz.com/">Groopdealz</a>. Funny - my friend Deanna who got me hooked on the site ordered one too. Except when she got it one of the letters was missing - ha! This will be a great banner to use again and again.<br />
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This was a last minute idea. We've used this giant E at every one of her parties - I made it the first year. I decided we could still get away with using it if I added "frozen" decorations. I was pleased with how it turned out! These icy snowflakes (also shown above) were borrowed from a friend from work. The other items were just things I had in my craft closet.<br />
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Also not pictured.... Kids made snowmen from this <a href="http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2014/05/frozen-olaf-paint.html">Frozen Olaf Paint</a> (Pinterest again!). We got the glue and shaving cream from the Dollar Store. Elyse and I prepped the adornments the weekend before - buttons and hand-cut carrot noses, stick arms and hole punches for eyes. We also hole-punched about one-zillion snowflakes and sprayed them with glitter for snowy confetti. She thought this all was super fun.<br />
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The event was in the morning again so she could rest afterward, so brunch was an easy way to feed people. We had Sven's ice water in a dispenser, powdered sugar cider donut holes from <a href="http://lattinscider.com/">Lattin's</a> as Snowballs from Olaf, Do-you-want-to-build-a-snowman kit with pretzel sticks, carrots and marshmallows, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73535406387039382/">breakfast casserole</a>, Anna's fruit salad, sparkly sugar cookies (<a href="http://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe/Desserts/All-Occasion+Cookies+%E2%80%93+All+Varieties/743305;jsessionid=DC872C88D2F8BA421BEE60745BC9F72D">this recipe</a>), and homemade hot chocolate in the crockpot (<a href="http://honeyandfitz.com/2011/12/20/polar-express-hot-chocolate-recipe-aka-the-best-hot-chocolate-youve-ever-tasted/">Polar Express Hot Chocolate</a>) (What is that amazing smell???? CHOCOLATE! and coffee from the Keurig.<br />
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Jonnita made Elyse's Elsa dress. Isn't it gorgeous? I was stunned when I saw how beautiful it was - yet, not surprised.<br />
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I found the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/224170087">hair flower pin</a> on Etsy, not expecting it to be so HUGE. But, she still looked darling - of course.<br />
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Thanks to Geoff who took all of the following pictures!<br />
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1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese (light OK)<br />
3 c cooked shredded chicken<br />
2 c shredded cheddar cheese (or your fav cheese) - separated<br />
1 onion, chopped and sautéed<br />
1/2 can cream of chicken soup<br />
1 4 oz can green chilies<br />
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<em>I met my friend, Jeannie, my junior year at Whitworth. She and her husband, Ted, treated me like one of their own and I often went to their house for dinner. Jeannie has made this Jell-O salad for me for years - I do love it!! Now, Elyse loves it too. Time to continue the tradition! Jeannie recommends you serve with spicy foods. I recommend you serve it anytime - kids and adults will love.</em><br />
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This is probably one of my favorite projects to date. Maybe because I've had the idea for so long and it finally became reality. The bad part is I did this over three months ago! We had hardware issues, so I didn't want to post until I had a good "after" photo.</div>
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My inspiration came from something I "pinned" on Pinterest over two years ago. I LOVED it!</div>
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I've been searching for the right dresser ever since. Then, this popped up.</div>
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Maybe it was the missing drawer that made it so obvious.<br>
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Elyse and I drove up to Dupont and brought her home in the truck! Bill was not impressed when he saw it. Sue saw it that weekend and didn't think much either. It was super ugly - just trust me. Call me crazy - but I could just see the possibilities!</div>
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Here's the part where I'm really mad at myself. I took better pictures and I must have accidentally deleted them. UGH!</div>
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You will just have to trust me by this blurry blown up cell phone photo. It was UGLY. It was solid wood, but was painted to look like stain with the black dots attempting to look like wood grain. It had stains, gouges, and gunk all over the top. Handles were ugly and some were missing or broken.</div>
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I then applied two coats of Rustoleum’s Kona stain and made sure to do full length strokes for the best and most even coverage. Then I wiped it all down with a cloth diaper and did my first coat of regular polyurethane in satin finish. I lightly sanded between coats and did two more coats on top for good measure. </div>
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I cleaned the entire base - outside and inside the drawers too - with <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_151379-91-10622_0__?productId=3014065">TSP cleaner</a>. I painted the unit with <a href="http://www.anniesloan.com/acatalog/Graphite.html">Annie Sloan chalk paint in graphite</a>. I wanted something more masculine since this was going in the man room. I sealed with two layers of wax - buffing coats with a cloth diaper. </div>
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It was finally done, but it needed some time for the wax to harden. It was HOT, HOT, HOT in the garage and we wanted it to cure, but after a few days thought it would be better to bring it upstairs to let it set in more normal temperatures.</div>
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In the meantime, Bill built the "box" that fits inside the open drawer space. I painted it with more graphite and sealed with a polyurethane satin spray.</div>
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Here is a peek at the finished product. The graphite is supposed to be light black or dark grey - it definitely looks different depending on the lighting.</div>
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I picked up <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Self-Adhesive-Shelf-Liner-Graphite/dp/B009SB49UY">this shelf liner</a> from Amazon in grey and white chevron and lined the drawers for a little fun and function.</div>
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I'm very happy with the stained top. It gives it much more durability. Consider this option when repainting a new piece, particularly when using chalk paint. I don't love the wear on the top of our dresser in the guest bedroom and wished I'd considered a stained top instead.<br>
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The hardware was maddening to find! The large handles had to be five and a half inches screw-to-screw. No hardware stores carry them in store and we returned not one, but three orders from on-line vendors who sent handles that did not fit. Only one was my fault (I didn't read the details correctly). We were so frustrated. These handles were not really our favorites, but they work and look decent. <br>
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This was a fun project and I really enjoyed that Bill and I worked on pieces of it together. It now holds DVDs, puzzles and other toys upstairs. We love finding old and ugly things and bringing them back to life. Any new projects in your life lately?<br>
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I already shared the <a href="http://www.jahjong.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-day-in-life-my-40th-birthday.html">Day in the Life post</a> explaini<span style="font-family: inherit;">ng <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">that for my birthday, we spent a week at the beach in a house that belonged to a friend of OJ's. Bill, Elyse and I were there for half of the time, then Bill left and the girls came. I never got around to sharing the rest of the photos or telling the rest of the story.</span></span></div>
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The day Bill left there was just about an hour break where Elyse and I were on our own. I took her to the park to play while we waited for OJ.<br />
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That night, Anna and OJ arrived and our friend, Sandi, drove into town and met us for dinner at <a href="http://www.adrifthotel.com/pickled-fish/pickled-fish1.htm">The Pickled Fish</a>. We had a great time! If only you could hear these giggles behind this photo.<br />
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I had the most amazing dinner. Albacore tuna wrapped in bacon over corn salsa, blackberry relish and greens on top. It was absolutely delicious - not to mention gorgeous!<br />
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We stopped at the bakery and got Elyse a cupcake. She was so excited.<br />
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Sandi couldn't stay, but she did come back to the house for a gel manicure by OJ! I loved that she and OJ had just met hours before and it was like they had known each other for years. I love it when people can be that comfortable!<br />
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OJ's picture - Anna and her injured knee!<br />
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The next day we went to this awesome country store in a tiny town and Sue and I were so excited to find her favorite blue cream soda!<br />
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Posing in town.<br />
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It cost just a quarter. And it entertained Elyse. Enough said.<br />
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Back at the house, Elyse worked some more on her cupcake from the night before. Can you say hyper?<br />
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OJ bought this amazing cake at the bakery and we did the Happy Birthday song (Elyse missed it - no naps meant on-time bedtimes!).<br />
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OJ was so amazing. She had handmade decorations, had thoughtful gift bags for all of us (even Elyse) and amazing birthday gifts. It was very cool.<br />
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OJ had Courtney is Fabulous at 40 on everything as well as this quote that she knows is my life mantra.<br />
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The amazing cake!<br />
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Sue gave me an amazing owl necklace. I will point it out in later pictures. Everyone was so thoughtful - it was overwhelming - in a good way!<br />
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Carousel again - Elyse had the pleasure of doing this every day of our trip!<br />
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It was breezy, but all you needed was a sweatshirt. The sand itself was WARM. PS: Even after a few washings, I keep finding sand in the pockets of this sweatshirt!<br />
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Can you see my owl necklace/pendant hanging from my neck? Just after this photo, Sue noticed it wasn't on my neck. Had to have been from all that roughhousing with Elyse. All of us scoured the sand searching for it! We even planned who would head to town to find where to rent a metal detector! Leave it to OJ - she finds everything. She found the chain first, then the pendant. OJ saves the day!</div>
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My favorite photo! Love how it turned out. Love these women!<br />
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I'm always kind of embarrassed when I see my tan lines at work when I'm wearing my dress shoes, but it also makes me happy. Sign of a good summer!</div>
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Great birthday with people I love and who love my family! So thankful!</div>
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For my birthday, we spent a week at the beach in a house that belonged to a friend of OJ's. Bill, Elyse and I were there for half of the time, then Bill left and the girls came. The home had a bedroom downstairs and the loft upstairs had three more queen beds. It was perfect!<br />
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6:00 a.m. Happy Birthday text message from my Dad. Bill is already up and downstairs. Elyse is still sleeping in bed around the corner. I roll over and go back to sleep.</div>
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8:06 a.m. Cuddling with Libs and Elyse and a cup of coffee. And yes, I brought a Keurig!<br />
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8:59 a.m. Coffee #2 and sit down to eat with my favorite girl. Love that our girl loves fried eggs over easy.</div>
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9:12 a.m. Time for a puzzle. Do you not love the "old-school"ness of this house? Everything was Great Grandma old, but sparkling clean. I was impressed by how well this house and everything inside has been cared for! Brings back memories of growing up!</div>
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11:15 a.m. Failed family pic. Keeping it real - don't you love these faces? The camera was propped on Bill's shoe on a chair outside. Bill was coming over to be in the pic just as the camera toppled over. And yes, it was my big camera. Dumb. (all was okay fortunately)</div>
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11:50 a.m. Elyse's first time on a big horse! I cannot tell you how awesome this was for me! The best $10 spent of the trip. Her name was Bea and she was awesome!</div>
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3:10 p.m. Left the house to head to the beach. Saw a dragonfly! Thank you for the visit, <a href="http://jahjong.blogspot.com/2008/06/it-has-been-one-year.html">Mom</a>!<br />
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3:15 p.m. Beach time. It was beautiful weather in the 70s and it was only supposed to barely hit 60. Happy birthday to me! We got all of our kites in the air. </div>
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6:30 Happy Birthday and cupcake time!<br />
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9:45 p.m. - Our makeshift bed for Libs next to my bed. Such a good day. Thankful. Goodnight!<br />
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I got this.<br />
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My heart is full. It was an amazing week. I love all of these people. I am good with being 40. I have so much to be thankful for. These people I love helped affirm that.</div>
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We are so fortunate that a farmer just across the street offers up fresh corn each summer. It is 5/$1 on the honor system. It is so good - one of my favorites of summertime. This salad is good whether corn is in season or not. What I love about it is that it still amazing even when using frozen corn. I started making these salads last summer and have now made it enough times using different recipes, I've settled on this as our favorite so it is ready to share with you here! Hope you like it too! Don't be afraid to double it up - I usually do!<br />
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¼ cup mayonnaise (or more to taste)<br />
2 limes<br />
1 teaspoon chili powder<br />
1 teaspoon ground cumin<br />
8 ears of fresh corn, shucked and silks removed or frozen (1 ear = 1 cup)<br />
1 cup or 4 oz crumbled cojita* cheese<br />
Salt to taste<br />
Green onion, chopped (optional)<br />
Cilantro, chopped (optional)<br />
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In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, juice of one lime, the chili powder and the ground cumin. Blend well and set aside.<br />
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Fresh is always best, but here's the best part..<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">. If you don't have access to fresh corn, you can use frozen. Just thaw - no need to even cook! </span>If you do have fresh... Cook the corn on the cob. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, drop in the cobs and bring the water back to a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let the cobs cook for five minutes. If you’ve got the grill going, you can then place the cobs on the grill to get a nice char on the kernels, but it's fine if you don’t grill. When cool enough to handle, cut the kernels from the cobs using a sharp knife.<br />
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Place the corn in a large bowl and squeeze the juice of one lime over the corn. Toss the kernels around to absorb the lime juice.<br />
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*Cotija cheese is a salty Mexican cheese you’ll find in with other Hispanic cheeses - if you don’t find cotija, queso fresco is a good substitute. I've used both and they are excellent. Don't forget to try your own add-ins!<br />
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It is officially summer! What better way to celebrate and start the week, but with berry picking! Elyse was so excited Lucien would join us!<br />
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Lucien, "No, Elyse. That one's not ready yet. It needs to be RED".<br />
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The no-eating-strawberries rule was not heavily enforced.<br />
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"Put your arms around each other" - resulted in this. Cuties.<br />
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Two minutes after Elyse asked me to get the sawdust out of her shoes.<br />
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It was sunny and Elyse was quickly in her "baby soup". This was, of course, unplanned so Nate had no suit. I was actually impressed I had these shorts. They seemed more boyish until he put them on. We had a little giggle over that one. But, he was happy!<br />
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Thankful days!!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-12221323443044231932014-06-23T07:56:00.000-07:002014-06-23T07:56:09.941-07:00Happy Birthday Aunt Soup - Fifty!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yesterday, we spent the day with Aunt Sue to celebrate her 50th birthday. We don't always do a lot for birthdays, but this was a milestone. I tried to think of something creative to make it special. Once I made my plans, I got so excited. I admit, I was so darn proud of myself. For once, I really felt like I got it RIGHT. I am unashamed at giving gift cards for special events - really I think it makes it easy to allow your loved one to get themselves what they really want/need. But, sometimes - you got to think outside the gift card.</div>
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Here's what I did. I was so excited, I could burst!</div>
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I found the plaque on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>. It reads, "Life takes you to unexpected places. Love brings you home." When Mom passed away, Sue lived out of state. When she came here for the funeral, she told me she would move closer. I didn't really believe it. Yet, just six months later, they found their dream log home in the woods, less than ten miles away. She always said my Mom made it happen. Love.</div>
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And then, my friend Jeff brought these cookies into work he and his girlfriend had ordered from a local cookie baker called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheSugarCanvas">The Sugar Canvas</a>. They are hand decorated with whatever design you want. They were perfect and I knew I needed to get them for Sue's birthday. A soup can for Aunt Soup. Her two dogs. Her log home. Pictures of her property. And the critters outside her home she loves: chickens, raccoons and squirrels. She loved them. </div>
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Beautiful property. I don't remember appreciating this part when I was a kid!</div>
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These guys got close too as we rode the tram through the park.<br />
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Really, the forest was stunning.<br />
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It was a beautiful day. Love the photos of these NW animals soaking it up just like we do.<br />
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These barn owls - so creepy, yet beautiful.<br />
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Really, they seem so perfect and odd, they didn't seem real. Elyse couldn't "see" them for the longest time. I think she didn't realize what they actually were.<br />
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This guy was a beauty too.<br />
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Slugs. Of course.<br />
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How could a little guy who is so dang darling cause us so much pain. We were very close, so I'm glad he was happy!<br />
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This video is too precious. "Happy Birthday, Aunt Soup loves me...." This girl is too much!</div>
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It has been a fun week - lots of birthdays. She has sang Happy Birthday to OJ and Aunt Jody, then Sue and Chelsey next week. This girl loves the birthdays!<br />
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Sue, we love you very much. I hope your birthday felt as special as you are to me. I can never describe how we connected when we met for the first time when I was only 13. It's more than just being family; we've had an instant special connection and have had it ever since. I love you. Here's to 50 more.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-82852139984537980322014-06-02T11:00:00.000-07:002014-06-02T11:00:02.246-07:00Back to Fox Hollow FarmsI love days when we wake up and it is decided to randomly do something FUN as a family. This was a wake-up-and-let's-go-to-the-farm kind of day. A friend had told me <a href="http://www.foxhollowfamilyfarm.com/">Fox Hollow Farm</a> had new babies - surely it was time to go! We all had such a good time.<br />
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First stop...goats. Just like home (Lattins!).<br />
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This cow was so friendly - loved the mooooo!<br />
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Time to ride a pony!<br />
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I'm sure she asked her how old she was... The girl wants to be TWO or SEVEN. Good stuff.<br />
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Love this one. Dad is holding tight and Mom is taking pictures. No one notices Elyse is sideways on the horse! Funny.<br />
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Showing off! Beautiful!<br />
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Baby pigs! You will see more - we had to keep going back!<br />
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Baby kittens were behind a fence this year. But, still popular by our girl! Fortunately, there were tons on the property to pet!<br />
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Corn was popular. We went back three times!<br />
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Two rules for playing in the corn. No shoes. No throwing corn. Ahem...<br />
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Of course - train ride!<br />
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Beautiful girl!<br />
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Pigs again!<br />
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Bicycle riding!<br />
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This house - amazing!<br />
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More baby pigs! This time up close!<br />
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They were very playful... fast and jumpy!<br />
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And a white peacock on top of the chimney.<br />
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It was hard getting her to leave. We had to say goodbye to this horsey before we could leave.<br />
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Fox Hollow - you do not disappoint! We will be back!<br />
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Here's a look-back at <a href="http://jahjong.blogspot.com/2013/07/day-at-farm.html">last year's visit</a> - just eleven months ago.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-78337790715871758432014-06-01T21:34:00.001-07:002014-06-01T21:34:48.125-07:00Night with Aunt SoupWe had tried to visit Aunt Soup randomly one weekend and couldn't get a hold of her. Elyse asked for her every.single.day the following week. So, we made up for it by doing a sleepover one night the next weekend. I think I needed Aunt Soup time as much as my girl if we are being honest.<br />
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We had such a fun time. We swam in the swim-spa. So fun. And of course Soup did a little photo shoot.<br />
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She didn't like this too much. I was just trying to get her to float on her back.<br />
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But, it didn't stop me trying.<br />
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Horrible picture, but I included it because Sue thought it was so funny.<br />
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We had Meconis for dinner and watched ... wait for it ... oh yeah, Frozen of course! Sue got to see it with her two personal sing-a-long performers!<br />
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Elyse loved meeting Stanley. Stanley wasn't so sure of her at first, but of course, they were buds.<br />
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We love you, Aunt Soup!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-15418816316736773932014-05-19T14:17:00.002-07:002014-05-19T14:17:59.206-07:00Just a Little Somethin'Don't have much time today for much of a post, but here are some fun iPhone photos from the past week or so.<br />
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Elyse pulled this shirt out of the dirty clothes from the day before and dug out this skirt to wear with it. I let her wear all of it to school - minus the shoes. The shirt and shoes were hand-me-downs from Maggie so she was so proud to wear them. Flip flops aren't allowed at school, plus they were about four sizes too big. A little negotiation and she thought it was her idea to wear a different pair. Oh, that tactic isn't going to last long!<br />
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We had a huge recognition event at work - party for a 1,000 anyone? I had some of the candy stashed around my office and my boss thought it was so funny we had to take a picture.<br />
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This was one night on the couch - in her Princess Sofia dress, tights, shoes, bracelet - all picked out by her. Sparkle nails to top it off!<br />
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Potty training enticements.<br />
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My most treasured Mother's Day gift. So precious! She was so proud to give it to me.<br />
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Morning going through Grandma Jo's jewelry - good times!<br />
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Today at playgroup Sam and Olivia were there - so great to see them! Sweet girls.<br />
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And one final photo - from me and all my randomness. Just to show you - yes my hair ends up everywhere. There is one strand - hanging from the lampshade. Ewww!<br />
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And back to your Monday...Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-5605287086153058292014-05-12T16:42:00.001-07:002014-05-12T16:42:29.864-07:00Mama Day 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Here is Mother's Day eve. We told her that night we were going to the beach in the morning. She was so excited! She probably asks to go to the beach every single day. No kidding.</div>
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We went to Long Beach - the first time we've gone together as a family. It was amazingly beautiful. </div>
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She's been dying to fly her kite.<br />
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When she woke up, she was dying to put on her "baby soup"and get to the swimming pool, but we tempted her with ice cream to get downtown. By the way - her cotton candy ice cream - S-I-C-K. Of course, she thought it was delicious.<br />
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Elyse kept saying, "Mommy, come ON!" But, I couldn't even apologize for being slow... I couldn't stop taking pictures! Look at Libs - she was so happy!<br />
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Here is where we stayed - the <a href="http://www.lighthouseresort.net/">Lighthouse Oceanfront Resort</a>. We got a great rate and were pleasantly surprised with the accommodations. Will definitely be back. Each unit has a view of the ocean.<br />
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This picture is three-year old bliss. Playing on the beach with wet hair fresh from the swimming pool!<br />
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When we got home I noticed we oddly weren't greeted at the door. I put Elyse down for her nap and heard meowing. Poor Wilson was locked in the hall coat closet the entire time. Poor bud! He didn't potty at all he was in such a small space. He sure is happy now. </div>
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Beautiful weather. Great time with my little family. My husband always makes this day special for me. </div>
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Kisses to my Mama in heaven. I love you and miss you, Mom. Thanks to this little girl my heart doesn't hurt the same on this day, but it doesn't mean my love for you has lessened.</div>
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Getting so tall!<br />
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These ducks were too precious.<br />
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It was finally time to ride the pony. Hers was a little bucky (is that word?) and it made me nervous, but he settled down once they started walking - phew.<br />
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7:10 a.m. - another text. Maybe I better look at my phone. Both are from Bill - one saying his car wouldn't start this morning and he had to take the truck. Frustrated that our older car is starting to have more and more problems. Thankful we still have three vehicles.<br />
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7:11 a.m. - Glance through Facebook. Accept receipt of a <a href="http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php">PaperbackSwap</a>. The final to my set of Pottery Barn Home. I had started this set for my Mom. Pin a recipe for <a href="http://www.nobiggie.net/the-secret-to-the-best-beef-tacos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+nobiggie/bqZj+(NoBiggie)">tacos</a> (pineapple??) and some cute ideas for <a href="http://www.alovelylark.com/2014/05/violet-lucys-birthday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ALovelyLark+(A+Lovely+Lark)">Elyse's birthday</a>.<br />
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7:25 a.m. - Elyse has eyes open,but not seeming to want to get up. Hop in the shower.<br />
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My buddy who always gives me company in the bathroom. (PS: Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of a cat who is just trying to nuzzle you all without capturing your own robed image in the mirror?)<br />
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This product - love it. Untangles my hair, smells great and helps before the flat/curling iron.<br />
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8:12 a.m. - Try a new recipe from Pinterest - <a href="http://www.averiecooks.com/2013/10/flourless-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-mini-blender-muffins.html">Flourless Peanut Butter Mini Chocolate Chip Blender Muffins</a>.</div>
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8:39 a.m. - Someone is awake! As soon as I walk in, "Mommy, I saw a tiny pig on my bed and needed you so I yelled, "Mommy, Mommy and I scared him away."</div>
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Walks down the hall - "Mommy.... What's that amazing smell?"</div>
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8:50 a.m. - Eating breakfast of muffins, string cheese, fresh blackberries and some freeze dried fruit. "Mommy, what is this? Wait, it's not a cookie." Me, "It's a muffin". Elyse: "Oh, it is very good, thanks, Mommy."<br />
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Looks at me, "Mommy, did you take a shower? Good job, Mommy!"<br />
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Note. Muffins are amazing. Will definitely make again. Pan is a nightmare.<br />
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9:14 a.m. - Eat the fruit Elyse leaves behind. She goes off to play.<br />
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9:55 a.m. - We get coats on and head out toward downtown to meet our playgroup friends at a Monday morning play. This time it is Little Red Hen.</div>
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11:15 a.m. - We take the kiddos to Meconis for lunch. It was too wet to go to the playground first. I ask if they have child-size chocolate milks. The woman replies, "Only for the kid-size lunches". So instead of us sharing, I get Elyse her own sandwich. Of course, she takes two bites and is off to play.<br />
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Lucien and Elyse are just wild together. Here they are playing underneath a nearby table - ugh.<br />
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12:00 p.m. - These next few photos, sum up the life of Moms. That is Janelle hauling after Ava who took off and Deanna is trying to get Lucien off the bustop seat.<br />
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All children corralled successfully.<br />
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12:25 p.m. - Elyse doesn't want to go home. She is hungry and eats her entire sandwich in the backseat. I need just a couple things so we stop at the grocery store.<br />
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She helped load the groceries, so the checker gave her a sticker. She says, "thank you." We get out to the car and she says, "I don't like my sticker. I don't like frogs. They are skeery".<br />
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12:53 p.m. - We pull in the driveway and she says, "I don't want to go night-night".<br />
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12:57 p.m. - I unload groceries. She comes into the kitchen, "Mommy, I'm ready to go night-night".<br />
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1:05 p.m. - The furry kids decide to rest too.<br />
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1:17 p.m. - I remember that I couldn't find a spice in the cabinet and decide to go through it.<br />
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1:37 p.m. - sort more laundry. Fold load from dryer. Get chicken out to thaw for dinner.<br />
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2:00 p.m. - Check work e-mail. Edit photos. Get this post going.<br />
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3:15 p.m. - How did this much time pass? Must get off computer. Run software update/virus scanner first.<br />
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3:17 p.m. - Rain is just pelting down outside - similar to our entire weekend. Hard to believe it was 90 degrees last Thursday!<br />
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3:23 p.m. - Turn on recorded show for background noise - "My 600 Lb Life". Just a glimpse into my weirdo TV interests. I am just fascinated by people's lives. Plus, this is the perfect show to just half pay attention to while I get to work cleaning the kitchen.<br />
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3:32 p.m. - Oh my gosh I just took that entire time scrubbing that darn muffin pan. Does Pampered Chef make stoneware mini muffin pans? Must investigate.<br />
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3:37 p.m. - It is now sunny. Crazy weather.<br />
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3:41 p.m. - Feed dog and cat because Wilson is driving me crazy.<br />
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3:45 p..m. - Girl is chatting. When I walk in she announces, "My panties are dry!"<br />
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She starts changing into princess dresses - again. And I take her picture.<br />
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How did we get so lucky to have such a beautiful, amazing, precious little girl?<br />
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"Mommy, that's so funny!"<br />
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5 p.m. - Daddy's home. He changes and heads down the street to talk to a neighbor about an HOA issue.<br />
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5:09 p.m. - I got the stepstool out to reach the margarita glasses and someone had a grand ol' time. Next, I started my (last?) load of laundry.<br />
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6 p.m. - A perfect ending to an amazing day!<br />
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Last weekend, OJ came with us for a quick road trip down south. It was my cousin Devina's baby shower and OJ was able to come with us - so we made it into an overnighter and booked a hotel in Portland.</div>
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Devina is so clever - I knew her decorations would be cute. Love the big chalkboard. Always a sucker for these.</div>
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My Aunt Deanna and Aunt Victoria was there - back left. It had been a long time since I'd seen them and they'd both never met Elyse - so that was great! OJ and I loved the simple decorations with blue mason jars, baby's breath and daisies.</div>
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This is Devina and her husband, Keith. Full disclosure - I took these pictures off my cousin's FB. I'm actually not very good at snapping pictures at events.<br />
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Grandma Debra, Mommy and Baby Tucker - cute.<br />
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Love the cupcake display!<br />
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OK - these are just funny. OJ was trying to get a picture of Elyse and I together. These just get sillier and sillier!<br />
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OJ says, "Who makes that face?" So funny - when I saw it, I said, "Oh, I totally do all the time!" In Courtney-speak it means something like "noooo way...."<br />
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Elyse gets the prize for this one! I'm not sure what that face means!<br />
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Kiddos are so great. They make instant friends. These three are all the same age - they romped together and here they are playing ring around the rosie. </div>
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Being puppies.<br />
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She zonked out as soon as we left, so we took the scenic route. Stopped for some <a href="http://www.nycpizzeria-van.com/">NYC pizza</a> - so good - and ate it in the car while Elyse snoozed away.<br />
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Drove to Multnomah Falls - so pretty!<br />
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She woke up just in time!<br />
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We checked into our hotel and then headed back out to meet Aunt Victoria for dinner. The <a href="http://tinshedgardencafe.com/">Tin Shed Garden Cafe</a> is a <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives.html">DDD</a> and it was amazing. So good. I had a quesadilla with sweet potato, black bean, jalapeno, jack cheese with raspberry jam - dipped in chipotle aioli. It sounds crazy, but it was delish! OJ, Aunt Victoria and Elyse all loved their plates too! OJ ordered an appetizer of artichoke dip and had some potato dish. Aunt Victoria had the sliders and she said the beef was very good. All this and it was Happy Hour too so dinner was super reasonable.<br />
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I had to share this picture because OJ thinks it is so funny with the random guy!<br />
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It was "so Portland" to see a roller skate wheel when I opened my car door. And yes, I'm the nerd taking a picture of it.<br />
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After dinner we went to <a href="http://saltandstraw.com/">Salt and Straw</a> for the most delectable ice cream I've ever had. Take the time to click through their link and check out their flavors. I had the Alpine S'mores: graham cracker crumble, marshmallow fluff, freckles of locally roasted chocolate and ribbons of huckleberry jam. OJ had coffee bourborn and Elyse had the "Singing Dog" vanilla. It was so amazing. They are known for their wild flavors like Honey Balsalmic Strawberry with Cracked Pepper and Pear Blue Cheese (which OJ tried and said it was quite good).<br />
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It was raining and OJ was laughing that we were using umbrellas - but Elyse thought it was super!<br />
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We got back to the hotel and played for an hour in the pool. Showered, got into jammies and the big girls had glasses of Skinny Girl White Cranberry Cosmopolitans (PS: new favorite flavor - dangerous!) This was Elyse and I before we knocked out for the night. Our plans of watching a movie were quickly ended!<br />
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In the morning, we headed to a friend's recommendation for breakfast - <a href="http://www.eatatgravy.com/">Gravy</a>. The line was super long so we went to a place across the street instead. It was just okay. But, we did try chicken and waffles for the first time - CHECK!<br />
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We headed to <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/">Home Goods</a> next. I just love that place and OJ had never been. I got some fun things like serving platters and down pillows for great prices. We went to Lloyd Center and did some brief shopping at <a href="http://www.ulta.com/">Ulta </a>before we headed back on the road. Elyse didn't sleep a wink the entire way home. I slipped into my jammies and a sweatshirt as soon as we got home. After all our stuff was put away, I settled into my rocker to watch Grey's Anatomy with Bill. Elyse put her princess dress on and approximately ten minutes later there was this... Wilson too. I think he missed us.</div>
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Sleepy angel.<br />
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Such a fun time with our dear friend. Love our girl time, but happy to be home too! OJ, when's our next adventure?Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-65993660757385308822014-04-21T10:50:00.001-07:002014-04-21T10:50:28.361-07:00Easter 2014Feeling super grateful after this amazing Easter weekend. Get ready for a picture-packed post. Feel free to scroll quickly if it bores you - I just had a hard time choosing, so decided not to be choosy.<br />
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Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt:<br />
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Afterward, we headed to the mall to what I thought was the Living Water Easter Egg Trek... Not exactly, but Hands On Children's Museum and YMCA saved the day by still having a few things to do. We made these paper cones and Elyse was enthralled putting them in this wind tunnel.<br />
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She played hard that night chasing a balloon all over the living room. All fun came to an end quickly when she fell and hit her upper teeth on the base of the ottoman. She was upset all night. But, the Easter Bunny came! And that helped a lot!<br />
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Owww, my teeth hurt!<br />
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Morning at Grandma Francie's and Papa Fred's for a quick breakfast and egg hunt.<br />
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Her teeth were sore enough she had to improvise eating her chocolate.<br />
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And, guess who's coming to Easter dinner? All our friends!!!<br />
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These guys were cute and LOUD at their table. I am so glad everyone at my table has a three year old too so no feeling like you need to apologize!<br />
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The kiddos played hard and the Easter Bunny went to work outside. They were so excited to go hunt!<br />
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Elyse's choice of footwear for outside egg hunting - too funny! We were just happy they weren't princess shoes.<br />
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Lucien was just hilarious - full speed ahead. He bit it several times in his exuberance - cute kiddo!<br />
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Bill helps Ava find an egg - he's shooing Elyse away! Funny stuff.<br />
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Ava's run - so precious!<br />
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This girl is too darling!<br />
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Ava wanting to go down the slide with the big kids!<br />
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"I'll push you, Lucien!!"<br />
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Precious girls - we're still working on modesty here.<br />
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To cap it off, Shawn, Deanna and I took Lucien and Elyse to see Mr. Peabody and Sherman at the drive-in (Bill had to work in the morning).<br />
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The kids were so good! It was a Sunday night so hardly anyone was there. The Moms were in our car and the kiddos and Shawn camped it in the back of the Mazda (as below). They had an Easter raffle and we actually won - Elyse got a big stuffed Easter Bunny and a chocolate bunny too!<br />
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Fun weekend - thankful days.<br />
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<a href="http://jahjong.blogspot.com/2013/04/easter-2013.html">Easter 2013</a><br />
<a href="http://jahjong.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-beginnings.html">Easter 2012</a><br />
<a href="http://jahjong.blogspot.com/2011/04/happy-easter-from-elyse.html">Easter 2011</a>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487836526833831829.post-88381621220859896002014-04-14T14:13:00.002-07:002014-04-14T14:13:59.917-07:00Sunshiney DaysThe sun is out and wow, does my Pacific Northwest heart become grateful.<br />
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This was just this morning. Playgroup at Olympia Family Theatre. These kids are too sweet!<br />
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Love them.<br />
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We walked to the park and then Deanna and I took the kiddos to lunch at 5th on 4th - YUM.</div>
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This was last week - Maggie and Elyse picking "flowers". So cute!<br />
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Spring fair in Puyallup with Anna. Ice cream and dock dogs.<br />
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We loved watching these happy pups!</div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/91972739">Puyallup Spring Fun Fair - Dock Dogs</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3334497">Courtney</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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This horse had a pink tail - Elyse was in love.<br />
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The horse's owner asks, "How old are you?" She holds up four fingers - "I'm two!"<br />
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Last weekend - Chelsey and I took the kiddos to the Seattle aquarium. Elyse got cranky near the end. I don't know why, but I think these pictures are the best. Parents never care - "Go ahead - take the picture!!"<br />
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My photos aren't clear, but I still wanted to show you this - she loved chasing the puffins.<br />
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The octopus was so cool - but she did not like him. I wasn't allowed to get close. I wasn't allowed to touch the starfish either. My bossy girl.<br />
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The pretend one was less scary, I guess.<br />
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Beecher's for lunch - YUM!</div>
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We found the gum wall by accident! Adrion's turn to be sad.<br />
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I let Elyse add my gum to the wall. She thought it was gross, but not too gross to add mine!</div>
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On a not-so-sunny day a few weeks ago, Elyse, Marcie and I did some shopping at the mall. And, got talked into a train ride through the mall by the little one. What we wouldn't do for her!<br />
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And she took a ride in a rocket ship.<br />
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Just hanging out in my princess crown. It was Eula's birthday (her stuffed dog's name for the day).<br />
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These are the kinds of pictures I find on my phone or iPad.<br />
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My iPad takes the worst photos ever, but sometimes I find cute ones I still must share with you.<br />
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Wilson had climbed up there himself.<br />
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And yesterday... We found her in just her panties, socks and sequin hat. She was pretending to be a mama cat.<br />
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And our real kitty was enjoying the sun too - handsome boy!<br />
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And some messing with Libby.<br />
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Elyse now draws people - like this.<br />
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Happiness is making up lots of waffles to store in the refrigerator. Elyse's favorite!<br />
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And some mornings when dressing yourself - you must take your princess dress off before eating your breakfast. Her idea - not mine.<br />
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Happiness is my friend, Lora. We got to see her at her garage sale. Elyse got to come home with a giant Barbie house and a bunch of Barbies to go with it. Lora and I were giggling over these weird Bratz dolls that look like they've had work done. I need to work on my "duck lips".<br />
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We've had great times lately enjoying ourselves. What about you?Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678702485735222449noreply@blogger.com0