Milestones

Amanda on September 9th, 2012

On Matthew’s 4th birthday, we took him to dinner at one of his favorite places: Quaker Steak and Lube.  The timing was perfect.  It was Kid’s Night so Ian and Matthew’s dinners were nearly free and they had video games to play!  Afterward, we headed back home for cake, ice cream, and presents. Watching the […]

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Amanda on September 7th, 2012

Ian’s Kindergarten class had a concert and (kind of) open house in lieu of a traditional graduation ceremony. Walking in with his class: Singing (Ian’s in the back row): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qntbpbn0Iao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KAj9F2UCA0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HknqE-Ixqm4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiqgdty-Tv8 Getting his diploma from the principal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI1Nuunhfxk   The last song totally made me tear up.  Each child stood before the remaining […]

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Amanda on September 6th, 2012

  HERE’S THE STORY     That last picture isn’t the best of him but we had to document how much he made off the tooth fairy! 😉  

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Amanda on September 2nd, 2012

Training wheels that is! Ian declared, one day in May, that he was going to learn to ride his bike without training wheels.  The following weekend we took him to his school to teach him and wouldn’t you know?  The boy picked it up in about 15-20 minutes!!! Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNbQEZMjf0   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tblhtJax_Ks   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tblhtJax_Ks   […]

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Amanda on May 16th, 2012

THE BIRTHDAY We surprised Ian on his birthday with the dining room decorated with rainbow streamers and a few other decorations throughout the house.  His reaction was worth all of the work to do it after bed time on Thursday night! The streamers were long, plastic, table clothes cut into strips (pretty much along the […]

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