tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30148860386430838782024-03-13T10:23:43.052-05:00Kathleen's KornerRamblings of a teacher, wife, and mama to our yellow lab, Emma.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.comBlogger524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-5552093429561367962016-08-01T11:05:00.001-05:002016-08-01T11:05:14.350-05:00Colt Tyler LathamOur sweet baby boy was born last Monday, July 25, 2016 at 11pm! He was born one hour from his due date, is 8 lbs. 2 oz and 21.5 inches long. We are so in love and our lives have changed for the better! 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I am hoping there won't be a 40 week update, but we will see. He seems to be quite cozy in there. :) <br />
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I cannot believe we are at the end of this journey. I am so ready to start the next chapter with him in our arms but I really have truly enjoyed being pregnant. I had a wonderful experience and other than the acne, a few months of Charlie horses, and some recent heartburn....I have had no problems. I never got sick, and just recently felt like I was super uncomfortable. And I think that may have more to do with this HEAT than anything. I am always hot! <br />
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On one hand I feel like this pregnancy has gone by so fast, but on the other hand I feel like I've been pregnant forever. I'm sure anyone who is or has been pregnant feels the same way. It is so surreal that in a few short days we will be holding him in our arms. I cannot wait. I have wanted to be a mama since I can remember. I can't wait to love on that boy and see the bond Ty has with him. It makes my heart melt just thinking about it. <br />
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<u>Week 36:</u> 6/28 - 7/4</div>
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36 weeks, 5 days {7.3.16}</div>
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<u>Week 37:</u> 7/5 - 7/11</div>
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37 weeks, 3 days {7.8.16}</div>
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<u>Week 38:</u> 7/12 - 7/18</div>
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38 weeks, 3 days {7.15.16}</div>
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<u>Week 39:</u> 7/19 - 7/25<br />
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39 weeks {7.19.16} ---> Also, our 2nd anniversary!</div>
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35 to 37 weeks in the same shirt!</div>
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36 to 37 weeks!!! That week I felt like I got huge!</div>
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<b>Size of Baby:</b></div>
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<u>Week 36:</u> 18.6 inches, 5.8 lbs, baby is the size of a honeydew melon </div>
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<u>Week 37:</u> 19.1 inches, 6.3 lbs, baby is the size of a romaine heart</div>
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<u>Week 38:</u> 19.6 inches, 6.8 lbs, baby is the size of a leek</div>
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<u>Week 39:</u> 20 inches, 7.3 lbs, baby is the size of a small watermelon</div>
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All I can say is I feel SO lucky that I've had the summer off during the last weeks of my pregnancy. I cannot imagine having to get dressed for work everyday. To all you mamas who work up until you have the baby - you ROCK!!!! Especially in this heat, I am so thankful that my wardrobe right now mostly consists of nike shorts (that are way too tight at this point) and Ty's tshirts. :)</div>
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<b>Gender:</b></div>
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Boy!!! And we are seriously running out of time with this name situation. Oh my, I don't know how we are going to decide. I thought we had made a decision a few weeks ago but Ty keeps changing his mind. Now we are back to the drawing board searching every name website EVER. And we've totally already looked at them 10 times already. Ty really wants a one syllable name so if you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments - but we've probably heard them all..ha!</div>
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<b>Movement:</b></div>
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He is still as active as ever. Yes, his movements have changed and I know he is running out of room but that isn't stopping him from kicking mama and moving all around. :) Sometimes I feel him all the way on my side near my back! I think he is going to be tall like his daddy!</div>
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I'm sorry, what is that? It's not happening much around here. I had some serious heartburn creep in during week 38 but Ty went and got me some Tums one night so that problem is under control now. One night it was so bad I sat in the recliner at 4am for about an hour and it still wouldn't stop even though I was sitting up!!! I feel like my mind is always racing and I am always flipping from side to side so I am not getting much sleep. I think that is God's way of preparing me to be up all night soon. :)</div>
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<b>What I miss:</b></div>
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Sleeping on my stomach and wine. For our anniversary the other night we went to this yummy Italian restaurant and we sat in their wine bar area. I was surrounded by yummy wine and it was torture. Someone bring me some wine in my hospital room. k thanks.</div>
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<b>Cravings:</b></div>
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<b>Symptoms:</b></div>
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acne on my chest and back, my feet and hands are swollen, heartburn</div>
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<b>Best Moment of the Week:</b></div>
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Fourth of July with my little family!! :)</div>
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My cousin Karlie and I on the 4th! She is a month behind me!</div>
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Snuggle time with my girl :)</div>
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My friend Rachel and I went and got pedicures!! It was HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! #pregnantladydreamcometrue</div>
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Ty talking to my belly this morning. :)</div>
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<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-61698398366602682522016-07-21T12:25:00.001-05:002016-07-21T12:29:03.013-05:00Lake Weekend!Ty's dad got a new camera and we tried it out this weekend at the lake! Considering all anyone ever uses anymore is their iPhone camera, it is crazy to see the difference in quality of a regular camera vs. the ole iPhone camera! <br />
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We had the best weekend. It was so relaxing. We haven't been up there for the whole weekend in a long time (a lot of times we just go for the day), so it was nice to be able to stay up there for a few days. The only way I can be outside at this point in the Alabama heat is in the water so I enjoyed lots of hours Saturday and Sunday in a float. </div>
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Emma is NON-stop at the lake. Swimming, riding on the sea-doo, fetching her toys in the water, barking at us from the dock, jumping in to check on everyone when they jump in, etc. She literally never stops. She was EXHAUSTED Sunday night when we got back! Sister loves the water!</div>
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I snapped this picture on my phone Saturday night from the screened in porch. Love sunsets at the lake. Breathtaking! We grew up going to my Meme & Granddaddy's lakehouse and our favorite thing was the mornings and late afternoons on the screened in porch. So everytime I'm out there, I get all nostalgic thinking of my childhood and missing my sweet grandparents. I am so thankful to be able to go to the lake with Ty's family now and so thrilled our children will get to experience the lake too!</div>
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Emma had some rest time on the float with her Aunt Casey on Sunday. :)</div>
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Ty's family's lakehouse is on a cliff, so there are about 100 steps down to the water. Needless to say, when you go down...you don't come back up until you are ready for dinner. I went up and down those stairs THREE times this weekend and it didn't phase baby boy. He is still hanging tight in there! I am 39 weeks, 2 days today and getting super anxious! I am so ready to have that boy in my arms. I will try to come back soon with an update on weeks 36-39!</div>
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<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-33610343513694211292016-07-01T10:53:00.002-05:002016-07-01T10:56:32.658-05:00Pregnancy Updates - Weeks 33-35Happy July, friends! It is officially BABY MONTH in the Latham household and we could not be more excited!!!! I can't believe it is finally here. I cannot wait to hold that sweet baby boy in my arms. We are counting down the days!<br />
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I am 36 weeks, 3 days today but I need to back up and do weeks 33-35 today!<br />
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<strong>How Far Along:</strong><br />
<u>Week 33:</u> 6/7 - 6/13<br />
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33 Weeks, 2 days {6.9.16}</div>
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<u>Week 34:</u> 6/14 - 6/20<br />
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34 weeks, 1 day {6.15.16}</div>
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<u>Week 35:</u> 6/21 - 6/27<br />
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35 weeks {6.21.16}</div>
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It could be the shirt but from week 34-35, my belly looked rounder and lower!!</div>
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<strong>Size of Baby:</strong><br />
<u>Week 33:</u> 17.2 inches, 4.2 lbs, baby is the size of a pineapple<br />
<u>Week 34:</u> 17.7 inches, 4.7 lbs, baby is the size of a muskmelon (?????)<br />
<u>Week 35:</u> 18.2 inches, 5.3 lbs, baby is the size of a small spaghetti squash<br />
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Since I am on summer break right now, my wardrobe usually consists of nike shorts (they are getting a little uncomfortable now) and Ty's tshirts. A lot of my tshirts are too short or too tight so I'm down to my big ones and Ty's. I have never liked regular tshirts to be tight on my body (makes me feel claustrophobic) so I cannot stand to wear the ones that fit tight on me right now! When I actually do get dressed, I've been wearing maternity jean shorts and a top. As blazing hot it is in Alabama, I often have to fold the maternity stretchy part of the jean shorts down because they are SO HOT!!! <br />
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<strong>Gender:</strong><br />
Sweet baby Boy, who remains nameless....bless him.<br />
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<strong>Movement: </strong>His movements have changed these last few weeks. I can tell he is running out of room in there!! Around week 34, I started feeling him all the way almost to my back on my left side!!! I think it was also around week 34 when we were sitting on the couch one night and he was moving around like crazy so I lifted my shirt over my belly so Ty could watch him move around. He stuck something out so far right beside my belly button that it looked like my belly was going to pop open like a balloon! It was the craziest sight!!<br />
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<strong>Sleep: </strong>Sleep is good some nights, and terrible some nights. My hips and legs start hurting when I've been on one side too long so I am constantly flipping from side to side. Some nights I can fall right asleep again, some nights I can't. #pregnancyprobs<br />
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<strong>What I miss:</strong> sleeping on my stomach<br />
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<strong>Cravings:</strong> Watermelon and Popsicles. Give me all the watermelon and popsicles!!!!<br />
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<strong>Symptoms:</strong> Acne is still out of control, my feet and hands are swelling (I had to say goodbye to my rings about a month ago and ordered myself a silicone Qalo ring), and my legs and feet start hurting if I have been up too long<br />
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exhibit A - I had just gotten back from SAMs and I was supposed to be folding laundry but instead I was eating a popsicle using the laundry to prop my leg up because they were aching! ha!</div>
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<u>Week 33:</u> Showering my sweet cousin Karlie and her sweet baby due in August!<br />
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<u>Week 34:</u> hearing that sweet little heartbeat on the Doppler at the doctor! He said "that is one active baby!" - yes, yes I know :)<br />
<u>Week 35:</u> getting the nursery done!!!! <br />
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Holding him in my arms! I am getting so anxious and impatient!!!Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-55444621737268677372016-06-21T14:28:00.002-05:002016-06-21T14:32:42.687-05:00Summer HappeningsHappy Tuesday! Thought I'd pop in today and update on our summer so far! I am thoroughly enjoying lounging around, cleaning, sitting outside, going to the pool, & hanging out with Emma! I've had 2 days of professional development already that wasn't too bad (other than sitting in a middle school desk for 8 hours while 8 months pregnant), but haven't worked on my maternity leave plans at all (YIKES!) so I need to get on that asap!!!<br />
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Over Memorial Day, we had my nieces and nephews while my sister and BIL went out of town on a trip so we made the most of the beautiful weather and took them to Ty's Aunt & Uncle's pool! We had the best weekend!<br />
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The first full week of summer I enjoyed an AMAZING prenatal massage followed by some girl talk and snuggles with little Miss Mabry! </div>
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So back in December I had a cookie swap at my house and my cousin Emily brought this yummy chocolate mint cookies to share. Well, Ty got home and taste tested and analyzed every cookie and that was his favorite by far. He has been talking about them for 6 months straight so I finally made some for him a few weeks ago! Needless to say, I had big shoes to fill but he liked them! Score!</div>
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A few weeks back, we snuck away for a weekend at the beach with my parents and sister and BIL since my Dr. didn't like the idea of me going to the beach for a week when I was further along like we had originally planned. It wasn't a long trip but it was great! It rained both mornings we were there but it cleared up by the afternoon and we enjoyed some good beach time and some yummy seafood!<br />
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Last weekend I helped throw my sweet cousin Karlie a baby shower and it was so fun! Karlie and her husband are waiting to find out the sex of the baby so we don't know what that sweet ittle one is yet but I cannot wait to fund out and snuggle him/her! She is due just a month after me and ON MY BIRTHDAY!!!! We got engaged 5 days apart, married 5 months apart, and now our little ones will be 4 weeks apart! <br />
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Saturday, we celebrated my nieces' birthdays at the splash pad! Kate turned 4 at the end of May and Aubrey turned 7 on Sunday! I can't believe how big they are getting!<br />
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So I am sharing these next 2 pictures because sometimes being 4 years old is tough when you're one of the birthday girls and your aunt wants a picture, but please don't mind my pregnant large and in charge face and giant almost-9-months-pregnant-belly. #yikes</div>
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#epicfailagain #atleastaubreyiscute</div>
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So glad this little dude got to come to AL for the weekend and celebrate with us!!!</div>
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That catches us all up! Hopefully I will get the pregnancy update done for weeks 33-34 this week!!! Only about 5 weeks to go til we meet our little man!!!<br />
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<strong>How Far Along:</strong><br />
<u>Week 30:</u> 5/17 - 5/23<br />
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30 weeks, 1 day {5.18.16}</div>
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<u>Week 31:</u> 5/24 - 5/30<br />
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31 weeks, 1 day {5.25.16}</div>
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<u>Week 32:</u> 5/31 - 6/7 <br />
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32 weeks {5.31.16}</div>
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<u>Week 30:</u> 15.7 inches, 2.9 lbs, baby is the size of a cabbage<br />
<u>Week 31:</u> 16.2 inches, 3.3 lbs, baby is the size of a broccoli stalk<br />
<u>Week 32:</u> 16.7 inches, 3.8 lbs, baby is the size of a bok choy (I'm sorry, what? what on earth is that??)<br />
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We saw the biggest difference in my belly between week 30 & 31! Baby boy must have gone through a growth spurt! Sometimes I look at my belly and think it hasn't grown in weeks but then I look at these pictures and it clearly grows. :)<br />
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Don't you love how I'm wearing the exact same outfit in these pictures? HA!!!! #maternitywardrobeprobs</div>
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<strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong><br />
Yes, yes, and yes. All the time. And hello Ty's shirts. And why don't they make maternity nike shorts. It's all I want to live in right now (HEYYYY SUMMERTIME), but they are getting so uncomfortable!<br />
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<strong>Gender: </strong>Baby boy! As soon as I get some more things hung on the wall and get some curtains I will share his nursery! It's coming along!<br />
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<strong>Movement:</strong> Still rolling all around all the time and getting the hiccups about once a day! :) He is still sitting SO low. <br />
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<strong>Sleep: </strong>I've been having a hard time sleeping lately. I am so glad its summer now so I don't have to be up at a certain time if I didn't get enough sleep! I flip from side to side all night long because my legs start hurting. I'm also SO hot all the time and usually don't sleep with any covers on! <br />
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<strong>What I miss: </strong>wine, not waddling (haaaaaaaa)<br />
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<strong>Cravings: </strong>pickles, pickles, pickles, and Gatorade <br />
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<strong>Symptoms: </strong>Acne is still out of control, Charlie horses returned around week 30 & I had 2 of the worst ones I've ever had before - one lasted several minutes and one was like 3 right in a row and it ended in lots of tears!<br />
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<u>Week 30</u> - my school baby shower (love my sweet coworkers!)<br />
<u>Week 31</u> - my niece Aubrey was over and he was moving all around my belly so I told Aubrey to put her hand on my belly and he kicked her. Her eyes lit up and it was the sweetest moment! I can't wait til he is here and gets to play with his cousins!<br />
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<strong>What I'm looking forward to:</strong><br />
Seeing who he looks like! :)<br />
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My friend Amanda and I are 2 weeks apart and we showed up twice in one week to work wearing the exact same thing. Can't wait til these two sweet babies meet! </div>
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<strong>Week 30 highlight</strong> - Amanda and I (and our sweet friend April pointing) at the Birmingham Barons Game with our bellies. :)</div>
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<strong>Week 31 highlight</strong> - baby boy and sweet Ruth Ann (my friend Rachel's little girl) hanging out. :)</div>
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<strong></strong>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-23749582591005579272016-06-02T10:45:00.001-05:002016-06-02T10:51:10.519-05:00Little Man's Baby ShowerBack at the end of April, my sweet friends and family threw me the most perfect baby shower. They went above and beyond and made the day so special. They really did such an awesome job with all the little details. <br />
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This precious banner landed itself as décor in the nursery, stay tuned!</div>
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The sweet little favors. The cookies were so good!</div>
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My sweet friend Lauren and her mom (pictured below) came from Huntsville to spend the day celebrating with us. Lauren and I were roomies all four years at Alabama!</div>
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My sweet friend Rachel lives down the street from me and was one of the wonderful hostesses. She was 37 weeks pregnant here! Her sweet baby girl was born just 2 weeks later!</div>
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Allison lives in GA now and made the over 4 hour drive to come help host the shower. She is so special to me and I miss seeing her sweet face everyday.</div>
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Me and mama!!</div>
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Wrenn drove from GA to surprise me at my baby shower! She did the same thing at my wedding tea a few years back. When you send invites to friends out of town, you completely understand that it is hard for them to make it, which is why it is so special to me that Wrenn took the time out of her day to drive 2.5 hours to be there with us that day. Wrenn and I have been friends since we were 4, she is so special to me!</div>
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Aren't my sissies pretty? I can't wait til they become Aunts to our little guy!</div>
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Here is Rachel and I again. :) We have been talking about this bump picture since November when Ty and I found out we were pregnant (Rachel and her husband Chase found out in September). Ty and Chase grew up together and we are so excited to raise our babies together!</div>
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My sweet bestie Melissa did all the adorable decorations and I know she spent so much time and effort making everything perfect for the shower. Our little man can't wait to meet his aunite Melissa!</div>
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I gave my sweet hostesses a little bag of relaxation goodies. I included some bath salt, a loofa, a wine glass, and a mini wine bottle. My friend Lauren's sister, Rachel, (who always makes my Christmas cards and makes invites for me when I am hosting showers) made these adorable little tags for the wine bottles. Some of them said "the best cousins get promoted to auntie", some said "the best friends get promoted to auntie", and for Ty's sister, Casey, I had hers say "the best sisters get promoted to auntie". I just love how these turned out and I hope my sweet hostesses enjoyed some relaxation after all the love and time they put into my shower. </div>
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Ty and I are so thankful to everyone who came to celebrate this special time in our life!<br />
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Pregnancy Update Weeks 30-31 coming soon! :)Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-79428558630058124042016-05-17T11:08:00.001-05:002016-05-17T11:08:17.063-05:00Weeks 26-29!Happy Tuesday, friends! I am here today to play catch up! <br />
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And, just because we are so close to the end of the school year, I couldn't resist...<br />
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<u>26 weeks</u>: April 19 - 25</div>
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<u>26 Weeks - </u>baby is 14 in, 1.7lb, size of a coconut</div>
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<u>27 Weeks -</u> baby is 14.4 in, 1.9 lb; size of an acorn squash</div>
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<u>28 Weeks - </u>baby is 14.8 in, 2.2 lbs; size of a large eggplant</div>
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<u>29 Weeks -</u> baby is 15.2 in; 2.5lbs; size of a cauliflower </div>
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BOY! We have it down to 2 names - I think. :) My husband is having a hard time deciding on one. We are going to call him one name this week and the other name next week and then maybe that will help him decide. :) We have gone back and forth with several names but maybe we have it narrowed down now?!?! We will see. :)</div>
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Around week 28-29 we were laying in bed and Ty had his hand on my belly and we felt his hiccups for the first time! I had been dying to feel them because my pregnancy app on my phone said a few weeks ago that I could start feeling them! He gets them a lot in the morning and at night when I am in bed. I've also noticed he will get them when I flip over from side to side at night. It is the sweetest, but definitely keeps me up when he has them. :) He is still rolling all around in there and most active when I am still. He hates to be smushed when I am bent over my teacher table while teaching small group or sitting on the floor. Anything where he feels confined, ha! He is sure to let mama know ;) He must be claustrophobic like me!!</div>
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I mentioned this in my last post but I haven't been sleeping great, mainly because I toss and turn all night long. My legs start cramping when I have been on one side too long. I sleep with a pillow between my legs but I wonder if I might need 2 or something? Also, when I toss and turn, it wakes little man up and he think its party time in my belly! ha! I have apparently also started snoring horribly and Ty has resorted to sleeping in the guest bedroom most nights....oops!</div>
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My friend, Melissa and I made the trip to Waco last week for a few days of my Spring Break!! She planned the whole trip for us and we had a ball! It was so fun!<br />
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Even though we didn't get to see Chip and Jo (bummer), we got to visit the Silos & shop at Magnolia, Clint's shop Harp Design Co, Spice Village, all of Joanna's favorite antique shops around town, and their Bed & Breakfast! I also ate the best sandwich I've ever eaten in my life at a cute little sandwich shop in downtown Waco. <br />
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We flew into Dallas on Wednesday morning and made the 2 hour drive to Waco. After we checked into the hotel and rested for a little bit, we headed to the Silos! We could see them from our room and were within walking distance but we drove each time we went. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madness everyday in the store. This was actually the least chaotic day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These food trucks stay on the grounds all the time and are open for lunch everyday! We ate lunch from the grilled cheese food truck and got a yummy juice from the juice food truck on day 2. yummy!</td></tr>
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After we walked around the Silos for a little while we grabbed dinner at a local taco place and I got some yummy breakfast tacos! After dinner we were showered and in bed watching tv by about 7pm, which was perfectly fine for this pregnant lady! Love me a good cozy hotel bed!<br />
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On Thursday we woke up, ate a yummy breakfast at the hotel and headed out. We were gone ALL day wandering around all of Waco! First, we went back to the Silos for some juice and we both got a watermelon, grape, and mint juice. The weather was BEAUTIFUL this day so we just sat at the picnic tables & chatted.<br />
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So There's a big grassy area behind the store with lots of games and balls for all the kids to play with. Genius idea to have that for all the dads and kids while the women shop inside. :)<br />
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Behind the grassy area is a huge area full of picnic tables and then behind that is where the food trucks are parked!<br />
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We ended up walking in the store around lunchtime but it was JAMMED PACKED so we left and decided to come back later! <br />
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We headed to Clint's store first and it was so cute. I found some cute wooden ornaments, and a white washed wooden L for the nursery. Clint's workshop was right behind the shop and his house that they redid on the show was right next door so we got to snap a few pictures of it! So pretty!<br />
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After Harp Design Co, we found the original Magnolia Market on Bosque Street. It was too cute! <br />
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After that stop, we went to Spice Market. It is a huge "mall" where different booths were set up! They had clothes, jewelry, antiques, gifts, etc. Melissa found an adorable long necklace and some postcards!<br />
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After Spice Market we headed to McGregor to find Magnolia House (their bed & breakfast). It was about a 30 minute drive but so worth it! It was so gorgeous!!! <insert eyes="" heart=""></insert><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The redid this house on the Season Finale last week! Its the carriage house located right behind the bed & breakfast and the people who run the bed & breakfast live here. It was stunning too!</td></tr>
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On the way back to the hotel, we spotted 2 antique shops and wandered around inside. We got some old antique books (can never have too many of those, can you??) and some cute little old ducks for the nursery (Ty is a big duck hunter so I thought they'd be perfect!).<br />
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We stopped back by Magnolia and got a few more things before going to dinner at a yummy place that had lots of good comfort food! We crashed at the hotel after dinner and I enjoyed another lovely night in the comfy hotel bed...could they be any more comfortable? #ilovehotelbeds<br />
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On Friday, we woke up and had breakfast the hotel, packed up, and headed back out to the Silos one last time! It was rainy that day so we thought the store wouldn't be too hectic but it was! The rain doesn't stop some fixer upper lovers!!! <br />
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I ended up getting a Waco shirt, a coffee creamer jar, a little flower vase, and a Magnolia tea towel for my kitchen. Of course we wanted ALL THE THINGS but since we flew (and I carried my bag on), we had to be particular about what we bought! Melissa checked her bag and it was 52 pounds on the way back. #oops<br />
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We had been talking the whole trip about finding the little green shotgun house that they recently redid. When we were literally about to get back on the interstate to head back to Dallas I spotted it from several streets over. Melissa immediately turned around and we found it! How cute!!!<br />
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We headed back to Dallas on Friday afternoon, returned the rental car, and checked into a super fancy hotel...like I'm talking the shades automatically went up when we walked in the door, the tv turned on and said "Welcome Melissa" and there were controls on the bedside table for lights, the temperature, and the shades. Oh my! We ate dinner at the hotel, and were in bed by about 8, but we both had trouble sleeping because we knew we had to get up at 4! <br />
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After an eventful security check in the Dallas airport, almost missing the boarding process, and a quick flight back to ATL, I was back on the road to Bham around 8:30am and home by 10:30am! Nothing like being in 3 states before 11am :)<br />
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I cannot thank my sweet best friend Melissa for planning this trip for us. I love going on adventures with her! <br />
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If you love the show as much as we do, we highly recommend putting this trip on your bucket list. It is so worth the trip!!!Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-6212046581820036792016-04-05T20:43:00.003-05:002016-04-05T20:43:45.762-05:00Weeks 21-23Well, I am totally failing at these weekly posts! I haven't updated in almost a month...oops!!!<br />
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Here we go, lets dive right in! I left off right after our 20 week anatomy scan and now I am about to go for my 24 week appointment and glucose test! Fingers crossed that I pass! :)<br />
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<strong>How Far Along: </strong><br />
<u>21 weeks:</u> March 15th - 21st <br />
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<u>22 weeks:</u> March 22nd - 28th <br />
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<u>23 weeks:</u> March 29th - April 4th <br />
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<strong>Size of Baby:</strong><br />
<u>21 weeks:</u> 10.5 inches, 12.7oz, baby is the size of a pomegranate <br />
<u>22 weeks:</u> 10,9 inches, 15.2oz, baby is the size of a papaya<br />
<u>23 weeks:</u> 11.4 inches, 1.1lbs, baby is the size of an ear of corn<br />
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<strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong><br />
I have given up my regular jeans for good. They are just too uncomfortable! During the week, I'm wearing my maternity jeans some days, maxi skirts some days, and leggings and tunics some days. I have about 8 outfits on repeat! I like to change into workout clothes (if I go to the gym that day) or yoga pants and a tshirt as soon as I get home! <br />
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<strong>Gender:</strong><br />
Sweet Baby Boy! He still doesn't have a name...maybe soon?!?! <br />
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<strong>Movement:</strong><br />
Ty felt him move for the first time a few weeks ago - maybe around 20 or 21 weeks? It was a very special moment for the both of us! He loves to keep his hand on my belly and wait for him to kick his hand. :) It is so sweet and something I will always remember! Within the last week or so, he has become VERY active! I absolutely love feeling him move and kick around! Around the beginning of week 23 his kicks started feeling more like movements, which is such a cool feeling! Ty can tell as well when he is moving, instead of just kicking. <br />
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Sunday morning we were laying in bed and Ty turned Clay Walker and Diamond Rio on his iPhone and we put it up to my belly and lets just say our little guy LOVES him some country music! He went completely nuts...it was too cute!<br />
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<strong>Sleep: </strong>I am still having leg cramps at night but (knock on wood) haven't had one in a week or so! That's the only issue I am having when sleeping! I do toss and turn a lot but seem to fall back asleep quickly!<br />
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<strong>What I Miss: </strong>Starbucks....I know I can drink coffee but I am really trying not to. I am not addicted to Starbucks or anything but I do miss getting it every now and then!<br />
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<strong>Cravings: </strong>Pickles, Pickles, and more Pickles.<br />
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<strong>Symptoms: </strong>Leg Cramps! Other than that I've been feeling great!<br />
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<strong>Best Moment of the Week: </strong><br />
<u>21 weeks:</u> Ty feeling him move for the first time - I'm not sure if it was week 20 or 21 but either way, it was awesome!<br />
<u>22 weeks:</u> feeling his movements, not just kicks!<br />
<u>23 weeks:</u> my best friend Melissa got to feel him move several times on our spring break trip to Waco!<br />
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<strong>What I'm Looking Forward To:</strong><br />
Hearing that sweet little heartbeat on Monday at my next appointment & painting his bedroom furniture this week<br />
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-71039541652427002782016-03-11T07:30:00.000-06:002016-03-11T08:15:31.755-06:00Georgia Peach & Sweet Home AlabamaHappy Friday!!! Today I am linking up (a little late) with <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/">Andrea from Momfessionals</a> to talk about hometowns! I thought I would do my hometown that I grew up in, and where we live now and plan to raise our family.<br />
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First up - the town I grew up in....Acworth, GA!<br />
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Acworth is a suburb of Atlanta, about 40 minutes north, up 75. We are the red star in the map above! I actually spent the first 9 years of my life living in Marietta, before moving to Acworth when I was in the 4th grade. When we moved out to Acworth, there wasn't much around compared to now. It has grown SO much. Everytime I go back I feel like they have built another neighborhood or shopping center or restaurant! <br />
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Acworth was a great place to grow up. It was close enough to Atlanta that we always had something fun to do in downtown (braves game, coke museum, GA aquarium, etc), yet far enough away from the hustle and bustle of the city. <br />
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I attended Harrison High School, where I cheered all four years as well as cheered on an allstar team called Singray Allstars. That pretty much sums up my high school career. I don't remember studying much, but was very involved with cheerleading and our youth group at church!<br />
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Some fun things to do in and around Acworth include:<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm">Kennesaw Mountain</a> - hike, picnic, walk, etc. It's really gorgeous if you go around 9/11 because they cover it in American Flags. It will take your breath away!<br />
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2. Go see a Braves Game! They are actually about to move the Braves to Cobb County (the county Acworth is in) from downtown Atlanta. I am assuming the traffic is about to become a nightmare...yikes! But very exciting for Cobb County for sure!<br />
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3. Check out the <a href="https://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/">World of Coke</a>! This place is awesome! It is in downtown Atlanta and right beside the GA aquarium. <br />
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4. Go to the <a href="http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/">GA Aquarium</a>! It's a wonderful aquarium & a family friendly place to go!<br />
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5. Go to the <a href="http://www.marietta.com/attractions/marietta-square">Marietta Square</a> for shopping, food local restaurants, and ice cream!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a little train right in the middle of the square I remember playing on when I was little, our family's favorite Crepe restaurant is on the square, lots of people take prom and wedding pictures here, and we took our senior cheerleading pictures on the square! This place holds lots of special memories!</td></tr>
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I loved growing up in Acworth - it was a wonderful, family friendly town that is very dear to my heart. So many memories! It is for sure weird going back now that my parents have moved over here to Birmingham. It still feels like home, but I don't have a "home" to go to now when I am there. <br />
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Ok, now onto my hometown now! <br />
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Ty and I bought a house this summer in his hometown of Trussville, AL. Trussville is a cute little town northeast of Birmingham. I fell in love with place when Ty & I started dating. I was familiar with the area because my parents grew up near Trussville. When we started talking about where we wanted to raise our family, it was kind of a no brainer. This little town already had my heart!<br />
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It has a cute little downtown area with old houses, gorgeous tree-lined streets, a grassy "mall" area where people play, picnic, bring their dogs, etc. (if you've been reading awhile, this is where Ty proposed to me!)!), and they also have a very charming Main Street. They are about to revamp our little downtown Main Street area, which is kind of sad because I love the old business buildings, but I think it will be great when they are done! <br />
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Some things to do in Birmingham:<br />
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1. See a <a href="http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t247">Barons Game</a> - we may not have a major league baseball team but the Barons bring quite the crowd! They are the White Sox AA team and Thirsty Thursdays are pretty popular around town during baseball season!<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.birmingham365.org/event/detail/441422624/Oak_Mountain_State_Park">Oak Mountain State Park</a> - hike, picnic<br />
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3. <a href="http://www.birmingham365.org/event/detail/441127208/McWane_Science_Center">McWane Science Center</a> - awesome place to take kids!<br />
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4. Eat your way through <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g30375-Birmingham_Alabama.html">Birmingham</a><br />
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And there you have it! Love my hometowns!!!Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-55390485495601778252016-03-10T18:41:00.001-06:002016-03-10T18:41:10.277-06:0018 - 20 weeks!Happy Thursday friends! I'm a little behind on my pregnancy updates so today I am combining weeks 18-20! I cannot believe I am halfway through the pregnancy already! In one way it feels like we have forever to go, but I think it will go by just as fast as the first 20 weeks went (or I hope so..)!<br />
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<strong>How Far Along:</strong> <u></u><br />
<u>1</u><u>8 weeks</u> (2/23 - 2/29)<br />
<u>19 weeks</u> (3/1 - 3/7)<br />
<u>20 weeks</u> (3/8 - 3/14)<br />
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<strong>Size of Baby:</strong> <u></u><br />
<u>18 weeks</u> - 5.6in, 6.7oz, size of a sweet potato<br />
<u>19 weeks</u> - 6in, 8.5oz, size of a mango<br />
<u>20 weeks</u> - 10in & the ultrasound tech said he was 13oz!!!, size of a banana<br />
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<strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong> I feel like on a daily basis the words "the jeans are goners" come out of my mouth. My regular jeans with the band are just SO uncomfortable now. I only have 1 pair of maternity jeans though. I'm not sure if I should buy another pair though because it's about to be shorts weather! I'm just not sure if I can make it another 9 weeks of work without another pair of maternity jeans. Today I told my pregnant friend, Amanda, that I might just have to drive home with no pants on because I was so uncomfortable! Before you judge me, my drive home is close to an hour & by 3:15 I am already so ready to put my yoga pants on! If you're local and you spot me on 280, just don't look! (ha!!!) I broke out my maxi skirts this week and they were HEAVEN!!! So comfortable! I think they will get a lot of use the rest of the pregnancy!<br />
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<strong>Sleep:</strong> I am sleeping pretty good, but I feel like I am waking up a lot during the night. Only once last week I slept through the night without waking up! I am sleeping with a pillow between my legs and trying to stay on my side the whole night. I have been falling asleep a lot on the couch in the early evening (like 7-8pm) and then going to get in the bed around 10 each night.<br />
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<strong>What I miss:</strong> wine (duh)<br />
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<strong>Cravings:</strong> I really haven't had many cravings throughout the whole pregnancy. Everytime I'm at the store I want to buy ramen noodles or kraft mac & cheese and I've been wanting DQ on the weekends!<br />
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<strong>Symptoms:</strong> I have had 2 cramps in my calf this week (I call them Charlie horses but I've said that to 2 people this week and they had no idea what I was talking about so I will just call them cramps from now on!!) and I've only had about 1 my entire life so I think it is pregnancy related. They wake me up in the middle of the night, are SO painful, and then my calf is sore for days after. I have been drinking lots of water, OJ, and milk so I don't know what else to do to help prevent them! <br />
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<strong>Best Moment of the Week:</strong> <u></u><br />
<u>18 weeks</u> - feeling him move more frequently <u></u><br />
<u>19 weeks</u> - he dropkicked me for the first time while I was driving to work and I loved it<br />
<u>20 weeks</u> - seeing him at our 20 week anatomy scan. That is probably our last ultrasound, which made me sad, but the next time we see him he will be in our arms!!!!!!!!! That makes me so excited!<br />
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<strong>What I'm looking forward to:</strong> settling on his name....we are in a pickle right now - we can't decide between Tate and Garrett! Cast your vote if you'd like. :)<br />
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Yesterday when we had the anatomy scan, he had his feet stretched out the whole time, he held his hands together for us, and kept his legs closed most of the time (little stinker)! I am so thankful we did the gender scan at 16 weeks because if we would have waited until yesterday, we might not have been 100% sure it was a boy! He was being a little shy. ;) <br />
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Our tech gave us several pictures and a CD with some short 10 second videos on it. They did this at the gender scan to and We LOVED watching the videos! Our pictures were better at the 16 week appt but our videos were way better this time! He sucker punches me several times, waves to us, and gave us a thumbs up once. :) Oh how my heart longs for the day he is in my arms!!!<br />
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-33834587475601717482016-02-29T20:52:00.001-06:002016-02-29T20:52:19.122-06:00Lately around here...I still haven't done the 18 week update (maybe I should try to do every 2 weeks??) but I thought I'd do a little "what we've been up to" post since this space has been all about baby Latham recently! <div><br></div><div>I've hosted/been to 3 baby showers in the last month! First up was my sweet friend Tyler! Her sweet baby girl Mabry is due in just a few weeks and we have prayed for her for so long! I can't wait to snuggle that sweet angel! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxtFaN4E9GxxiQRL8iC9FKftl_DTVzLU3EMsWWtOH4rz07Y_zVpi8HzO6vo0IIVWUNWisQp6W9p32h1tq474wPa7_8pYquI0CyvIu6APF9tXq2bNV-eMrYwFWTgbe7zzwNpVbuM6sITk/s640/blogger-image-674738769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxtFaN4E9GxxiQRL8iC9FKftl_DTVzLU3EMsWWtOH4rz07Y_zVpi8HzO6vo0IIVWUNWisQp6W9p32h1tq474wPa7_8pYquI0CyvIu6APF9tXq2bNV-eMrYwFWTgbe7zzwNpVbuM6sITk/s640/blogger-image-674738769.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>A few weeks later I traveled to my hometown to attend my friend Stefanie's baby shower! Her daughter Jo Lynn is due in April! Stef and I have always walked through life together and have always laughed that our lives always seem to go down the same path. She is 32 weeks in this picture & I am 17 weeks! Glad we get to navigate motherhood together! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtawssVTJ3uCm6jdmi8ixu-nY_Jvkf15MZMXZodjR84UFGV5xFAhUX_SR8mERtqchJeaAS7GNQu3XiuZD2VWIrYMxpDcHr0Q6VtbNTnMg30zzUUBE3sKCTQRvv9jTZocW5SOEH9h7BUig/s640/blogger-image-1072917474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtawssVTJ3uCm6jdmi8ixu-nY_Jvkf15MZMXZodjR84UFGV5xFAhUX_SR8mERtqchJeaAS7GNQu3XiuZD2VWIrYMxpDcHr0Q6VtbNTnMg30zzUUBE3sKCTQRvv9jTZocW5SOEH9h7BUig/s640/blogger-image-1072917474.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And finally, This past Saturday I helped host a shower for my sweet friend Rachel! Her baby girl Ruth Ann is due in May and considering we live 10 houses apart, I'd say we are pretty stoked to be raising our babies together! 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We have been super busy in January and Febaruary and I'm ready for a few weekends where we can stay at home. I desperately need to tackle the "junk room" that needs to start turning into a nursery! </div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-15147021898269312172016-02-23T17:50:00.001-06:002016-02-23T17:50:12.661-06:0017 Weeks!So I am actually 18 weeks today but I didn't post last week (shocker) so I thought I'd do the 17 week update and then hopefully the 18 week update later this week!<br />
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<strong>How Far Along:</strong> 17 weeks (2/16 - 2/22)<br />
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<strong>Size of Baby:</strong> 5.1 inches, 5oz, baby is the size of a white onion<br />
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<strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong> loving my new maternity jeans!!!! I bought a new bra, jeans, and 2 maternity tops last week at Ross. I can still wear my regular jeans but I like my maternity jeans better :) So much more breathing room! ha!<br />
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<strong>Gender:</strong> Sweet baby boy! Who still remains nameless. Poor kid!<br />
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<strong>Movement:</strong> I am still not feeling him move consistently but I do feel like its more than it has been in the past few weeks! I was feeling him move last week on the way to school when I was listening to Taylor Swift so I texted Ty saying he liked TSwift - he was not amused. ;)<br />
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<strong>Sleep:</strong> Great! I hate sleeping on my side but I started sleeping with a pillow between my legs and that has helped a lot!<br />
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<strong>What I miss:</strong> Same ole Same ole - wine, sleeping on my stomach, coffee<br />
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<strong>Cravings:</strong> no real cravings or aversions!<br />
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<strong>Symptoms:</strong> does busting out of my pants count as a symptom?<br />
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<strong>Best moment of the week:</strong> Seeing my sweet friend, Stefanie at her baby shower! Our lives have always followed down the same path, so it only makes sense that we would be pregnant together too!<br />
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<strong>What I'm looking forward to: </strong>feeling him move consistently!<br />
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-21532181740012776422016-02-14T17:04:00.002-06:002016-02-14T17:10:05.962-06:0016 Weeks!I am 16 weeks this week (almost 17 weeks!). I was so sick this week (with just a head cold) but couldn't take anything. I also had a VERY busy week and went 90 to nothing all week, which didn't help me get any better. I am finally on the mend and hoping an extra day off (Thank you President's Day!) will get me back to 100%! Even though this was a rough week, it was also the most exciting week because we found out our little love is a <span style="color: #0b5394;">BOY!!!!!!! </span><span style="color: black;">We are so thrilled and cannot wait to meet our little man. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Here is the 16 week update:</span><br />
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<strong>How Far Along: </strong>16 weeks (2/9 - 2/16)<br />
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<strong>Size of Baby: </strong>4.6 inches, 3.5oz, size of an avocado<br />
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<strong>Maternity Clothes: </strong>none yet! But I think I am going shopping tomorrow! :) Still wearing the band with jeans, and changing into yoga pants as soon as I get home from anywhere. <br />
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<strong>Gender: </strong>IT'S A BOY!!!!! He has no name yet, and I am not sure when that argument will end (ha!!!). As of right now, Ty is calling him Hank & Sam and I am calling him Rhett - ha! <br />
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<strong>Movement: </strong>I cannot wait until I can feel him consistently! I usually feel him (or what I think is him) every few days. <br />
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<strong>Sleep: </strong>Sleeping great, just not long enough. I went to bed late every night this week because we were so busy. I was exhausted and sick but I finally got to rest on Friday after school and slept almost 12 hours. Whew! I felt better yesterday. :)<br />
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<strong>What I Miss: </strong>I'm sure this will continue to be the same answer - wine, sleeping on my stomach, and coffee<br />
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<strong>Cravings: </strong>My cousin Karlie was talking about ramen noodles in a text the other day and now I want them. Does that count as a craving? #someonebringmealltheramennoodles<br />
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<strong>Symptoms: </strong>My belly is so hard and huge after I eat!!!! (is that a symptom?? ha)<br />
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<strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>As soon as the ultrasound tech showed him to us on the screen, I asked if his heart was beating and she said "yes". That's all I cared about. I didn't care boy or girl, I just wanted him to be ok & healthy! I loved hearing that precious heartbeat! They also gave us a CD of videos along with our pictures and we have loved watching them!!!<br />
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<strong>What I'm looking forward to: </strong>feeling him move consistently! <br />
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The bump still looks like I need to lay off the cookies but its getting there. :)<br />
<span style="color: black;"></span><br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-58840881222427181822016-02-03T18:06:00.002-06:002016-02-03T18:07:29.075-06:001st Trimester!Happy Hump Day! I'm back today to share my 1st trimester highlights!! Like I said in the last post, I have been feeling great! I'm going to compile my whole first trimester into 1 post and then hopefully update weekly after that! I am 15 weeks this week but here is the update from when we found out (week 5) though 12!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>How Far Along:</strong> 1-12 weeks (or is it 13? who knows, I read different things that said when the 1st trimester ended)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Size of baby:</strong> The baby went from the size of a red lentil (week 5) to the size of a clementine (week 12)!</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</strong> ummm, I'm slightly self conscience about this right now but from my 8 week appointment to my 12 week appointment I gained 7 pounds!! eeek! When the nurse weighed me I was mortified. We got in the room and I asked Ty if she weighed me wrong...ha! But, I haven't been sick at all and my stomach growls NON stop so I'm eating all the time. I know I could be a little more healthy snacking than I am right now but quite frankly, I really don't care :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong> Towards week 12, I wore the band with my jeans unzipped for the first time. I thought it was too early for that but after talking to some people I felt a little better about that. At school, I've been pretty much wearing tunics/dresses and leggings everyday. We have jeans passes and casual Fridays but jeans are getting less comfortable by the day. Even my stretchy ones & even wearing the band with them. I really need to go look for some maternity jeans and dress pants! I have a lot of loose tops so I think it will be awhile before I need to get any of those, but I do want some, because I will be showing off that bump when it finally looks like a bump and not that I ate too many cookies...hehe!</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Gender:</strong> We find out next week! At the 8 week appointment the heart rate was 173 and at the 12 week appointment it was 172 so lots of people are saying girl but we will see!!! I have had 2 dreams that it was a boy and Ty has had one dream that it was a girl! I can't wait to find out!!! Ty would have no problem waiting til the baby is born to find out but I cannot do that. #sorrynotsorry</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Movement:</strong> through week 12 I had not felt anything, I am just now starting to feel what I think are flutters! </span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> As I mentioned before, I went through some insomnia around week 11 but it lasted a few nights and then I was back to normal. Around week 12 & 13 I felt like I was exhausted way more than normal (like falling asleep at 5:00 every afternoon), which is weird because usually that's when women say they get their energy back! </span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> Sleeping on my stomach, wine, coffee</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Cravings:</strong> I haven't really craved much, but anything sour and gummy I am LOVING. And I'm not usually a candy lover! I also totally bought some Kraft mac & cheese at the store the other day and ate the whole box. Yes, you read that right. I am a sucker for some Kraft mac & cheese!</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Symptoms:</strong> Not many symptoms! I got nauseous around weeks 6-9 on and off - only a handful of times and Sprite always helped! I am tired all the time so I don't know if I should count exhaustion as a symptom... :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Best Moment the 1st Trimester - </strong>Hearing the sweet heartbeat twice!!!!! I was so nervous about the 8 week appointment and we saw that little nugget on the screen and that little heart fluttering I cried!!!! I have wanted to be a mom my whole life and there it was - our sweet baby. At the 12 week appointment, I was still very nervous but after hearing the heartbeat I instantly felt relief!</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>What I'm looking forward to: </strong>We find out the gender next week!!!!!!! I also can't wait to see him/her again! :)</span></div>
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-8058558369882558682016-01-31T15:58:00.001-06:002016-01-31T16:07:56.445-06:00Pregnancy Catch Up: How we found out & How we told our familiesSo, surprise!!! If you're not friends with me on facebook or instagram, my last post spilled the beans about our big news. I still have to pinch myself sometimes - we are so excited to be welcoming our little love at the end of July. I am almost 15 weeks and feeling great. <br />
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I have absolutely no complaints so far - I have felt SO good throughout this pregnancy so far and I know some women get so sick, so I really have nothing to complain about! I have only felt nauseous a handful of times early on (around weeks 6-9) and it wasn't anything a good ole Sprite couldn't fix! My hunger has been out of control and I find myself eating every hour & if I don't, my stomach growls and growls! I went through some insomnia right after Christmas Break (week 11) that ended in tears several nights in a row but I think it had more to do with anxiety about our 12 week appointment than anything else. I have felt way more at ease since our 12 week appointment, but a lot of praying has gone on since we found out!!! :) I find myself praying non-stop throughout the day that our baby is growing, the heartbeat is good & strong, and that he/she is developing properly. <br />
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First I wanted to share how I told Ty, then how we shared it with our families and then I found some pregnancy questions that I was going to answer about my 1st trimester (next post) & then ill answer each week as I move forward!<br />
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<strong>When we found out</strong><br />
Sunday, November 22, 2015<br />
I had an inkling that I was pregnant from how I was feeling the previous week or so but I was nervous to take a test because I took one in October when I hadn't started my period and it was negative. And it was depressing. I didn't want to get my hopes up because I know it can take several months for some couples to get pregnant. I had a nice, expensive digital test at home and didn't want to "waste" it so I went to 3 different stores the night before looking for a "cheap" pregnancy test. My plan was to take a cheap one and if it came up positive, I would take the digital one just in case. WELL, that plan went downhill quick because I could NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME find a cheap pregnancy test! So, I gave up and just decided to take the digital one in the morning if I still hadn't started my period. <br />
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Sunday morning rolled around and my family had Thanksgiving lunch planned for the day. My sister Anna was coming from GA and I just knew it would be the perfect time to tell everyone in person if we were in fact pregnant, so I knew I wanted to take one. I wasn't really sure when I was considered 'late' because I had only had one cycle since getting off the pill and it was a LONG cycle. <br />
I woke up around 6:30 that morning because I had to use the bathroom and couldn't hold it. About 2 minutes later, I see this and I nearly cried...<br />
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It was SO early but I couldn't imagine not telling Ty right away so I went into the bedroom & turned on our lamp and asked if he could wake up for a second. He gave me a groggy "no" and I said PLEASE as I put the test right by his face. He opened one eye, then got a big ole grin on his face! It was such a sweet moment that I'll never forget. He then asked how accurate those things were, HA!!!<br />
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I didn't tell him I was going to take a test so he was very surprised. Needless to say, we never went back to sleep and laid in bed talking for the next few hours. We were on cloud 9!<br />
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<strong>How we told our families</strong><br />
Sunday, November 22, 2015<br />
We debated on how to tell our families that day and settled with taking this picture & sending it to my family's group text at some point in the day. We didn't really know when but that was the plan...<br />
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It didn't happen exactly like we'd hoped but all the kids got on my parent's bench in their house to take a cousin picture and EVERYONE had their phones out taking a picture. Ty whispered to me SEND IT NOW SEND IT NOW! So I did - and of course it took FOREVER to send. As soon as everyone set their phones down they all started to "ding" & I thought oh great the plan is ruined! ha! About 30 seconds later, my sister Anna screams OH MY GOSH!!! and runs to me, which confused everyone else so I said umm I dunno why don't you check your phones! (ha) So they did, and then - lots of screaming. :)<br />
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Ty did not want to tell anyone when we were trying because he thought it would be super fun when we got pregnant to announce it when no one knew we were trying - and I have to admit - even though it was so hard to keep that from my family, It was so fun!<br />
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After we left my family we headed to tell his family and knew we wanted to have Emma incorporated into the announcement so we went searching everywhere for a "Big Sister" shirt to wrap around her neck. Do you think we could find one? No. Of course not! <br />
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We ended up finding a shirt that said "Awesome Sister" and went with it. His parents were watching some music awards show so they were VERY preoccupied and it took them 7 (SEVEN!!!) minutes to realized what Emma's shirt said after we put it on her and let her in their house. His mom was even playing ball with Emma while watching the tv, asked what we had on her (Emma NEVER wears shirts) and when we told her a shirt she said ok! (ha) Ty videoed the whole thing and finally after 7 agonizing minutes and his mom finally taking the shirt OFF Emma, reading it for another minute, it finally clicked! His dad also didn't really get it after his mom showed him the shirt, ha! His mom said her first thought was that we were getting another dog! After she finally got over the shock of it, there were lots of hugs and tears!<br />
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His sister wasn't home that night so the next day she came by and we had the shirt on Emma. It took her all of 30 seconds to jump in my arms - she is SO excited to be an aunt!!! :)<br />
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I am hoping to get the 1st trimester update done this week and then will hopefully do a weekly post after that. I have never been good at updating this regularly so maybe this will be an incentive to do so! <br />
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<strong><br /></strong>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-41528168858669874822016-01-17T10:03:00.001-06:002016-01-17T10:03:03.618-06:00Big News!In case you don't follow me on Facebook<br> or Instagram....<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxsSOXskhsxE-9PNdxySe7_WPZY94m6p4pckgejxZnvOOQDVTUbvGIqKs-K02Bm7ZP6gc2R_ynJTpTtgI0gy-t1-p4uAeJIj9y2G95HCQUertog1dhzj3e8u2wSjHpZvP59YHcj3ttjo/s640/blogger-image-1644683264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxsSOXskhsxE-9PNdxySe7_WPZY94m6p4pckgejxZnvOOQDVTUbvGIqKs-K02Bm7ZP6gc2R_ynJTpTtgI0gy-t1-p4uAeJIj9y2G95HCQUertog1dhzj3e8u2wSjHpZvP59YHcj3ttjo/s640/blogger-image-1644683264.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Emma isn't sure about this yet but we are super excited! Baby Latham is due July 26th! We are over the moon. </div><div><br></div><div>Stay tuned! </div><div><br></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-15471278188556554162015-12-31T16:51:00.001-06:002015-12-31T18:27:23.316-06:002015 Year in ReviewHappy New Years Eve friends! I hope everyone has a wonderful night! I decided to jump on the bandwagon and do a year in review post so here we go! I did one last year and re read it this morning and I loved reliving those memories! So here we go...2015 with the Lathams!<div><br></div><div><b>January</b> </div><div>We had some ups and downs in January.We spent MLK weekend in one of our favorite places - Gatlinburg! We moon-shine-sample-hopped, went to Cades Cove, went on a hike, ate pancakes, and went zip lining! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4qyzfsgYeF-RXJE5GnbUeaQR8PQDr9AifRM-myxjzwc_dtYtZkeXnAhICbWm2PvTfoaX7Qn9oG5QTt_2x5CMj7cFanJp7UIvmNZ0Gd5jVX2N0vVyVIMPbSu3o0vlMT2ejsYLD6jCoHA/s640/blogger-image-345075494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4qyzfsgYeF-RXJE5GnbUeaQR8PQDr9AifRM-myxjzwc_dtYtZkeXnAhICbWm2PvTfoaX7Qn9oG5QTt_2x5CMj7cFanJp7UIvmNZ0Gd5jVX2N0vVyVIMPbSu3o0vlMT2ejsYLD6jCoHA/s640/blogger-image-345075494.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We also lost my precious Granddaddy at the end of the month. He was my last grandparent so it was hard but I am so thankful he is in Heaven with my Meme and not in pain anymore. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W8m7d78S95MRXytSbu3cPotpJ369d_Gmncfb0W4TFUmmEke1YXRSrmQW3PcOW05w_ALuzoPxxcaexZdmb4ehz2nwtuu94YOLD-5qBncHOB3_2jcAvbLt6ArkDso1uJ_jnuI4VXTOmJo/s640/blogger-image-342006047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W8m7d78S95MRXytSbu3cPotpJ369d_Gmncfb0W4TFUmmEke1YXRSrmQW3PcOW05w_ALuzoPxxcaexZdmb4ehz2nwtuu94YOLD-5qBncHOB3_2jcAvbLt6ArkDso1uJ_jnuI4VXTOmJo/s640/blogger-image-342006047.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>February </b></div><div>February started off with a girls trip to my friend, Allison's house for a girls weekend! We had such a fun weekend shopping, eating, and catching up with each other.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQE8qtEYsmZo_TjmHwXIErtZ5RhfsV-Xk9ShSZYJAsbw1NewdWZmFGXdVdscJgsGLxnn5EKY2BgU7JaYIfvGT4fwRCdfsOGBy1lnwDR9xh7p4IGUR-FW2ea0BfTMGSM6rFm0Lp24WfFY/s640/blogger-image-1644866009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQE8qtEYsmZo_TjmHwXIErtZ5RhfsV-Xk9ShSZYJAsbw1NewdWZmFGXdVdscJgsGLxnn5EKY2BgU7JaYIfvGT4fwRCdfsOGBy1lnwDR9xh7p4IGUR-FW2ea0BfTMGSM6rFm0Lp24WfFY/s640/blogger-image-1644866009.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I ended the month running the Mercedes marathon relay race with some friends! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OrkeS7LRtM6aRFFGnOKkAFWGvzXaXAJ_WVWLCfWHFXVNoE64Eu53k0a9bnzKA1NcC9S9fqRHr1a4ziQoyUHYUjkQU3Gno-s33MwqZiV9BeHLo7Eyd0rIaUPWbWaakeAN2n2VEL0UUzc/s640/blogger-image-1058175629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OrkeS7LRtM6aRFFGnOKkAFWGvzXaXAJ_WVWLCfWHFXVNoE64Eu53k0a9bnzKA1NcC9S9fqRHr1a4ziQoyUHYUjkQU3Gno-s33MwqZiV9BeHLo7Eyd0rIaUPWbWaakeAN2n2VEL0UUzc/s640/blogger-image-1058175629.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>March</b></div><div>March started with a trip to one of my favorite places - Athens! One of my lifelong friends Ashlyn got married and I loved seeing old friends and catching up! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6AVXtzz1WEZSOsr4osh2ogq7FU-BeJX4TdcqTkkx70caZTQsl3SX2upnf662PLNPWH1zH5HMEEVlhyphenhyphenCMklny1A2CN4n_Bi8w0BeKACrNzrTqggbTzNluo5HI_DQ5tdTYZraKvVsigEw/s640/blogger-image-1183883006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6AVXtzz1WEZSOsr4osh2ogq7FU-BeJX4TdcqTkkx70caZTQsl3SX2upnf662PLNPWH1zH5HMEEVlhyphenhyphenCMklny1A2CN4n_Bi8w0BeKACrNzrTqggbTzNluo5HI_DQ5tdTYZraKvVsigEw/s640/blogger-image-1183883006.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>In the middle of March my sweet college roommate Lauren and her family came to spend the day with us and we had a blast! Her sweet little one is just precious! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamlI8Lt0-soGhEKhpQBi0hOkCJMvFh_hxlXTt8szpbGjkGFKLubQia4ClvI2JM7jnRFSev5zmLGk6sVKkK8ujjxfzJgg9kJG6K7ktKiZlNrJJUHyIKUuz3kV5ghvBXlUeZST22_uWwAY/s640/blogger-image--1757334858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamlI8Lt0-soGhEKhpQBi0hOkCJMvFh_hxlXTt8szpbGjkGFKLubQia4ClvI2JM7jnRFSev5zmLGk6sVKkK8ujjxfzJgg9kJG6K7ktKiZlNrJJUHyIKUuz3kV5ghvBXlUeZST22_uWwAY/s640/blogger-image--1757334858.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>April</b></div><div>We celebrated Easter with both of our families..</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjnKKELdYMftOvTVLP6Hjyt3Ra9qLGSQYhuRWkCNV48D12clF5YJqiW-A4x-vkdlMk64ACmXZC0_krgevrQNWHeQ3eTNT4bsX5DsVIX9Xn_bDDM44oq_-ySjy-Ge0gY-IGijvmFWs-sQ/s640/blogger-image-614039768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjnKKELdYMftOvTVLP6Hjyt3Ra9qLGSQYhuRWkCNV48D12clF5YJqiW-A4x-vkdlMk64ACmXZC0_krgevrQNWHeQ3eTNT4bsX5DsVIX9Xn_bDDM44oq_-ySjy-Ge0gY-IGijvmFWs-sQ/s640/blogger-image-614039768.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And mom treated me to tickets to see Kenny Chesney!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz5EaFT1I6GVOPoGtLYk_vtCetT8Bzo-Pb2p0XZloPmp6CrMf8UnE-7gK8l8LnKKrlERErGst8_SIGIJLCsKXzj0nstZKm8F8bVPtQCnkqm625BsoAJtkjXoiLpNYik1ix9TGv2H4occ/s640/blogger-image--125189386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz5EaFT1I6GVOPoGtLYk_vtCetT8Bzo-Pb2p0XZloPmp6CrMf8UnE-7gK8l8LnKKrlERErGst8_SIGIJLCsKXzj0nstZKm8F8bVPtQCnkqm625BsoAJtkjXoiLpNYik1ix9TGv2H4occ/s640/blogger-image--125189386.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>May</b></div><div>In May we enjoyed the warmer weather by spending lots of time outside at mom and dad's! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsoDocRA5PNwc27NPQLOmeZrv4XXGTXAUiPVetJKarAK6PGOSH4wD5L8rU4vvPXxIIfKOdtrMbMkj1FF662i4g8wrWmUme8uxhgzhmQ8dRfrGhQa3qMG7dfY-LKLnHjoENq-3079bix8/s640/blogger-image-1674031156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsoDocRA5PNwc27NPQLOmeZrv4XXGTXAUiPVetJKarAK6PGOSH4wD5L8rU4vvPXxIIfKOdtrMbMkj1FF662i4g8wrWmUme8uxhgzhmQ8dRfrGhQa3qMG7dfY-LKLnHjoENq-3079bix8/s640/blogger-image-1674031156.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>My college friends and I also had a girls weekend at the lake! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWmQ29uq0pXRuMxOeu03RUQBm_Bg7gw59o0u8gweFPzn1v5jvCp6h35nGxe322NK-Fi5bnpqxOSpoptRGKPpLcat16U-CTPTw0e3prnGWXt6MPlzayCFFG_edzgd0rMHIeJGoyeMzqt0/s640/blogger-image--169880128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWmQ29uq0pXRuMxOeu03RUQBm_Bg7gw59o0u8gweFPzn1v5jvCp6h35nGxe322NK-Fi5bnpqxOSpoptRGKPpLcat16U-CTPTw0e3prnGWXt6MPlzayCFFG_edzgd0rMHIeJGoyeMzqt0/s640/blogger-image--169880128.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And I had some special visitors read to my class at the end of the year! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqJEoTerMJzMVXmMCiqBad6CgQE8N-IHXIPozMSZSYugSKX4z77dOCFVzfcRxb1GuwhL5Q3Wt8ppOv-EFS22At0IHo5UAhCouIkpDOZuDlZJP5vVYw88NFJLn9DLMYPNzXXYNIMhmPHI/s640/blogger-image-392702979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqJEoTerMJzMVXmMCiqBad6CgQE8N-IHXIPozMSZSYugSKX4z77dOCFVzfcRxb1GuwhL5Q3Wt8ppOv-EFS22At0IHo5UAhCouIkpDOZuDlZJP5vVYw88NFJLn9DLMYPNzXXYNIMhmPHI/s640/blogger-image-392702979.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3MjHQyfplHt0U2gBw5VCyLwR2lMxot2wFKAiIN81pgeP1EvNlbjVJrnEs39OquJ38d9pu4FfkYiCJfxpVzC6zHuiPj7elTTS-3epmey0_KONFZ1RwQZX6Uexilx6fxkFl4GXbMCINMc/s640/blogger-image-868710798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3MjHQyfplHt0U2gBw5VCyLwR2lMxot2wFKAiIN81pgeP1EvNlbjVJrnEs39OquJ38d9pu4FfkYiCJfxpVzC6zHuiPj7elTTS-3epmey0_KONFZ1RwQZX6Uexilx6fxkFl4GXbMCINMc/s640/blogger-image-868710798.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>May ended with an amazing trip with my cousin Karlie to New Orleans & Baton Rouge to see TSwift in concert!!!! We had the BEST time!!!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySkmEW2iEb6BhriymdjWHF0h_UGs7Umgu4NLDaGVA5u732R3bMRV5RiQoHfhy5y__SGjCXYf1wClkc71PbCz31tQvYnqiccI33pNxyQfvhcYlAjv1AOlZymF245_y8RM2Ezn0dX6LHqc/s640/blogger-image-355672823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySkmEW2iEb6BhriymdjWHF0h_UGs7Umgu4NLDaGVA5u732R3bMRV5RiQoHfhy5y__SGjCXYf1wClkc71PbCz31tQvYnqiccI33pNxyQfvhcYlAjv1AOlZymF245_y8RM2Ezn0dX6LHqc/s640/blogger-image-355672823.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j7RA2mT1VSQPzs5Bj7kHN-i2LOP0on8SM3r20pOdF1LWhWFJklkU5PoFNi8g60NIYDLLhj802_4AWMEoU8FyFvhZ84bpiVWoYkORgLWaQR8Kmd2xZlFApFYRT4dfZUwyvzXwTCaZOmY/s640/blogger-image-1370199087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j7RA2mT1VSQPzs5Bj7kHN-i2LOP0on8SM3r20pOdF1LWhWFJklkU5PoFNi8g60NIYDLLhj802_4AWMEoU8FyFvhZ84bpiVWoYkORgLWaQR8Kmd2xZlFApFYRT4dfZUwyvzXwTCaZOmY/s640/blogger-image-1370199087.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Whew, what a May! If possible, June was even busier!</div><div><br></div><div><b>June</b></div><div>The month started with a trip to Pigeon Forge with my sister and her family. We spent lots of time at Dollywood's water park and had a blast!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims3KUf5RE-hmIxS79T6Q2jmhPrpXy_mS8IVw-lLJD0TvANJ05RnCGAQ6hfgomV0OlB7iFp7_4t5yHU7Dff9mcVdD6SnBG7dmh_NqqkDt_m9s3Ox5Xj_K73RA1JZXFGm11IARx-r9S1YA/s640/blogger-image--884522751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims3KUf5RE-hmIxS79T6Q2jmhPrpXy_mS8IVw-lLJD0TvANJ05RnCGAQ6hfgomV0OlB7iFp7_4t5yHU7Dff9mcVdD6SnBG7dmh_NqqkDt_m9s3Ox5Xj_K73RA1JZXFGm11IARx-r9S1YA/s640/blogger-image--884522751.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19u8hQ5Xo9YeMlVpsU4bAHrOnfTadv3I1maAjOfsCyWQteVLdjmO42YeuBLYcTOmw1PSdW-u47xI9bMCUzuNE-cC-jJxxG9JTKWRJugNhBwyyBAN5ZuyqcdMMAHOcGaufx91ff43v9fE/s640/blogger-image-651473417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19u8hQ5Xo9YeMlVpsU4bAHrOnfTadv3I1maAjOfsCyWQteVLdjmO42YeuBLYcTOmw1PSdW-u47xI9bMCUzuNE-cC-jJxxG9JTKWRJugNhBwyyBAN5ZuyqcdMMAHOcGaufx91ff43v9fE/s640/blogger-image-651473417.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I got to see my high school besties for dinner one night before I flew out of Atlanta...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzSCz-nx_t312zd_l-sxQkP37_o4qF-7iyhyk-sR7TESa2HlV51Gji7Z_5E-XgroeqXg1gZI4GKR4PyG4QOjKGtZNvRwNemeIK6eb1IUnvX0J723_ue66TF0bjmufQlhB_zQW3nNJcZY/s640/blogger-image--519618446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzSCz-nx_t312zd_l-sxQkP37_o4qF-7iyhyk-sR7TESa2HlV51Gji7Z_5E-XgroeqXg1gZI4GKR4PyG4QOjKGtZNvRwNemeIK6eb1IUnvX0J723_ue66TF0bjmufQlhB_zQW3nNJcZY/s640/blogger-image--519618446.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then I spent 4 days in South Florida visiting my bestie Molly and her sweet family.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6uIrP4gZbwqdhfNWKZeyH18h_zmZIyFY_garRKkJkYtg0bgHPnX3K42u0WNLseOsoexF7Lpd5N4Wip-zMThwbhxq67ywkQk7POQ4-eZe9NpXlgMOdBS0BjgqNeoHpggIWxTdXCCj3A4/s640/blogger-image--1266425752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6uIrP4gZbwqdhfNWKZeyH18h_zmZIyFY_garRKkJkYtg0bgHPnX3K42u0WNLseOsoexF7Lpd5N4Wip-zMThwbhxq67ywkQk7POQ4-eZe9NpXlgMOdBS0BjgqNeoHpggIWxTdXCCj3A4/s640/blogger-image--1266425752.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd24G0ddrEG6cJjfVxn0quu5d8wf9YOs1RVuOVKsNLozxo80TvFjeLaStsVVVWMdCj13X-XMzcAjIr5tzDQxEGJCzhxKbZP2Cmsdimc34s0t2GSLl6JUQqIYKnZts5F0O7T4r2TUcZpls/s640/blogger-image-192746849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd24G0ddrEG6cJjfVxn0quu5d8wf9YOs1RVuOVKsNLozxo80TvFjeLaStsVVVWMdCj13X-XMzcAjIr5tzDQxEGJCzhxKbZP2Cmsdimc34s0t2GSLl6JUQqIYKnZts5F0O7T4r2TUcZpls/s640/blogger-image-192746849.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We lost Ty's sweet Uncle Jack very unexpectedly in June. He is the one on the right walking Ty's grandmother down the aisle at our wedding. I love this picture. He was such a sweet man and is sorely missed! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UpIntqPQRKnZrsAnMZC0JlcOXSKFV0gwNyil9wYXk6qnuW_Zv0XuUSaduGkGXGH7CjbNcDE5Et7EB8F9GJmlkRJtgrBYDMO2V6tqPmNnoi6s-KECwfH3hiIN4MredwRK9UvZyJXdpjE/s640/blogger-image-1107212676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UpIntqPQRKnZrsAnMZC0JlcOXSKFV0gwNyil9wYXk6qnuW_Zv0XuUSaduGkGXGH7CjbNcDE5Et7EB8F9GJmlkRJtgrBYDMO2V6tqPmNnoi6s-KECwfH3hiIN4MredwRK9UvZyJXdpjE/s640/blogger-image-1107212676.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>June ended with a rockin beach trip with Ty's family! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQkXFtrXC2HF58ci6Mjc8Y3D3h6eiwzwOqOYZwPFoMK05BdvKW1KT-b0XlPR2mU5uyHp-k5koQXQI4Chj4I1NqZMtjfXN0sz3_H5gIIIR5bOANWuQvuuR2rigktBm-FJACrqCGfzk4l0/s640/blogger-image--1417975909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQkXFtrXC2HF58ci6Mjc8Y3D3h6eiwzwOqOYZwPFoMK05BdvKW1KT-b0XlPR2mU5uyHp-k5koQXQI4Chj4I1NqZMtjfXN0sz3_H5gIIIR5bOANWuQvuuR2rigktBm-FJACrqCGfzk4l0/s640/blogger-image--1417975909.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWHvOkhg7xwjySzoawBHbMR5DkWbj5gVDfoVk5HTsWGB_ZeGWggBss71YmiPAYQwr1fuVXRLfnkHl2ZwfjTJJXizOmVkmFQgDeyGpsREYREIzQG12MQrBCrvYKvqt5W997Syd_pG61No/s640/blogger-image--1868434975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWHvOkhg7xwjySzoawBHbMR5DkWbj5gVDfoVk5HTsWGB_ZeGWggBss71YmiPAYQwr1fuVXRLfnkHl2ZwfjTJJXizOmVkmFQgDeyGpsREYREIzQG12MQrBCrvYKvqt5W997Syd_pG61No/s640/blogger-image--1868434975.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>July</b></div><div>On July 4th we decided we would see how many people we could fit on one golf cart...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuq0rPo_anrgo02v-IrqDdJyzIGAhYwqWKmqhM6YDNkmcD-Uec_peXQ9LiyXzuDk2AA4BMJ9_t81hGqOmXLJRnG2oY-aYfXWF5sUeTjG4T3wD5zwRyk30NrYNReiDcZV5NTrYoM690Iv8/s640/blogger-image--1148864047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuq0rPo_anrgo02v-IrqDdJyzIGAhYwqWKmqhM6YDNkmcD-Uec_peXQ9LiyXzuDk2AA4BMJ9_t81hGqOmXLJRnG2oY-aYfXWF5sUeTjG4T3wD5zwRyk30NrYNReiDcZV5NTrYoM690Iv8/s640/blogger-image--1148864047.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And spent ALOT of time here...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LXYx_LbrPuxrhzvuQazzCMwQy3xq1HEFukwrsOLyg3Q_SvEbJaizgXykBurcaVE8YIX9pN9JQ1sSC5GYIdRXhunRIwwXXHH1fDXzTSEi40G-QpncmiIwsACEQLFJHbtE4_Oy8Cs7RAk/s640/blogger-image--1390734491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LXYx_LbrPuxrhzvuQazzCMwQy3xq1HEFukwrsOLyg3Q_SvEbJaizgXykBurcaVE8YIX9pN9JQ1sSC5GYIdRXhunRIwwXXHH1fDXzTSEi40G-QpncmiIwsACEQLFJHbtE4_Oy8Cs7RAk/s640/blogger-image--1390734491.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyc7ayM1dBFIdh9g6I2IIFkRJ1Q_hz9_4LsT31q6ZY1xcyQnW7eXIhRU6GnYlrSVBChGRBs_LygbFrzxxSBrfpjaV7yoOssekqSADmQ4OXXIOSRQdGZTU96SednqJ5ejvQMIZ8q5L-0HE/s640/blogger-image-1143997573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyc7ayM1dBFIdh9g6I2IIFkRJ1Q_hz9_4LsT31q6ZY1xcyQnW7eXIhRU6GnYlrSVBChGRBs_LygbFrzxxSBrfpjaV7yoOssekqSADmQ4OXXIOSRQdGZTU96SednqJ5ejvQMIZ8q5L-0HE/s640/blogger-image-1143997573.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94VQgotCMLe_g7C-RolejPoNjdVrVmEMgOcBj-PLemooauwHhbN5FQXQeuVs7e8Mnb7T6ta8VfkGHdowXD6mKvx_rKyVV0RuoDjz2XHg-Dgbm65ePSlVyxql5qCntprDsll2AGo995ls/s640/blogger-image-30349503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94VQgotCMLe_g7C-RolejPoNjdVrVmEMgOcBj-PLemooauwHhbN5FQXQeuVs7e8Mnb7T6ta8VfkGHdowXD6mKvx_rKyVV0RuoDjz2XHg-Dgbm65ePSlVyxql5qCntprDsll2AGo995ls/s640/blogger-image-30349503.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div>We also signed a contract on our first house and the sweet owners let us go in early and redo the floors and start painting. We spent our first anniversary painting our new master bedroom and then ate the top of our wedding cake! It was delicious! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlJd6IGVZMf3GMj_SapCnzAPb934-We5fUSdJ6JmhS0zOBwehZSYd05nAYFlPwvoJ37xFVv7-C6r7aDydiYcN3sCGN6QfHTpHfz8bi84UKDfUyN3mKfBmktZ8-ciE9EUb8Q_wE-SicA8/s640/blogger-image--1709128661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlJd6IGVZMf3GMj_SapCnzAPb934-We5fUSdJ6JmhS0zOBwehZSYd05nAYFlPwvoJ37xFVv7-C6r7aDydiYcN3sCGN6QfHTpHfz8bi84UKDfUyN3mKfBmktZ8-ciE9EUb8Q_wE-SicA8/s640/blogger-image--1709128661.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This cutie also turned the big 3-0 on July 31st! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEOl-8dDjF8wM07L0UQ1DLp7-UQ-62QD84Z8pzoSjBPv6b1XqwEELy-IHs8gbwJqShZSndo0tQRxjELm7h4_RsJkf6rg3Ke5ks45uyVHbePE4wBLARCWoqwPenUS8KCeEuBMXG7ekYOY/s640/blogger-image-388836164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEOl-8dDjF8wM07L0UQ1DLp7-UQ-62QD84Z8pzoSjBPv6b1XqwEELy-IHs8gbwJqShZSndo0tQRxjELm7h4_RsJkf6rg3Ke5ks45uyVHbePE4wBLARCWoqwPenUS8KCeEuBMXG7ekYOY/s640/blogger-image-388836164.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>August</b></div><div>On August 2nd we moved into our house!!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDliCGVD865VmzOYE9IUsA_6LjvbrXkp91jFPVX5UVWscrhJcNAYOq19STG3vh6KRANl_ImpP3KNHeIWlMk24xtGqB0CD3lpWmbj59MiumniMSy8fYx_pqR-OH7gypch4FAX5OfHKJ2k/s640/blogger-image--1128998759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDliCGVD865VmzOYE9IUsA_6LjvbrXkp91jFPVX5UVWscrhJcNAYOq19STG3vh6KRANl_ImpP3KNHeIWlMk24xtGqB0CD3lpWmbj59MiumniMSy8fYx_pqR-OH7gypch4FAX5OfHKJ2k/s640/blogger-image--1128998759.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Then I had meet the teacher and we celebrated Ty's 30th birthday on the same day.. Whew! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwLnUOAVZqc_SSP8n-Xvd8_ZA653gxqQ2a7LXV7x-eY8Yt2bNunC-C5HGhLK6Rh5UaL4OjKJeLL9eGfDZ0JWGyikM2N1O8cm-gVSDbNl9ejtQEKBtBH2YBtG2gqe2913bdt2lQ23d4M4/s640/blogger-image--1944938072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwLnUOAVZqc_SSP8n-Xvd8_ZA653gxqQ2a7LXV7x-eY8Yt2bNunC-C5HGhLK6Rh5UaL4OjKJeLL9eGfDZ0JWGyikM2N1O8cm-gVSDbNl9ejtQEKBtBH2YBtG2gqe2913bdt2lQ23d4M4/s640/blogger-image--1944938072.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsOT5eIUZvkpg9-maSkVvWTg1xAuQ23LNtot5pShOTnh-jppPdDLizcHNdAAQTsBw9_4wRcW3oVStpyNDrnyIhWA5cF0RGUTdyCCfEMfnX6fivboV7KUgXvBE8ZXE9gn1gXS2tGaAHXQ/s640/blogger-image--549003996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsOT5eIUZvkpg9-maSkVvWTg1xAuQ23LNtot5pShOTnh-jppPdDLizcHNdAAQTsBw9_4wRcW3oVStpyNDrnyIhWA5cF0RGUTdyCCfEMfnX6fivboV7KUgXvBE8ZXE9gn1gXS2tGaAHXQ/s640/blogger-image--549003996.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I started my 7th year of teaching and met my 16 sweet 1st graders!</div><div><br></div><div><b>September</b></div><div>I got my farmhouse table, thanks to my handy father in law! He is so talented!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n0ouP-woIhyQHW793jnWnl0FT94ZO02rpdTN5dCQixBhZJPhpZZ6C8tMmkXh_Dz607Xn0sJ_7tvBPH8moQvOfJF0-NujJezvZs_bpomDglItHEc0OvQR8quFIBM_HrmWnEVkzf9ekgE/s640/blogger-image--1112692893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n0ouP-woIhyQHW793jnWnl0FT94ZO02rpdTN5dCQixBhZJPhpZZ6C8tMmkXh_Dz607Xn0sJ_7tvBPH8moQvOfJF0-NujJezvZs_bpomDglItHEc0OvQR8quFIBM_HrmWnEVkzf9ekgE/s640/blogger-image--1112692893.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I went to my hometown for the weekend for my 10 year high school reunion...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsV0xxr3F0L8QTLcNfQqeGiJy0mAdzt6ztrZ5fBp9xtSJvK9gx7EMHTpC2yQ6oPx6gucm1_nnVqJhcyQEvtplUL1QbTudM9ExtdMMfJqIeouULfdSCGQwIAmPG-g6M0MH5tn54mG6Y4c/s640/blogger-image-1642671910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsV0xxr3F0L8QTLcNfQqeGiJy0mAdzt6ztrZ5fBp9xtSJvK9gx7EMHTpC2yQ6oPx6gucm1_nnVqJhcyQEvtplUL1QbTudM9ExtdMMfJqIeouULfdSCGQwIAmPG-g6M0MH5tn54mG6Y4c/s640/blogger-image-1642671910.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmtbK76zd40KdwuhNmVA8o9NGB_M9Ok3OHSFnDVKVVOchjzXl95QeDZH9uwjNho6aku72NE09imjP863inh-XKEgO0j7LPfw4JarroBdfq8n8wr0NDOc_Sv-8x4f2KTzZRIZfwCX9388/s640/blogger-image--265396509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmtbK76zd40KdwuhNmVA8o9NGB_M9Ok3OHSFnDVKVVOchjzXl95QeDZH9uwjNho6aku72NE09imjP863inh-XKEgO0j7LPfw4JarroBdfq8n8wr0NDOc_Sv-8x4f2KTzZRIZfwCX9388/s640/blogger-image--265396509.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And we had lots of little visitors on the weekends...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtVNsq8tySiflm6bkOUoRaix3ydKIwGAavxOq2n5Mn3fRUzwexxUkm4m__ruYsJhYPGnvmn9nvtpGrAv7_wiDK1LB3iONm3oz_3eptUjyMmtsLY0diHIuv8qSWUbRg73UQub5JAfcICE/s640/blogger-image-1942395697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtVNsq8tySiflm6bkOUoRaix3ydKIwGAavxOq2n5Mn3fRUzwexxUkm4m__ruYsJhYPGnvmn9nvtpGrAv7_wiDK1LB3iONm3oz_3eptUjyMmtsLY0diHIuv8qSWUbRg73UQub5JAfcICE/s640/blogger-image-1942395697.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBO6HFrKECkokWF-wDjzFe0BkD3isC8xBoa-ilbwgNMRPHUqYN5evVTvdl3lVwA3fP8MRsbfmH0osD52f2eiklt4OLyw3DZDsPTYmA1r64CNWC44PBNitG1ApjGsOlxxee8Uei1JfJ3I/s640/blogger-image-449014238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBO6HFrKECkokWF-wDjzFe0BkD3isC8xBoa-ilbwgNMRPHUqYN5evVTvdl3lVwA3fP8MRsbfmH0osD52f2eiklt4OLyw3DZDsPTYmA1r64CNWC44PBNitG1ApjGsOlxxee8Uei1JfJ3I/s640/blogger-image-449014238.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I ended the month on another girls weekend to the lake! 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Our favorite day of the year! :)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjst6R47mSpnWc6v8yLj8EJV0JmGhn0-kK8x5HwO8h9yH-YxJbKHho1qmn9jvDyiqZmtD8t20lgtncCvIz9hf2UQSihaVsKTbZn7OwJtUmUIfIZyv-CTJg-txC2ZrZfx0xm3Lo-Lm0xYK8/s640/blogger-image-492670189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjst6R47mSpnWc6v8yLj8EJV0JmGhn0-kK8x5HwO8h9yH-YxJbKHho1qmn9jvDyiqZmtD8t20lgtncCvIz9hf2UQSihaVsKTbZn7OwJtUmUIfIZyv-CTJg-txC2ZrZfx0xm3Lo-Lm0xYK8/s640/blogger-image-492670189.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Emma snuggled a lot...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkH_blsaLyk91tUTQvcDWFrLHAPs8HoKeE36mniRat2LeNaJOd7U87TZ_Cl6LtAtKBjPKDmOfXxFPr4OP1b5sv1lLwUqA_bpFmUO2BHRj6GOVEwPT1GPmeFaRWkGVmw3xxIYcIOJUqWg/s640/blogger-image--201200210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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What a year! Loved what 2015 brought us but so very excited about 2016!!!</div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-58608601917943655182015-12-30T19:26:00.000-06:002015-12-30T19:33:10.931-06:00Christmas with the Lathams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had a wonderful Christmas and I hope you did too! We have been relaxing and enjoying this time off with family and friends! Here is a picture recap from our Christmas!</div>
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Every year we take a hayride through our town to look at Christmas lights. Ty's dad blares Christmas music and we sing and enjoy the lights! This year we even stopped by our church's live nativity and let the kids get out and see the fun animals! It is always so fun and we look forward to this tradition all year. Here we are with our niece, Kate. She enjoyed the hayride from her Uncle Ty's lap this year!</div>
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My sister Christen and I made a whopping 14 pans of <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/cinammon_rolls_/">Ree Drummond's Cinnamon Rolls</a> and if you have never made them before - do it. It is work. And it is messy. But they are so good! And I enjoyed giving several pans away to family and friends. Ty and I still have 2 pans in the freezer to enjoy for breakfast or dessert!</div>
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On the Tuesday before Christmas the cousins on my dad's side of the family got together for our annual Christmas cookie making party. I love this tradition and I know our Nana and Poppy are smiling down from heaven as we continue this tradition in their honor. Love my sweet cousins! Here are the girls!</div>
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Christmas Eve started at my parents house with the whole crew. Here they are in order from oldest to youngest (minus Grant, who is the youngest being held by big brother Luke). Aren't they just precious? </div>
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We thoroughly enjoyed lots of yummy brunch food before waiting <strike>im</strike>patiently until it was time to dig into the presents. I wish I would have videoed or taken pictures while the madness was going on. We had no order, there were children opening presents left and right, tissue paper and wrapping paper and bags ALL OVER THE FLOOR and lots of happy kids.</div>
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After we opened presents, we rested for awhile and the men helped put together some of the gifts so the kids could play with them. Then we did another favorite tradition of mine that my Meme started when we were little - the kids acted out the Christmas Story. My brother in law read it from the bible and each kid came out when their part was read. I vividly remember doing this year after year at my Meme and Granddaddy's house and I love that we are carrying on this tradition with the next generation!</div>
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Poor baby looks less than thrilled to have his picture made but a baby and Christmas attire? #cutenessoverload</div>
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We ended the night with dinner at Ty's aunt and uncle's house, then dessert with my dad's side of the family! </div>
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Christmas Morning Ty and I woke up, at sausage and egg pie, and exchanged gifts and opened our stockings together. After we got ready, we headed down the street to his parents house where we enjoy his mom's yummy sausage wheels and opened presents with them. I enjoyed relaxing in the recliner in my new pjs and new slippers - heaven!</div>
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We ended the day with Ty's mom's side of the family at his aunt and uncle's house. We decided we would wear our pjs, make soup, and enjoy and laid back day. Besides the fact that it stormed ALL day, it was 75 degrees outside, we lost power for half the day, and we spent about an hour squeezed into a bathroom hiding from a tornado, it was an awesome Christmas...but weird, for sure. We had fun playing dirty santa and the oven mitt game (have yall heard of this??? it was HILARIOUS!!! I will have to write a post about that later), and enjoying each other's company. We played games in the dark and good thing his aunt had an obnoixuous light up necklace on, because it came in handy....</div>
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The rest of the break we have been doing this.....</div>
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On Sunday, I drove to my best friend, Melissa's house in Georgia to surprise her. It was the best!!! I think she was totally shocked. :) We enjoyed some low key time together and I LOVE her house all the time but during Christmas...it's just dreamy. <insert eyes="" heart=""></insert></div>
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We brag and brag on her to other people about never having to worry about her chewing anything and how she never went through a chewing phase. Well, she dedided to repay us by chewing our yearly ornament from last year! Little turd. I am super bummed because it was from our first married Christmas but Ty's mom said to save it, it will make for a good story every year when I dig out our ornaments. </div>
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That wraps up our Christmas. I am looking forward to another few days on the couch before I tackle the 2nd half of the school year. I am planning on doing a "2015 wrap up" post tomorrow. We had some big milestones this year but I am super excited to see what 2016 holds for us! </div>
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Anyways, back to my recipe exchange! I decided to start off easy and do a cookie exchange! Everyone who came emailed me their cookie recipe and I printed everyone a little cookie recipe book to take home with them. I also bought little baggies for everyone to take some cookies home with them! </div>
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I served cocktail meatballs, grapes & cheese cubes, and apples with toffee dip! I also had a hot chocolate bar but just my luck it was 75 degrees that Saturday so only my nieces dug into the hot chocolate. Oh well :)</div>
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We snacked on the appetizers before digging into the cookies! I had a little card with everyone's cookie written on it in front of their platter so everyone knew what cookie it was and who made it. We tasted each one, then I had a voting station where everyone voted on their favorite one! The winner got a little surprise after I counted the votes!!</div>
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It was such a fun way to get together with the girls in my life and walk away with lots of new cookie recipes!!! I am looking forward to hosting another one next year - Shay has done an appetizer version, casserole version, & breakfast version! I think it's such a great idea!</div>
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I have loved decorating our home for our first Christmas here! <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pGcW7Gm7g_gOg0twXVPI8IJIL9WaFDadAtvBTMk_l8jhQtQjl7DInVV5hR5zQdGnwah1fj_6PUlOMkdd7XfuNpOHDlnNUjwsPG9fBTEGBiBRJaw915RNMTUQZshUe5Ds49gkV7n1voM/s640/blogger-image-2117714147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pGcW7Gm7g_gOg0twXVPI8IJIL9WaFDadAtvBTMk_l8jhQtQjl7DInVV5hR5zQdGnwah1fj_6PUlOMkdd7XfuNpOHDlnNUjwsPG9fBTEGBiBRJaw915RNMTUQZshUe5Ds49gkV7n1voM/s640/blogger-image-2117714147.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made this Christmas door hanger with my bible study group! One of Ty's mom's friends came and walked us through how to make our own and it was so fun! 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It sits on the window right above my sink! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-xiVxAcdE6QQYqcCb6znY7IxKOh7KgFPkSHz0yLac5hpNvoCwRMz_apho2H6c1tD5KTVtV_cJ8ALbMgoctC4Yz4ypePdUkSgY-D4N6MZsN5kOJDFrA3ixoATfxtRcG2FoMvN19-299E/s640/blogger-image--933055869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-xiVxAcdE6QQYqcCb6znY7IxKOh7KgFPkSHz0yLac5hpNvoCwRMz_apho2H6c1tD5KTVtV_cJ8ALbMgoctC4Yz4ypePdUkSgY-D4N6MZsN5kOJDFrA3ixoATfxtRcG2FoMvN19-299E/s640/blogger-image--933055869.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I decided to display my Christmas cards on the window above my sink and I love them there! When I wash dishes I just love having something to look at!!! This Merry Christmas block came from either Michaels or Kirklands, I can't remember!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgfyddWK0Q314pn-nojA-OIKI-u-wPzbLlredYDG8TEjzK6EDsIsl0t69712q6XsMA8daMz6YQeJyOc7YwF_xanVDYGX6rCrlLX1VjQ0ssD6DFEeisIaha6yI98zu7Cd7054WiN_jwk/s640/blogger-image-1619750974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgfyddWK0Q314pn-nojA-OIKI-u-wPzbLlredYDG8TEjzK6EDsIsl0t69712q6XsMA8daMz6YQeJyOc7YwF_xanVDYGX6rCrlLX1VjQ0ssD6DFEeisIaha6yI98zu7Cd7054WiN_jwk/s640/blogger-image-1619750974.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Can you tell I took these pictures awhile ago?? Considering there's 4 days til Christmas, I'd say I meant to write this post a few weeks ago! Oops! :) This cute Christmas countdown came from Kirklands! (I have a slight obsession with that place, can you tell?)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y-05gOkgSDLrprD1ff8WT8dSSGQiXrBcQmObhQ98t2pmXw_yNVD512Y2FRzCuI13LBkfeX8Pdx7li1i3Z950J8Yhc1lydYi1Ad2gL0K1VqsM0XTOeQWoHwqiAhR-0hhzpFrBUArZw7s/s640/blogger-image--672512471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y-05gOkgSDLrprD1ff8WT8dSSGQiXrBcQmObhQ98t2pmXw_yNVD512Y2FRzCuI13LBkfeX8Pdx7li1i3Z950J8Yhc1lydYi1Ad2gL0K1VqsM0XTOeQWoHwqiAhR-0hhzpFrBUArZw7s/s640/blogger-image--672512471.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>One of my old coworkers gave me this cute tea towel several years ago and I dig it out every year. 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We underestimated how tall it could be so its a little shrimp this year but I still love it!!! </div><div><br></div><div>And here's what makes me happy...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas1Woi8MncaC9TNOkuN86o05cZgTvuQiKWjWwtRO39k28bNwmhporFBhNCK7ZTGPSFcPwFSxyBWHZTI1-ZMIswIV_IhpAWtA9Z-xYFjYAyYKqG-koMDRf4MjFw8cSMmMMyaHv1NPWtDY/s640/blogger-image-2079884625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas1Woi8MncaC9TNOkuN86o05cZgTvuQiKWjWwtRO39k28bNwmhporFBhNCK7ZTGPSFcPwFSxyBWHZTI1-ZMIswIV_IhpAWtA9Z-xYFjYAyYKqG-koMDRf4MjFw8cSMmMMyaHv1NPWtDY/s640/blogger-image-2079884625.jpg"></a></div>Puppy, twinkly lights. All is right in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Merry Christmas from my little family to yours!!!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJant23_RP7wFTwxD67vMW1gl7evksl5hQ5VoRD5mFkSyyvmlCOyVODcFGBX3XZVcFBDM2YjtsQAnXeU1qONf5U-puB1Fx79AYydURDlvl3wBXEyHDqGjK5ejUm836_WP6whT4AHhq54/s640/blogger-image--113325863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJant23_RP7wFTwxD67vMW1gl7evksl5hQ5VoRD5mFkSyyvmlCOyVODcFGBX3XZVcFBDM2YjtsQAnXeU1qONf5U-puB1Fx79AYydURDlvl3wBXEyHDqGjK5ejUm836_WP6whT4AHhq54/s640/blogger-image--113325863.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908700545750378537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014886038643083878.post-31226732850787309642015-11-24T12:12:00.002-06:002015-11-24T12:22:04.394-06:00Favorite Fall Crafts with KidsHappy Tuesday everyone! I am on Thanksgiving break and loving my time off! It is always so needed around this time. Whoever decided we get the whole week off - THANK YOU!!! <br />
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Today I thought I would share some fun Thanksgiving Crafts that I did this year (and years past) with my 1st graders and with my nieces and nephews! <br />
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This year I made these thankful turkeys with my students at school and they were so fun! <br />
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First I printed the "I am thankful for" papers and cut them into little rectangles. Each students filled in the blank for 5 things they were thankful for. I didn't really put any limits on what they could write but we talked extensively about what being thankful means and how we are thankful for lots of things like our family, friends, school, food, house, etc. Most of them did well filling in things they were thankful for without any direction.<br />
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After they filled in the blanks, I passed out the feathers (one at a time) for them to glue their thankful sentences on. I am a little OCD when it comes to crafts in my classroom so we all stay together and do it one piece at a time. I have found that is a better way, than to just release them. Its less stressful for me and less stressful for them. :) win-win!<br />
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After all our thankful sentences were glued on I passed out the body of the turkey, and the neck and face (I chose a lighter tan for the neck and face. The neck is a rectangle and the face is a little circle). I already had these cut out for them. Sometimes for crafts I cut out the pieces and sometimes they do. It just depends. On this day we were short on time so I had already cut out all the pieces for them. They drew on the eyes, beak, and gobbler with crayons. I put an example on the board for them and they glued the neck and face on. Then we glued the feathers to the back of the turkey. The only hard part here was most of them glued the feathers too far down so their writing was covered. I just went around and helped whoever needed it. <br />
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Then it was time for the fun scrunchy legs! (yes scrunchy is totally a word!) This is always their favorite - we do scrunchy legs (or arms) on a lot of our crafts. I cut out orange rectangles and they knew out to scrunch them back and forth to make the legs because we had done it multiple times. The first time I show them several times and most of them get it after a few times of trying it. They glued the legs on and bam - hello cute little thankful turkey!!!!!!! I hung them on a long string that hangs from the ceiling across our room. They turned out so cute!!!!<br />
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On Sunday, we had our family Thanksgiving and I decided it would be fun to do this turkey craft with my nieces and nephews....<br />
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First we drew a circle for the turkey's body and the kids colored it in. Yes, they are young so they totally get outside the lines but I have always thought these crafts turn out cuter when they are "messier". :)</div>
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After they drew the eyes, beak, and gobbler (is that what that red thing is called???); we drew on the legs and then were ready for the feathers! I brought some of my acrylic paint over to mom and dads and I put the paint on a paper plate. Aubrey & Levi were able to dip their fingers in the paint and do the feathers themselves after I showed them how to but Jeri and I helped Kate and Hagen do theirs.</div>
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This next craft is more of a fall craft, rather than thanksgiving but I still wanted to share it. You saw this picture on my last post.....</div>
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Meet out candy corn people!!!! I always always do this craft at the beginning of October with my kids and every class has just loved them!!!! </div>
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Years ago I found this candy corn template (I'm sure you can google one) and print one for each kid. They color the candy corn, cut it out, and glue it on orange construction paper (just to make it more sturdy). Then they cut out the candy corn on the construction paper and draw on a face at the top. I cut out orange rectangles for the arms and legs and they scrunch them (just like on the turkeys!) and then glue the arms on the side and legs on the bottom to the back of the candy corn. </div>
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I am such a crafter so I love doing these little projects with my students and now my nieces and nephews!!! If you do these at home with kids, you can always hang them on the fridge, or decorate with them around the house - hang them on windows, in their room, etc! Then put them away after the holiday is over and bring them back out next year!</div>
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<strong>Happy Monday! And Happy 500th post to me!!!! On one hand I can't believe I have written 500 posts, but on the other it took me how many years to do that?? 7? Ha! :)</strong></div>
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I first want to say that I too have been glued to the tv watching the news about Paris. My heart goes out to everyone in Paris. It makes me sick that there is such cruelty in this world. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected. <br />
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I am excited to do a Day in the Life post today! Do any of you follow Andrea at <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/2015/11/show-and-tell-tuesday-day-in-life.html" target="_blank">Momfessionals</a>? She has 3 adorable kids & she is a teacher so I love reading her blog! She did a Day in the Life post last week (the link brings you right to the post) and I completely forgot to record one of my days last week to link up with her so I thought I would just do my own post today! I'm a little late to the party I guess. :) I absolutely LOVE these posts...does that make me nosey? I love seeing what everyday life is for everyone else. I also think it will be neat to look back and see how simple and calm life was while it was just Ty and I.<br />
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I picked last Thursday (and was hoping to post this on Friday - oops), which was a normal Thursday around here. <br />
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5:21am - Up and out of bed! Last week I had morning duty at school which means I have to set my alarm for about 10 minutes earlier so I can make sure I get to school on time! I usually hit my snooze about a dozen times but Ty was restless and I felt bad for keeping him up with the alarm so I went ahead and got up. <br />
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This girl has an expensive dog bed in our room but chooses to sleep on the couch every night because she's no longer allowed on our bed. <br />
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She usually does not even get up and greet me in the morning when I head to the bathroom but on this morning, she did. :) She hung out with me the whole time I was getting ready. Sweet baby!<br />
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6:20am - Hair done, Make up done, Dressed and ready - Now I need my coffee. :)<br />
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This pumpkin spice creamer is my FAV!!!!<br />
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6:22am - In my car and pulling out of my driveway....ready for my 50ish minutes trek to work! I am not a morning person at all but I don't mind my morning commute (the afternoon is a different story). I love to drink my coffee and sing along to the radio and just think. Lately I've been extra happy in the mornings because I've been listening to Christmas music!!!!!!! YAY!!!<br />
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7:10am - 48 minutes later, I arrive at work ready for a room full of 1st graders! </div>
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Hello home away from home! The calm before the day. :) On the weeks I have morning duty, I keep all the 1st graders from 7:15 - 7:30 and then they go to their own classrooms & our day gets started. <br />
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Thought I'd snap a picture of these adorable candy corn people we made in October. This week they will be replaced with little turkeys!<br />
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8:10am - My kids go to PE and specials at 8:00 & 8:30 most days so I usually eat my breakfast while running around the school making copies, laminating, unjamming our brand new copier (UGH!!), writing lesson plans, etc. Lately my breakfast has looked like this - 2 rice cakes with PB&J on top. :) One of my sweet babies gave me some homemade muscadine jelly and it is heavenly!<br />
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9:00am - 10:15am - I teach math. We were reviewing on Thursday so we played some math games, & I did some assessments!<br />
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10:15am - 11:10am - I teach writing. On Thursday we wrote about what we think our principal does all day. They were super funny! I always love this writing activity but it is so funny what most of them think she does al day! We ended up making a book out of our writing today and I hung the book in the hallway. I wish I would have taken a picture of one of the completed ones. "She watches us on the cameras" was a common response (think I use that line a lot???).<br />
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11:15am - 11:45am - Lunch. This week my lunch consisted of 1 boiled egg, cottage cheese, some pretzels, and a banana or granola bar! I usually eat bites in between opening milks, ketchup, salad dressing, telling 6 year olds to sit down 10 times, etc. ;)</div>
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11:50am - 1:50pm - I teach reading. I took no pictures because well, for 2 hours I teach my little heart out trying to get those babies to learn to read. :) </div>
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4:35pm - I am pulling into my driveway. I stopped at CVS to get some pictures - which they told me they didn't have - but don't worry, they did. I went back Saturday & reprinted them...only to find out that the original ones were listed under my maiden name & were there the whole time! So frustrating. Apparently when you type in your name for the order, it doesn't matter because whatever your phone number is linked to is what name they print it under. <br />
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Time to let Emma out! Ty was out working all day (some days he works from home) so she was cooped up all day & needed to release some energy!</div>
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Immediately when I got back in from letting Emma out, my comfy clothes went on. Most days I try to go to the gym or walk after school then I cook dinner and shower and put my PJs on but Thursdays are a little different! Ty and I eat leftovers and I put on my comfy clothes and go to bible study. <br />
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Emma joined me on the couch before bible study. This girl loves to SNUGGLE!</div>
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I watched Chopped until it was time to go to bible study. I wrote about my recent obsession with Chopped in a post a few weeks ago and my obsession continues. Now there is a Chopped JR and these kids are like 12 years old and better cooks than me. #epicfailure<br />
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I went to bible study and had a great tie fellowshipping with my small group girls! We have enjoyed studying Esther this Fall with Beth Moore. :) </div>
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8:30pm - It was back on the couch for me!!!</div>
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One of my sweet friends from home started texting me around 9 and we chatted for awhile and caught up with each other since it had been awhile since we had talked. She got married this Spring so we are both newlyweds (I can still be a newlywed, right??). She told me she was reading this book and said it was great so it is on my list!!!! Can't wait!<br />
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10pm - I took a shower and got ready for bed. I snapped this screenshot before I went to bed! It was kind of a late night for me, which happens alot on Thursdays! I have been trying really hard to go to bed at a decent hour lately. I usually go to bed at a really unreasonably hour so I am really trying to work on it!</div>
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And that was my Thursday!!! I hope I didn't bore yall to death!!! ;)</div>
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