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Instagram, week nine

No Music Monday post today… just playing catch up so you get my last weeks’ Instagram photos instead, but I will talk about them so there’s that 😉

Can I also request prayers today for my former middle school teacher, Roger Small (who I still have the hardest time calling just Roger and not, Mr. Small)… he’s having his hip replaced today. According to his wife, Mrs. Small (I mean Jan – she was my math teacher who once accused me of having a smokers cough – I just had bad tonsils), he’s never had major surgery tomorrow and what a whammy to have. Here’s hoping he has a smooth surgery and an uneventful recovery.

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Simon makes pancakes on Saturday mornings – this was from two weeks ago because this past weekend I thwarted his efforts by feeding the children berries and yogurt so they weren’t hungry (and by they, I mean just Liam because Jack doesn’t like pancakes, why would he?). But Simon instead did pancakes for lunch so everyone was happy.

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Jack peeking out of his stroller to see if it was still raining. It was but we headed into the Fulton Street Farmers Market so all was good after that. Rhubarb and asparagus, yum!


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Blogged about this already – the kick ball game where the dads were not at all lenient on the children. This is also what I always imagined live would be like with kids.


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All the kiddos in attendance from my get together with the college friends… I think we had two kids looking at the camera but only one crying so that’s a success? But that’s a whole lot of kids between the ages of 1.5 and not-quite-7.


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This stuff looks frightening but it is delicious and because it is green and contains all healthy things, you can feel totally superior when you drink it. Totally superior.


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I didn’t actually buy anything from Hollister but we were given this bad to bring home some stuff. I just can’t get behind a bag with a nipple on it. I mean, come on.


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Dueling water bottles at the track. Hydration is mucho importante.


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Before Liam pulled too far ahead and left a very sad Jack behind. But they were great little runners! Someday Jack’s legs will grow and he’ll stay caught up with Liam. Here’s hoping.


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We got a new recycle bin/trash can combo. I’m sadly thrilled about this purchase (and to gain additional counter space by removing our recycling bin – we had to keep it there to keep it away from Jack, we’ve all seen what he can do with a couch cushion, imagine the damage with recyclables).


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This is what George does every night when we go to bed – curls up on Simon’s side of the bed… like maybe this time, after seven years, he’ll get to sleep there for the night.


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Blurry but funny because Jack told me he was “pinking” at me. I did not correct him (sadly, Simon did).


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Cute rabbit outside my window at work. Much bigger than the stupid rabbit at home that is eating my plants.


Instagram, week eight

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Love a babysitter who plays outside with the kids and leaves us fun graffiti.


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Date night… Oberon and sangria… perfect.


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Play date with some of our favorite people…loved Jack’s take charge body language in this picture. He and Avery had great fun making “chocolate” soup (dirt, water and sticks).


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A slew of silver vehicles at school pick up.


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Jack zonked out way too late in the day.


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McDonald’s Diet Coke… sometimes you just need one.


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Summer… nothing warms my heart like seeing this.


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Liam’s summer haircut.

Instagram, week six

Someone was a little photo-happy this week… sue me.
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With one of my best boys in Lansing…


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This kid never stops moving.


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At cousin Max’s carnival birthday party! [sadly the birthday boy wasn’t up for getting his photo taken with a nose on]


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Jack was having a dramatic moment – I opted to make fun of him.


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Liam as pillowhead.


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Cheeseball


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Cutie cheeseball


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Celebrating Frappy Hour


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First Frog Hollow outing of the year – this time with more babies!


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Liam learned to pump his legs on the swing and now he soars high!


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Adam Levine on my tv… I’m okay with that.


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Super cheese… last photo with the broken tooth.


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Inside this treasure chest is a tooth… my baby’s first lost (pulled) tooth. Sniff.


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Phone photos never capture how magical downtown looks at sunset, but it is so pretty.


Instagram – Week Five

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My friend, Amy, and I have decided that the hearts make us feel like we’re virtuous and drinking something good for us.


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My boys in a refound Captain Rex mask from Liam’s birthday.

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They never tire of wrestling… And I never tire of saying, “someone’s going to get hurt” Oh wait, yes I do!


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We met Jim Abbott on Thursday night at an author meet and greet… More on that later but as you can imagine from the glimpse at his book, it’s on a subject near and dear to my heart.


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Another afternoon at the mall play place.

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And yet another failed attempt at a photo… But at least you can see how happy they are together, hope the brotherly love lasts forever.

Instagram – Week Four

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Jack finally hit five days in a row with potty training so he earned some long-awaited goodies in the form of a Hex Bug Battle Bridge to attach to his Hex Bug habitat. We love Hex Bugs.


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Jack referred to this as a funny Squinkie, Simon quickly corrected him with, “You mean, Magneto!?”


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A fun visit to our local park until two 9-year-olds came along and started swearing… seriously, thanks kids.


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Two of my favorite boys.


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Girl’s Night Out… love that girl, Sarah! Love my MOPS friends!


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At Sarah’s the next day for dinner and sharing parenting responsibilities while Simon was at work and Brian was out of town. Hands full and happy hearts.


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Sigh – we’ve had to resort to putting Jack’s jammies on him backwards since he’s resorted to taking them (along with his diaper) off during bedtime.


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This bubble wall is in the outpatient waiting room at the Children’s Hospital… so fun. Though strangely the woman at the check-in desk made a comment specifically about the wall, saying that the only thing they probably would do differently was not put in the bubble wall because of calcium build-ups. Very random small talk since we hadn’t even noticed the wall when she said that. But perhaps her intention was to get us to go look at the wall – done and done!


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Liam’s surgery went very well, no issues or complications and the surgeon even discovered a small hernia which he stitched up while he was in there. Recovery went less smoothly and Liam started crying when got to the recovery room and said that his tummy hurt. Poor kid just wasn’t prepared for it to hurt and to feel sick from the morphine. He slept on and off for three hours and then drank a blue slushie. Then he threw up a blue slushie. It was pretty impressive how quickly he sat up before puking. But after that he was a little better and soon we went home. But that evening his appetite was back and by the next day, no more pain. Our little trooper! I’m just sad about the blue slushie – that was what he was most looking forward to about the hospital visit.


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We played Up the River, Down the River (or Oh Hell). I won. This is rare. It was worth a photo.


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My dad, Jack and I took a little walk around Millennium Park and topped it off with a ride on the swings. We were the only ones at the park because it was only 40 degrees – I’m disappointed in the other wimpy Michiganders who don’t go to parks in just above freezing weather.


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This is my 300th post – wowsers!

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