HoboBaby

*The irony being, of course, that I am totally out of practice writing here.  Also, I started this post one week ago and am just now finishing it. Typical of me at least. Halloweeeeeeeen!  My new favorite time of year since I started having kids!  (Segue: Is it possible any parent on the internet hasn’t [...]

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Last week we felt like Avelyn needed to have a “fun day”.  She has done such an amazing job at this new big sister gig (sometimes a little too “helpful” is our biggest problem) and I wanted to do something she would enjoy.  We hit up S.eaworld on St. Patrick’s Day, hence the entire family [...]

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I may have posted some pictures when Avelyn first started dance class last fall. (Yep, here they are.)  We faithfully attended nearly every Saturday morning for months.  It was so fun watching her, albeit a little frustrating at times, as she had a hard time paying attention and staying with the group.  She was far [...]

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Dear Avelyn, You started dance class last weekend, or as you like to refer to it, “dance cass!!!!!!” with the most excited voice you can muster.  You LOVE to dance, but you don’t love to listen so much. The first week I left you in the class with two other girls, and sat outside snapping [...]

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March 10th was Avelyn’s last day, say it with me, LAST DAY of daycare.  Yay!  And also, yikes! bring on the caffeine! Of utmost importance is always attending your last day of anything with sweet new kicks. Friday Friday morning we woke up, packed up and left San Antonio in the dust as we headed [...]

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Again, so much to say and not enough time to write it!  Avelyn has been down for nearly an hour now so I’ll see what I can pound out. I can’t believe how much more I love this child everyday.  I didn’t think it was possible and then, poof!  She grows a little taller, pops [...]

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My daughter is perfect.  Just perfect. She is smart, kind, gentle, loving, boisterous and ohmygod she is insanely funny.  How can a little person at just 16-almost-17 months of age be so freaking cool?  I think the most amazing thing about this feeling is the notion that most parents feel the exact same way about [...]

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My baby brother got married this weekend which I’m pretty sure means I am really old now.  Avelyn was a drop dead gahw-geous flower girl in her little ruffled dress and tiny pearls.  She had fun picking up the skirt ever so slightly and twirling herself.  Sigh.  Aren’t little girls just precious? Kevin flew to [...]

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[Click play or here if the song doesn’t play. It will open in a new window.] We are having a great start of summer around here.  Swimming, FIRST pigtails, learning the art of “sliding” at the park, learning to eat big people food like chicken, meat loaf, spinach, green beans, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, [...]

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FIRST day on the putt putt course: sunny, fun, so freaking hot we quit on hole 11. Seeing Avelyn in her gold gladiator sandals having a blast outside: priceless.

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