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Happy First Birthday Anders!
Our sweet Anders celebrated his first birthday last week. We had so much fun celebrating him, and I’ll admit as I tried to focus the entire day on him I was surprised at how rarely I give him that kind of attention. I appreciated focusing on his interests and teaching Scotland the importance of prioritizing…
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The Christmas season
We had a long Christmas season this year. Typically Christmas feels so rushed, and I don’t feel like I have enough time to do all the things I want to do. This year was different. We decorated for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving, and we started daily Christmas advent activities soon after. Then we celebrated…
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Happy 11 month Birthday Anders
Latest milestones: Yesterday, we removed the stairs gate. It’s official- he’s on his own. Seeing him spin around and back up to go down the stairs is the cutest thing. It’s a newly acquired skill and he’s very proud of it, grinning proudly and grunting to get my attention every time he does it. Determined…
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Halloween 2014
We had a delightful Halloween. This marked Anders’ first Halloween, and Scotland’s first year going trick or treating. How I love the novelty of child rearing. It’s so fun to see holidays through fresh eyes. Scotland decided to be a dragon again. (Despite my Mom and Dantzel putting together a super fun pirate costume for…
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Anders' latest
Folding his arms when we pray (cutest thing ever!) Pointing Using his hand to pick up his leg to kick things Waving Climbing up and down the stairs confidently
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Fall Staycation- September 2014
So I’m WAY behind in my blogging. So in order to get these pictures down for memories sake, here goes. Picture overload. Tom got a week off in September. We considered going somewhere like the Oregon coast, but I was so vacationed out and Tom was thrilled at the idea of just being home so…
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My baby is 9 months!
Swinging in Klamath Falls There’s something special about the nine month mark- it means he’s been out as long as he was in. To me Anders feels like he’s 18 months old. Because that’s how long he has been on my thoughts, part of our life, in my heart. If I were to choose a…
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Anders' 8 month milestones
Busy, busy busy. He’s pulling himself up on everything, getting into anything. He was coloring on the walls the other day. As a result, he is typically very happy just playing. The water level has risen, significantly. Scotland is learning that he has to keep his precious things up- and that coloring, and any paper…
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Mom, Dad and Derek enter the picture
So the day after Devin left, my parents came into town, and a few days later Derek followed suit. We took Grandma and Dantzi to the zoo. It was a overcast day with a light mist from time to time- which meant there were few people at the zoo, but the animals were very active.…
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Devin and Dantzi's visit
This has been the most family-filled August I’ve had- since, well, probably moving away for college. Seriously, all but two of my siblings visited our home last month, and the two that didn’t, I saw at my folks. It’s been wonderful! I’ve already catalogued the first three family events: reunion, Karlsven visit, and Grandma and Poppa…