Ballet Baby

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Dedication.

** Be warned. This is one of those picture-ful posts that come about because this blog also serves as my kid's only documentation of their childhood. I lapse into virtual baby book mode every once in a while! **

This weekend we held Traveler's baby dedication at our home. It was a really special & personal experience with family & some friends from our Bible study.

It was a day that reminded us how truly blessed we are to be surrounded by so many wonderful people in all areas of our life. I think one of the best gifts we can give our children is a rich community of people who love and pray for them. This day really illustrated the power of such community to us.

Thanks to our friend, Dewde, for taking pictures. (The first 6 are his. They also prove my husband's point about buying a better camera.)









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Right of Passage

On our trip to Indiana we decided to have fun with hair scissors and give Ivy some bangs. I thought they turned out adorable. Ivy, well, she didn't quite agree. And so she was introduced to the right of passage every girl must experience: Regretting your bangs.

**Sorry for the terrible picture quality. My camera settings have gone all wonky and these pics turned out terrible. But, I couldn't resist documenting the occasion.**



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And he's not even crawling yet!

Traveler took the car out cruising for hot chicks this weekend. This kid is so advanced.

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Dinosaur World!

We made an unexpected stop at Dinosaur World in Kentucky last week because we just couldn't resist. I think the pics speak for themselves...






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Blast from the past.

It is amazing how thin young well-rested I looked before kids. Anyone know any tricks for getting a little of that back?



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Crazy bossy big sisters say whuuut?

Traveler has the best goofy expressions of any of our babies. I can't wait to see what he's capable of when he actually tries to be silly!


And as a bonus, here's what Ivy looks like after a day of swimming. The girl refuses to let me put her hair in a "pono" to keep it out of her face.

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He's in for years of torture.

Don't believe me? Take a look at the evidence...

The Littlest Outlaw

Or, "Mom is this hat really necessary?"

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Sure she looks sweet, but...

this is the same girl who made him wear a plastic bowl on his head while he was trapped in the exersaucer yesterday. So, beware the cute older sister. They're never as sweet as they look. (Take it from someone who knows.)


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Three Musketeers

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Ah...the baby smile.

I finally captured one of these on camera - the elusive baby smile! Doesn't he look like a charmer?


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I wish you could smell this picture.

I wanted to share this picture for Wordless Wednesday but hated to do it without sharing the recipe. So, forgive me for not totally following the Wordless Wednesday rules.

(Thanks to my brother-in-law and his iPhone for this great picture!)

For Father's Day I made the dads in our family my favorite Apple Pie recipe. It is a seriously amazing pie. I found the recipe here on Recipezaar.com.

But, here it is for you if you'd like to try it out:

Ingredients

• 2 9 inch unbaked pie crusts
• 5 cups sliced apples
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup heavy cream

Ingredients

1. Mix all ingredients except for apples in large bowl.

2. Add apples.

3. Pour into pie crust.

4. Add second pie crust to top and vent.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

Easy, right? And everyone will think you've spent a lot of time on it. Go ahead and let them think you did!

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My two cookers...

Cookers are what the girls call everyone from chefs to the people who make their Happy Meals at McDonald's purely organic healthy take-out meals.

So, imagine their excitement when Dewde and Dewdette gave them "cooker clothes" for their birthday! Pretty sweet, huh?

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My Pocahontas & Tiger Lily

More pics from the pow-wow. I just couldn't resist.

**The first two pics (a.k.a. the two best pics) were taken by my good friend Jennifer W. Without her I'd have very few pics from the party!**

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Invasion

Kai and Ivy found these guys in their sandbox the other day. Actually, Kai ran in screaming, "Mom I just found the most hated creatures on the Earth and they are living in my sandbox!"

I thought she was exaggerating, but the more I look at them they do look pretty darn scary...


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Wordless Wednesday

Enough of me being maudlin. Here's something a bit happier...

Me & my two girls...

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Sisters

I don't think I have a picture more representative of my girls' personalities. This is such a perfect depiction of Ivy and Kai. My hope is that they can always be this close despite their differences.

That is the hardest part of sisterhood.


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Beach babies

Despite the fact that I was ready to have my mail forwarded and put my life on permanent vacation mode, we did come back to reality on Monday. Here are a few of the best moments from our trip...








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Tunnel Vision

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