Bet you've been waiting (patiently) for a new update with some fantastic pictures of your adorable children! Well, wait no longer! (No Jenny, I haven't discontinued the blog!) Here you go! Hopefully this will be worth the wait. This update even includes a few fun video clips!!!
Tuesday, October 4th was a beautiful day with Maggie and Parker both here. Parker enjoyed a few trips down the slide and found the football that afternoon.
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| Kickin' back on the slide. |
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| Are you ready for some football??? |
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| Hello, Mr. Scarecrow! |
It was just Maggie and me here on Wednesday and then on Thursday, the 6th, Maggie and I had a visit from Jackson for part of the day. He was sooooo excited to be able to try out Andrew's old Spiderman costume mask!
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| A very happy Spiderman! |
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| Spidey in action! |
During Maggie's afternoon nap, Jackson and I read the new Halloween book, Spooky Boo. He also enjoyed a little time playing at the sand table.
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| Jackson kept calling it Scooby Boo! |
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| Outside enjoying the last of the warm weather. |
Friday, October 7th was "Girl's Day" again with Maggie and Parker here. Maggie loves this one red teether in particular. It's her favorite toy to chew on.
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| Maggie's favorite teething toy. |
Parker has been so silly lately. Her latest silly thing to do is lean over and put her head on the floor. Then she peeks out at you and says, "Hello". It's so funny!
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| Silly Parker! |
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| A happy girl! |
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| Best buddies. |
Tuesday, October 11th was a quiet day with just Parker here with me. It was a beautiful Fall day and we spent a lot of it outside. She played with her dolls and later played a little football with Andrew.
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| Parker and her baby dolls. |
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| A kiss for her baby. |
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| Playing catch with Andrew! |
Wednesday, the 12th, we had Maggie and Alex here. Livy also came over for a visit.
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| This little piggy... |
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| This is Livy's favorite puzzle. |
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| Maggie enjoys some tummy time. |
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| Playing with the toys while watching Super Why. |
Thursday, the 13th, Alex, Maggie and Parker were all here. Liam (Owen's baby brother) also got to come over for a quick 2 hour visit in the afternoon.
Maggie has found her voice and loves to hear herself talk. She was talking up a storm on this particular morning too--at least until I pulled out the camera to record her! She all but quit when the camera was rolling. Oh well, she's still so cute!
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| Hello Alex! |
I came across a Tickle Me Elmo doll and had to get it so Parker could play with it. I couldn't wait for her to see it. She loved it (of course)!
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| Parker loves Elmo. |
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| She especially loved it when he laughed! |
Alex enjoyed reading one of his favorite books--Go, Dog. Go! He is getting very good at reading it and even recognizes some of the words in the book.
Alex loves to read.
Oh my goodness! That little Liam stole my heart the first time I took care of him and he gets cuter every time I see him!!!
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| Adorable little Liam! |
He has the most adorable laugh that I've heared in quite awhile. You can't help but laugh yourself everytime you hear it--at least that's what I kept doing! He squeeks and laughs in this clip but my favorite is that laugh he makes in the last three seconds. It's so cute! Watch the video clip and see for yourself!
Friday, the 14th, we had Maggie, Parker, Alex and Shelby here. Shelby enjoyed seeing and playing with the little girls. They loved Shelby too!
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| Shelby and Maggie |
Shelby and Alex enjoyed playing some seasonal games and making some crafts.
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| Halloween-themed math game. |
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| Arts and crafts time! |
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| Shelby reads a story to Parker. |
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| Peek-a-boo! |
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| Girl time! |
Tuesday, the 18th, Maggie and Parker were both here. The 19th, Maggie and Alex were both here.
I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF MAGGIE!!!
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| Isn't she just the cutest??? |
Maggie has discovered the picture window in the living room. She loves to watch the birds and squirrels in the tree just outside when she lays on her back near the window.
Andrew was home from school (MEA weekend) from Wednesday-Friday. He and Alex had a great time playing "restaurant" together. They even made a menu-complete with pictures!
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| Alex is the customer. |
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| The menu. |
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| Andrew takes Alex's order. |
Thursday the 20th, was Andrew's birthday. Shelby, Alex, Maggie and Parker were all here to help him celebrate his special day!
Shelby hung out with the girls for a bit in the morning while we played downstairs.
The children enjoyed a little of Andrew's birthday cake at snack time. Yum yum!
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| The birthday boy and his cake. |
Then we enjoyed some time outside in the afternoon.
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| Parker shows off her hat. |
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| Anyone wanna play football? |
Tuesday, the 25th Maggie and Parker were both here for the day. Maggie is getting so much better at sitting up by herself for longer periods of time.
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| Maggie sitting up! |
Wednesday, the 26th, Alex, Maggie and Livy were here. I took this picture of Livy and didn't realize that the camera lens was fogged up. It's so cute of her though that I'm posting it anyway!
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| Too cute for words! |
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| Fun with the castle set! |
Later that afternoon I bundled up Alex and Maggie and we went for a walk and enjoyed some of the crisp, fresh Fall air.
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| All bundled up and ready for our walk! |
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| Alex rides his bike. |
Thursday, the 27th, Alex and Maggie were here for the day and Livy was back for part of the day too!
We went for another walk since it was another beautiful morning.
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| Maggie loves her walks! |
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| We stopped by the park for a quick picture. |
While waiting for lunch, Alex and Livy played with the castle set again.
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| The castle set is a favorite for everyone! |
Maggie's daddy (Ryan) picked her up on this day so I had to snap a quick picture of the two of them before they left. She sure looks like her daddy, doesn't she?
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| Maggie and her daddy! |
The 28th, was a fun one for Alex and Parker. They had fun dancing to music on the radio in the morning. They are so cute together!
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| Dancing partners. |
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| Alex twirls Parker. |
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| Parker loves to dance! |
Later that afternoon, Alex worked on his arts and crafts project. He made a mummy. I think it turned out so cute!
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| Alex show off his mummy. |
The month of November was a short one by day care standards. The first week of the month is included in this blog update since it was right before we were closed for vacation.
Tuesday, November 1st, was a quiet day with just Parker here with me. It worked out nicely for me though because I was able to take her to Mass with me that morning. We made a quick stop at the store before returning home again. I got so many compliments from people on the beautiful little girl I had with me!!! So much fun!
Parker had fun playing with the Cozy Coupe car that afternoon.
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| Car time! |
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| Blowing kisses. |
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| Her own set of wheels! |
Wednesday the 2nd, brought Maggie and Alex for the day. Baylee and Livy got to spend part of the day with us too! Baylee wanted to wear her Halloween costume over here for the day. It was so cute!
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| Baylee shows off her mermaid costume. |
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| A dancing mermaid! |
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| Livy joins the fun! |
CUTE PICTURE ALERT!!!
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| Livy loves her sister! |
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| Here comes Alex to join the fun... |
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| Ta-da!!! Group shot! Aren't they cute? |
Little Maggie looked so cute in her purple sweater, I had to make sure I got a picture of her in it!
Finally, Thursday the 3rd, Alex, Maggie and Parker were all here for the day. Unfortunately, the camera was already packed for vacation since we were leaving for our trip shortly after closing time. We had a wonderful time! I missed the children though and thought of them often while we were gone!
The next blog update will include the last half of November's pictures and happenings and hopefully get me finally caught up with what we are doing during this always fun-filled month of December!!! Check back sometime next week for that. Until then, I hope you enjoyed this long (and over-due) update! Thanks for being so patient with me!
