Running in Circles

I'm not quite sure how a whole month got away from me- but it did! Let me try and back-track a little bit.  1. Thanksgiving  The Hacketts came to visit for Thanksgiving and we had such a good time with

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Halloween 2016 (Dallas, Texas) HAPPY HALLOWEEN from a black kitty cat, a pirate, and a lumberjack! It's hard to believe but everyone loved trick-or-treating this year!  Hazel and Henry carried their buckets full of candy until they could no longer

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We went to the Arboretum this week- I planned to stay for a couple of hours and get through several activities but we found ourselves in one little garden and we never moved on. The kids have played in here

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:: hazel :: 1. Loves playing in sand right now but does not like getting cleaned up after. 2. She asks so many thoughtful questions- i feel like I'm having real conversations with her. 3. I  hope I can remember

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:: hazel :: 1. We found this magnifying glass at the Perot and she was intrigued. 2. Loves playing our dinner-time game where we ask each person about their best and worst things of the day. 3. Is having grandma

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We were so happy to have Grandpa and Grandma Johnson here in Dallas the last few days! They got home from their mission to Hong Kong and Timor Leste just two weeks ago. We enjoyed a day at the Texas

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I feel like I could sing, yell, and tap-dance out all my excitement. It's been two and a half years of us having only one car that Brice takes to work 19 out of 20 days a month! We bought

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:: hazel :: 1. woke up on her birthday almost in tears saying "did I grow too much?" We assured her that her clothes and pj's still fit! 2. loved having a park day with friends to celebrate. 3. She

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It's Hazel's FOURTH birthday and I can hardly believe it!  We celebrated this morning with a low-key party at the park where so many friends came for treats and to play on the playground. Hazel's face lights up every time

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:: hazel :: 1. has started saying "no" to me a lot and i really don't like it.  2. keeps asking about her birthday and wants to see October 5th on my calandar. 3. has become obsessed with Spanish and

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Yesterday was an exciting day- I registered for the 2017 Boston Marathon. So many people qualify and then apply so I'm not officially a race entrant yet, but I had a good time for my age group and don't see

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:: hazel :: 1. We went to half price books on Labor Day and picked up "Wingdingdilly" by Bill Peet. She is obsessed with it. 2. really loves sorting and grouping things. 3. Gets really excited when she realizes I

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:: hazel :: 1. I bought her her first pack of princess figurines to play with during our move. They were a hit! 2. Loves baking with Brice and this week they made chocolate frosting together to dip into graham

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We made it through another move... this one was a short distance but still a lot of work. We have most things back in functioning order and Brice is tired of hanging picture frames all ready. Our apartment was the

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1. Rifle Paper Co came out on fabric and they are making the most darling bows. I bought two schoolgirl bows but would love more for future babies. 2. This table and chairs is out of stock but as soon

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It's been a while since I've been so overwhelmed/stressing out but the days are here!  This last weekend we did some overnight babysitting to earn a little extra cash and to help some friends out. It was a lot of

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I'm "nesting" big time right now- and no I'm not pregnant. We finally get to move off of the third floor to the first floor. We're moving next week and it is literally two buildings down in our parking lot.

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My parents came out for a week long visit and we had so much fun with them. We spent a few days in Houston visiting with my Aunt Rosanne and her family. We spent our days running, swimming, at the

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:: hazel :: 1. learned how to swim this week on her own. 2. We did a week of swim lessons and she's got it down. 3. Loved swinging on the swings at Magnolia Market in Waco. 4. Got ice

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:: hazel :: 1. we signed up for the summer reading program so we've been reading through books at lightening speed. 2. One of the prizes for the week was tickets to the Dallas Children's Theater to see Pinkalicious. Brice

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We got a day at the park this week which is pretty much unheard of all summer long in Dallas. The playground is usually too hot by 10 am but we got some cool weather and clouds so we went

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