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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Five Years That Flew By...

Three days after we arrived home from Ethiopia with him:



Just after he turned one year old with sweet Peja:



On his second birthday eating fruit snacks at the office:



Turning three with his waffle breakfast:



Turning four Incredible Hulk style:



Five years old at the park:



I don't know how it happened so fast, but he will be starting Kindergarten this year and he is so excited...

At five he loves:
-reading Magic Tree House books or "Jack and Annie books" as he calls them. We are currently on #6
-watching The Kings on tv, especially Tyreke Evans, his favorite player
-playing his Spiderman video game, wanting to get all the thugs and all the coins in each level
-peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in his school lunch every single Monday, Wednesday and Friday
-surprises of any kind
-"rolling out" his muscles with Daddy after a great workout
-cheese samples from Whole Foods
-playing with his best friends: Austin, Ryan, Abelardo and Maro
-any card game, but right now his absolute favorites are SkipBo Jr. and Superhero Memory from the Dollar Store
-hoodies, but they must be blue and feature a Superhero of some kind
-being in pictures (lucky me) and taking pictures too
-apple pies from McDonalds
-trying to feed Tivo at every meal...makes Tivo happy, but not us!
-playing Tron on Grandpa Dave's computer
-bacon for breakfast and ham-n-cheese quiche for dinner
-one on one time with anybody...he's always loved it this way
-graphic tees from Old Navy featuring Superheros
-projects with Mommy-especially cutting with scissors
-The Batman, Spongebob and any movie rental from the Redbox

I can't wait to see what new adventures this year brings!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

L.O.V.E.



Found this video today while searching for adoption blogs and charities.
Brought tears to my eyes-it was the opener for The Created for Care Adoptive Moms Retreat in the Atlanta area.

Adoption=Love.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Project Life Tuesday is here...


Finally my Project Life Kit arrived in the mail last week-I am so glad it is here! I've been collecting photos and "stuff" for the past five weeks in a giant folder. I am starting my album from 12-26-2010 because I couldn't stand the thought of not starting on a Sunday. Now I am playing catch up so here is Week #1.

Left side of Main Layout:
Right Side of Main Layout:
Added 8.5x11 Page:
Other Side of Added 8.5x11 Page:
Front Side of Added 6x6 Pages:
Back Side of Added 6x6 Pages:
Front Side of Added 9 Slot Page Protector:
Back Side of Added 9 Slot Page Protector:
Added this LO of Kolton about letting his light shine-one of my all time favorite pictures of our little boy:
Other Side of LO is this paper Kolton brought home from PreK this week, I love to capture what he's doing right now and this is perfect:
I also added one other 8.5x11 Page Protector which featured Kolton's January Calendar from preschool. One side is the calendar and the other side is the Parent Newsletter.

I am working on Week #2 and will post it when I'm finished!
Thanks for looking:)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Project LIfe Week #2

Paleo seats all around...even Tivo got in on this one.

Helping me do the grocery shopping at Winco.

One of Kolton's school projects: a penguin puppet.

A lot of Gruffalo watching on ABC Family channel.

Sleeping off a terrible cold...

Our letter wall is growing thanks to several fabulous blogs I follow: mostly No Time for Flash Cards and Totally Tots. Love them and their letter crafts!

Love this photo with Kolton's buddies and his Superhero mask...so him.

Batman and Aquaman-Kolton's favorite toys right now...just hanging out by the tv...

My boys playing SkipBo at Red Robin...

Another attempt at a family photo-I know, keep trying...


Sunday, January 9, 2011

Project Life Week #1

Delicious coffee from Starbucks-and they still have holiday cups!!

Fun with friends at Wacky Tacky.

Had to sneak my handsome husband in here...

A nice surprise came home in his backpack...along with a prize.

Preschool on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for our little guy.

Taking down Christmas...one of my least favorite chores.

Our sweet Tivo gator lounging on the couch.

Crossfit...rain or shine or freezing cold...

Posing for pictures in his old vest.

Workboxes in progress...he is cutting apart his verse and taping it together for week one.

My most recent attempt at a family portrait...I have a lot of room for improvement!

Kolton's new Skechers...new shoes bring the biggest smiles.
And yes, they have flashing blue skulls on them.