PSF -- Sisters

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From Day one, You've been attached.


You've loved each other.



You've shared talks with each other.



You've plotted together.


You play together


You irritate the snot out of each other.


AT the end of the day -- You curl up and Fall asleep together, no matter how mad you were before bedtime.






And in 8 weeks (or so) you will share all of the above with a new little sister.


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PSF -- Who Needs a Son?

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Dear Sweet Caity. You are Our first born. Our sweet girl. But you, my dear are a TOTAL TOMBOY. It is so fun to watch you as you grow and see JUST how different you are from your sister. To see your personality blossom.




While Playing with Izzie outside, you discovered several DEAD crawdads in the yard. My assumption is that they either crawled up from the neighbors pond OR one of the cats brought them over as gifts.








Why most children (especially girly girl ones) would run screaming from this discovery -- YOU relished in it and had to have a cup to keep your "crabs" in so you could show grandpa.




Following your crustacean discovery. You went on the search for more offensive creepy crawlies -- ICK.

WORMS



Ladybugs




You are a Connundrum to me sometimes. I never know what you will come up with next -- but I love every day of finding new discoveries with you.


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PSF: Kiss Kiss baby sissy

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Funny looking pics, eh!

Izzie has become obsessed with my "baby sissy" belly.

She loves to pat it, talk to it and love on it.

On this day, she was pulling up my shirt, kissing my belly saying "Kiss kiss baby sissy"

I just knew it would make a great photo op for our scrapbook.





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PSF -- The making of a Bedroom

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Photo Story Friday : The making of a Bedroom

I know I've been MIA (hey I did warn you) But I've been busy building a house. Or rebuilding I guess is more accurate. So today's PSF is to show that while I've been offline -- I acturally did accomplish some stuff.

This story picks up AFTER the removal of the old sheetrock and flooring and the putting up of the new sheetrock.

First -- You put on the paint. Picked out by oldest child.



Paint the whole room


Add wall decor


Add some flooring. Put up trim and add beds


Make sure to add a couple of dressers too


Hang Curtains, Add comforters, and Voila -- It's a bedroom



Keep on the look out for the playroom next :D

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PSF In a Blur

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You see that Magenta-ish colored blur in this picture. That is Caity. Yep. Life in the fast lane, in a blur.

PSF -- Eww, that's disturbing.

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What A sweet little family picture, eh?

Yeah. Lets do please note that that IS MY BROTHER, and me. It's a picture for our mom, 2(of 3)sibs and our littles.

A very special Photo Story Friday

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I will post this warning here first. This isn't a 100% happy story. But it has to be posted today and I think even sad stories need posting sometimes. So unless you want to possibly cry (Hey, I'm crying), I would tell you to pass.



So Here we go.


A glimpse into the past.



I'm taking you back to June 2008.






Unfortunately, this isn't a story about a baby shower or a welcome baby party. No. This is the photo memory book of Caleb.

Caleb was born at 17 weeks gestation to some dear friends of ours (and cousins!) on June 5, 2008. He died seconds after birth.



At the funeral for Caleb, Jess and Chris had this table set to the side, displaying many things. The little outfit, blanket, etc that the hospital had given them. Caleb's feet and hand prints. A book they had bought for Caleb. An angel. All things meant to go in his nursery.






I share this story today, because in all its bitter sweetness, today was Caleb's due date. Today we should have been celebrating his birth (unless he was a late boy) and reveling in the miracle that each new life brings.

Instead, we all remember the loss felt that day in June. We all remember the pain and grief, felt, not just by Chris and Jessica, but all of us.

But, today, we also celebrate. Celebrate because, Chris and Jessica are not alone. They miss their son, oh yes, they do. But they also have hope. And they have love. And they have the miracle of new life in their home.

They will finalize the adoption of Andrew on March 4th, 2009. And then they will officially be a family of 3, but We know, that they don't need that final paper to be a family. To be parents.

They've been parents all along.



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PSF -- The story of two Sisters

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When I was pregnant with Izzie, Caity insisted throughout the last half of my pregnancy that I had a baby elephant in my tummy. No idea where she got that idea from, but she was insistent. And she loved her baby elephant.




Then Izzie was born.


Grandpa helped her look through the nursery windows.....

Caity was disappointed that there was no elephant. But decided she liked her baby okay.



And from that day she decided that Sisters were better than elephants.






She takes her big sister duties, very seriously








And then of course, there is the annoying.......



But all in all, they love each other. The support each other. And they even sometimes like each other!





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PSF -- The Christmas shoot

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Last year, I somehow got it into my head that I could get some good pics of the girls in their christmas dresses, dress it up in photoshop and make the perfect christmas cards to send out.

It was a simple plan.


So, I got them all dressed up. Set them on the bed. And the following occured.




When one wasn't pouting, the other was screaming.



One would look away, while the other looked at the camera.



and chew on a tissue



I finally decided that no one would appreciate a card that said MERRY FREAKIN CHRISTMAS and gave up.



This year, there will be no joint picture. There will be no fancy dress, just simple snapshots.



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