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Backyard Projects

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We live in a house with a wonderful back yard. I love to look out the kitchen window and admire all of the flowers that are blooming during this time of the year. The only caveat to this great backyard is that the people who live behind our home are chain smokers, and we usually have to run inside after a couple of minutes of being outside because someone has decided to light up another cigarette. The great thing is that perhaps our neighbors have decided to quit, or smoke inside their home, or maybe they are just on vacation... but for the last week, we have been able to spend all our time outside without being chased away by smoke!! Yeah! My baby Matt is getting so big! Five months old, and he is still just the sweetest little baby. I LOVE HIM! To celebrate earth day, I planted a small organic vegetable/herb garden. This is the only space in our backyard that is sunny enough to sustain vegetables. But I decided that a small garden is better than no garden at all! Did you know...

My Babies!

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Just when I think that my life can't get any better......... ...it just keeps getting better!

The Boys

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These boys are so much fun to be around, but lately, they have not been allowing me the luxury of sitting down and blogging! Joel says that it takes too long and that he would rather have me dancing with him in the living room. Such is life. And I really LOVE to dance with him... it makes me smile!

Some Pics of the Kiddos

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Matty's two months old! Where is the time going? He is such a joy to be around! He smiles all of the time, and is so talkative already. When he is especially happy, you will hear him chirping away... especially at his mommy and daddy. We love him! Joel is doing great transitioning from an only child to a big brother. He loves spending time with his little brother, and kisses him all the time. It's so wonderful to watch my two babies interract with each other. ...Wouldn't he be a great spokesperson for smokey the bear? Joel says that only YOU can prevent forest fires!

On A Much Happier Note...

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Matthew turned one month old yesterday!! I love how he has made our family feel so complete. Matthew is so sweet, cuddly, and smells wonderful. We are so happy that he is here!

All Dogs Go to Heaven

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Cody lost his battle with cancer today. Cody, thanks for reminding us of what unconditional love is. You brought nothing but joy and laughter to our family, and we will never forget you. You were one of a kind.

Daddy and Me Time

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Both of my children inherited the wake up early gene- Joel consistently wakes up at 5:30am (no matter how late we put him to bed) and Matthew has been waking up even earlier (I won't disclose the time, it may give you nightmares). Fortunately for me, I married a wonderful man who is willing to wake up with our early birds each morning, blessing me with a couple more hours of much needed sleep. To make it even better, Mike does this each morning with a smile on his face and a joyful attitude (he says that he really enjoys the time alone with his boys). I don't know what I did to deserve such an awesome man, but it must have been something good! Here are some pictures that Mike took of his time with the boys during the wee hours of the morning. So sweet! In other news: the other day, Joel gave Matthew a gentle hug and a kiss and said "I love you Matthew". Melt my heart!!!