tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43645435609960485892024-03-20T01:20:19.795-07:00Pieces of Reese's LifeLike Reese Witherspoon? No...I like her though! Like the candy? No...although one of my favs and deliciously sweet! Reese Caroline Sanders DID turn out to be beautiful like Reese Witherspoon, one of "my favs", and a real sweetie!Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-25659699927668594432013-12-16T18:19:00.002-08:002013-12-16T18:26:56.789-08:00Big Sister Reese<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I was a bit worried about how Reese would respond to becoming a big sister. The weeks leading up to Avery's arrival were interesting to say the least. Reese could definitely sense something big was happening. She acted more "baby like" to get attention, she wanted up in Avery's crib, she asked to be wrapped up like a baby and wanted to be rocked often. </div>
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Well, Reese as a big sister is really, really sweet. She does have her tantrum moments, which I think happens more because she's 2, almost 3, than because of Avery's arrival, but overall she's adjusted so well. She really is the best big sister. She truly loves Avery and shows her love everyday.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sisters snuggling--Reese requests this most mornings</span></div>
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This is the first photo of Reese seeing her little sister for the first time. I think she must of known something the rest of didn't because she continually told us the baby was a girl and she wanted a "sissy." We were relieved (in a way) to have another girl, so Reese would get her wish.</div>
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She was very gentle with Avery from day one and 3 months later she is still this way with her.</div>
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Reese liked playing with her baby dolls before Avery's arrival, but now she loves it. I would say more than half of her day is spent playing with her 3 baby dolls. Dressing them, undressing them, bathing them, nursing them, putting them to sleep, rocking them, diapering them...really everything I do for Avery, Reese does for her babies and it's so sweet to watch.</div>
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This is my favorite photo of the 2 of them together. This was taken the day Avery and I were released from the hospital. </div>
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Big Sister kisses are the best.<br />
Avery gets many of these kisses everyday.<br />
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Reese was very excited to have a backseat rider with her. On the way home from the hospital Joe and I asked Reese what was the first thing she wanted to show Avery when we got home. Reese didn't hesitate--"my books."</div>
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Reese wanted to hold Avery immediately and started reading away. Reese loves to read and to see her share her most favorite possessions with Avery almost did me in. I was a ball of hormones after all.</div>
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I am so glad I captured these first few minutes home with my girls on video. It is the sweetest minute and 56 seconds ever. You can just see the big sister pride Reese feels.<br />
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Our first outing as a family of four was to Barnes and Noble to play and get Reese some new books. We asked Reese if she wanted to go with just Mommy and Daddy or if we should bring Avery, too. (We were planning on asking Nana to babysit Avery if Reese wanted some one on one time with us). To our delight she said, "bring Avery. Avery go, too." While we were there she picked out a bunch of stuffed animals for Avery. Reese kept filling up Avery's carrier with stuffed animals--at one point we couldn't even see Avery anymore. </div>
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Avery is a lucky girl for so many reasons, but having Reese as a big sister might just make her the luckiest little girl alive.</div>
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6:36 am, September 17, 2013, the moment my life forever changed. </div>
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Avery Ann born a healthy 8 lbs. 12.5 oz. and 20.5 in.</div>
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It was beautiful.</div>
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Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-87289242327650553792013-07-09T19:29:00.002-07:002013-07-09T19:29:21.486-07:00Fourth of July FestivitiesSince the 4th of July was on a Thursday this year Joe had a 4 day weekend! It is so nice when he has off that much time. Reese loves having him here and I do, too. Unfortunately, there wasn't much relaxing--we stayed pretty busy all 4 days.<br />
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We spent Thursday in Chandler with my Dad and Charlotte. We cooked out and swam. Reese swam pretty much non stop from 1:30-5:30. No nap, hardly any resting, and she was exhausted by bedtime.<br />
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The life jacket she's wearing is called a Puddle Jumper. It's the best swimming invention out there. We don't have to mess with putting her in a full size life jacket (that all kids hate anyway) or floaties. She can move around the pool freely, but still stay safely above the water. She's worn it a few times before, but this was the first time she took off swimming all on her own.</div>
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and Shared Secrets,<br />
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and Reese spent a straight hour (at least) holding her Aunt Kate's new puppy, Lily.</div>
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It was a wonderful way to spend the 4th of July.</div>
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On Friday, we spent the morning hanging out with my friend Shannon and her son Austin. They play so well together despite their age difference. Austin is so kind to Reese. </div>
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Splash Pad Fun,</div>
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and Sunbathing Fun was had by both kiddos!<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Saturday morning Joe, Reese, and I met Emma and her family for story time at Barnes and Noble. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">These girls are so sweet together.</span><br />
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Now, I am not a huge country music fan, but my sister, Kate, definitely is (or was?) so growing up I listened to a bunch of Garth Brooks' songs. She would make me sing duets with her over and over and over again until we got "our act" together. Listening to him brought back such good memories of us doing that (thinking we could actually sing-HA) plus he is such a great entertainer. </div>
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Our Sunday was spent running errands for our "projects". We are currently remodeling our guest bathroom, picking out a bed frame, painting our bedroom, decorating the soon to be babies' room, de-cluttering, reorganizing, donating, trimming trees, waterproofing our front yard, and the list doesn't stop there. </div>
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With this intensity of nesting going on does it surprise anyone to know that I started having contractions on Sunday night? They lasted on and off for over an hour +. Luckily, I drank a bunch of water, laid on my left side, rested, and they went away. Don't worry readers--I had a scheduled doctor's appointment early the next morning and everything is fine. She said I needed to rest as much as possible (easier said than done with a 2.5 year old) and that I needed to stay hydrated. Both of which I'm trying to do.</div>
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We then hopped on a bus to go to the Animal Kingdom Park. Now...I am going to say something that might upset some people, but...not only is Animal Kingdom my least favorite park, it's like the red headed step child (in my opinion) of Walt Disney World. There are many attractions to love there, but there are many areas that need to be shaded better (not the very front--which misleads you into thinking it's very shaded throughout).<br />
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Every time I've been there it's been sooo hot and the bus ride there seems to take much longer than to any other park. Despite this, there were a few attractions we wanted to make sure and hit.<br />
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First, we did the Triceratops Spin Ride. It's basically like Dumbo but instead of elephants there's dinosaurs. Reese loved it.<br />
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The set and props were really neat and the actors all did a great job. Reese seemed to enjoy it, but it was a 45 + min show so she did get a bit restless during parts of it. </div>
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The last thing we did was the Kilimanjaro Safari Ride. I had ridden this before, but it was much better this time around. There were many more animals and they were all very visible from our jeep. We all really enjoyed this ride. Reese enjoyed it so much, in fact, that she's gone on a few pretend safari rides of her own since we've been home. She'll grab a few safari animals (from her Zoo toys), jump in her little tikes car and talk about "going on a ride to see animals." It's really sweet.</div>
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Doing those three attractions wore us out (lots of walking, hot, very crowded)! Maybe if I went on a less crowded day (it was Saturday after all) and it was less hot and humid I'd have more positive things to say about The Animal Kingdom park? I don't know--it's just not my fave.</div>
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We all napped pretty hard when we returned to our resort. We were suppose to go eat dinner at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/animal-kingdom-villas-kidani/sanaa/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Sanaa</span></a>. It's a restaurant inside the Animal Kingdom Lodge. I was really looking forward to eating dinner here. The food is suppose to be great and safari animals roam all around the outside grounds while you eat dinner. When it came down to it we didn't feel like taking 2 buses to get there (an hour + travel time) so we cancelled our reservations.</div>
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We instead went swimming (Reese was overjoyed), ordered in room service, watched the Thunder basketball game (Joe was overjoyed), and started packing for our trip home the next day. It may sound like a boring way to spend your final night at Disney World, but it was just what we needed after an exhausting day at Animal Kingdom and an overall full Disney trip. You have to know when to say no more and (for us) we made the right decision in taking it easy.</div>
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Reese was able to comfort Eeyore, who was nervous about flying.</div>
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She also took a self portrait. She's a flying pro now--what else is there to say??<br />
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Since returning home Reese only wants to watch one movie...Beauty and the Beast. Her favorite Princess (for now) is Belle. </div>
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First we rode the Jungle Cruise (no pictures). Reese seemed to like it. It's kinda corny, but worth going on if the line isn't too long.</div>
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Then we rode Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride. This was a "tester" of sorts to see if she'd like riding Dumbo the Flying Elephant. They are basically the same ride, just different themes, however Dumbo has much longer lines. We thought we'd get a Fast pass to Dumbo if she ended up liking Aladdin. </div>
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So, while Daddy went to get our Fast passes to Dumbo, Reese and I rode the Magic Carpet Ride Again, Again, Again!</div>
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Our breakfast was a character buffet at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/crystal-palace/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Crystal Palace</span></a> restaurant. This character breakfast is set in the hundred acre wood with Winnie the Pooh and Friends.<br />
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Reese met Piglet<br />
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Tigger (again)<br />
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And of course--Eeyore "The Man"!<br />
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Eeyore was sweet and silly.</div>
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Reese loved cuddling with him.<br />
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She also was able to snuggle with Pooh Bear (again).<br />
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When our bellies were full (such a great buffet) we headed off to Dumbo.<br />
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Reese LOVED it!<br />
"Again!" "Again!" "Up, Up, Up!"<br />
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Then she rode a Carousel horse with Daddy.<br />
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Such a big girl now!<br />
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Then we headed back to Adventure Land for a tasty treat I had read about, but never experienced! A pineapple Dole float!<br />
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This is where you get them at<br />
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While I finished eating this treat (I did share a little--promise) Joe and Reese rode the Magic Carpet Ride again! What can I say--Reese found "her kinda ride." I'm just sorry we didn't ride these sooner!<br />
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We then headed to Pirates of the Carribean. Reese was neutral on this one. It was dark and there was a small drop, but it didn't seem to scare her. I think of this ride as "Classic Disney" at it's best. Yo ho--Yo ho--A Pirate's Life for Me!<br />
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After a ride back to the front of the park on the Walt Disney Express train we were off to swim at our resort and nap.<br />
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Reese went down the slide<br />
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With Daddy waiting at the end<br />
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too many times to count!<br />
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Our dinner was at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/coral-reef-restaurant/"><span style="color: #e06666;">The Coral Reef</span></a> restaurant. It was really neat to eat right next to the huge aquariums we had seen just the other day. A large sea turtle was sleeping next to us during half of our meal. Reese called him "Crush" (from Nemo).</div>
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And there were sharks swimming all around us, too. "Bruce!" "Bruce!" Reese would shout.<br />
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We started off Day 4 at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/akershus-royal-banquet-hall/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Akershus</span></a> restaurant located in Norway at Epcot's World Showcase. They have a buffet breakfast (although not the best) and a whole lot princesses!</div>
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Reese met Sleeping Beauty.</div>
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She is still talking about her.<br />
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Cinderella was there, too. Reese has requested to watch the Cinderella movie everyday since we've been home (not Nemo--what, what??)<br />
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Snow White was there, too.<br />
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And let's not forget Ariel.<br />
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Reese has also requested to watch "Ariel" a.k.a The Little Mermaid movie since we've returned, however, we don't own it! That Disney Movie Vault can be such a bummer sometimes.<br />
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After we ate, we headed over the Sea Pavilion. They have many great Finding Nemo attractions that Reese just loved. We first rode The Nemo and Friends Ride. Then we checked out some tropical fish aquariums. Reese would call out the fish she knew--"Nemo!" "Marlin!" "Dory!"</div>
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We even got to crawl into Bruce the shark's mouth.<br />
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Then we did Turtle Talk with Crush. Reese was able to sit on the floor with all the other kids while Crush talked to them. Joe and I were both laughing--a lot. This was a super cute attraction.<br />
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Afterwards we headed upstairs to look at the giant aquariums.<br />
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Reese enjoyed pointing out all the different sea creatures she knew.<br />
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Epcot was beautiful.<br />
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We had perfect seats--right next to the volcano and canal where the boats come down. This is one of my favorite restaurants. I've been many times during my childhood and (for me) this is a must do every trip.</div>
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Reese coloring with Daddy and Squirt (a souvenir we picked up earlier from the Nemo gift shop).<br />
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We headed back to our resort for a nap after lunch.<br />
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After napping, we caught a bus to Hollywood Studios. A bug landed on Reese almost as soon as she sat down and it kept her company during the entire ride to the park. Reese loves bugs. I'm not at all sure where she gets this, but the girl loves critters! She kept talking to it, "My bug" and even tried to kiss it. I drew the line there. I am glad she's an animal and nature lover though.</div>
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Our first stop was the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground set.<br />
Reese had a ball climbing and riding the ant.<br />
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Sorry, but is this not the sweetest picture you've ever seen? She loves her Daddy and I think we can all see the feeling is mutual.</div>
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Reese, Eeyore, and I (plus baby # 2) slid down and few slides together.<br />
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It was fun!<br />
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Made me feel like a kid again.<br />
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We ended our evening seeing The Voyage of the Little Mermaid Show again (but with Daddy this time). We bought a Pascal stuffed animal at the gift shop located right to this attraction. Seriously made Reese so happy. Pascal is the chameleon off of Tangled (or "Rapunsel" as Reese calls it). He now sleeps with her at night.<br />
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WDW Day 5 is busy, too. It's coming up next!Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-92077243758582956942013-05-15T08:42:00.000-07:002013-05-15T08:42:54.674-07:00WDW Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Then she met the main man--Mickey Mouse!</div>
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The rest of the day was spent swimming at our resort. The shark sun hat Reese is wearing is a funny story that I have to share. </div>
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Before leaving for WDW I told Reese she could pick out ANY sun hat to wear, because we were all going to wear hats when we went swimming. So, we're at Target, in the sun hat section, and I am holding up all these different hats for Reese's rejection or approval. I say, "What about this purple one?" No. "What about this pink poka-dot one?" Nope. Then Reese spots this sun hat with the sharks all over it. She says, "BRUCE! Sharks!" I panic. "Oh, yeah...ummm...that's not Bruce from Nemo...that's just some sharks." </div>
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Reese loves Finding Nemo--it's her favorite movie at the moment. There was no convincing her of buying another hat besides this shark hat. So we left with it. </div>
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Hey, it's vacation! Right?<br />
Plus, look at that face! Sheer happiness.<br />
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After a long, long nap (Thanks Reese!) we headed to a wonderful dinner at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/grand-floridian-resort-and-spa/narcoossees/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Narcoossee's</span></a>. The food was delicious. Joe's favorite meal.<br />
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We timed dinner to end right about the time the nightly Magic Kingdom firework show "Wishes" started. Narcoossee's is located at The Grand Floridian resort and has a dock that has amazing views of Cinderella's Castle and the fireworks. The restaurant also has audio connections to the show so we got to hear everything that was happening in the Magic Kingdom without the crowds. Very relaxing.<br />
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We all enjoyed the fireworks (Reese kept naming all the colors she saw) and then headed back to the resort for the night.<br />
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Our second morning started at 1900 Park Fare for their <span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/grand-floridian-resort-and-spa/1900-park-fare/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Supercalifragilistic Breakfast</span></a> </span>. It's held inside the Grand Floridian resort. The food was actually quite good for a buffet. They had an omelet station, fruit, bacon, sticky buns (yum), Mickey waffles and a bunch of other goodies.</div>
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It was love at first sight.<br />
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Tigger even "bathed" her. This is so sweet.</div>
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She also met Alice. We own the movie Alice in Wonderland, but it's not one of Reese's favs, so she was pretty clueless as to who she was. She basically ignored her or looked at her like, "Excuse you, I've got other large stuffed animals to meet."</div>
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Like--Winnie the Pooh!<br />
He used to be her favorite lovey (before Eeyore) so I think she still holds a special place for him.<br />
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Reese was interested in Mary Poppins, but again didn't really know who she was. I loved this movie growing up and I plan on introducing it to Reese when she's a bit older. She definitely thought she was a pretty gal. </div>
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The Mad Hatter was there also. This character actor did an AMAZING job. Again, Reese didn't know who he was, but Joe and I enjoyed his performance.</div>
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and The Carousel of Progress. Reese didn't care for this one. She kept saying, "All Done!" I think it bored her. For me, it's a childhood memory kinda ride so I always like to revisit it. </div>
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Before we made the earlier exit from <strike>Nightmare</strike>Fantasyland we did make a smart move and got a Fast pass to the Under the Sea Adventure ride with Ariel. Reese liked bits of this ride, but she was frightened some when she saw Ursula (the Giant Octopus/Sea Witch). She said, "Who dat?" I said, "Ursula." She then said, "Her mean!" I agreed. I had to hold her during this ride and she didn't say, "Again" after it was finished, so I'm guessing she wasn't a big fan.</div>
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It was very clear Reese was getting tired and was in need of a nap, so we headed back to the hotel a bit earlier this day. We did purchase her a Mickey Balloon and it gave her lots of enjoyment during the rest of our vacation. She seriously loved this 10 dollar balloon. Yeah...that's right...10 dollars...for this thing. Man, Disney is making a killing off these things. Every where you looked kids had these. I will say it still looked this good on the day we left (almost a week later) and Reese was very rough with it. </div>
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Naptime when you're pregnant is so wonderful. Thank you Reese for napping this trip.<br />
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After napping, we rode the Monorail to Magic Kingdom (again). Reese was a Monorail pro on day 2.<br />
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The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was the first ride of the evening. Before we had left the park earlier we got a Fastpass to it, but wasn't sure they'd let us use it several hours later. We lucked out because they did! Yay! Hardly a wait and it was a pretty cute ride.<br />
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Then while we were waiting on our dinner reservation I decided to take Reese on the Carousel (again). She kept saying, "Again, please." "Again!" Well, guess what? The coolest thing happened. I walked her to the "peacock" bench and she jumped off of it and shouted, "Horse!" I said, "Reese, you want to ride a horse this time?" She said, "Horse! OK!" So her and I rode a horse. This was a majorly big deal for this girl and I was one proud Momma. She was so brave and loved it! I didn't get a picture (kinda difficult when you're preggers and riding a horse), but I did get a picture of it on a different day when she rode it with her Daddy.</div>
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Our dinner was at the new <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/be-our-guest-restaurant/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Be Our Guest</span></a> restaurant. It was located inside the Beauty and the Beast Castle. Joe and I both got their French Onion soup and then Joe got a steak and I got rotisserie chicken. Both were very good. Dessert was also very good--we both ordered some sort of strawberry cake thingy.<br />
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Inside it made you feel like you were in the movie. When you looked out the windows it was made to look like it was snowing. Very pretty atmosphere. We would definitely revisit this place.</div>
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After dinner, we headed to a new Fantasyland attraction where you get to do story time with Princess Belle. Reese loves both stories and Belle so we thought this was right up her alley. It might not have been geared towards toddlers, but she still seemed to enjoy it. She was in awe seeing Belle that's for sure.<br />
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Our last ride for the evening was a repeat of It's a small world. She loved it (again).<br />
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We walked back to our hotel and were in bed as soon as possible.<br />
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Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-91113677048603162062013-05-13T18:50:00.000-07:002013-05-13T18:50:27.834-07:00The Disney Overload Posts Start NOW!I am going to break up our Walt Disney World trip into days. We experienced and did so much in 8 days. It would be too difficult to do just one WDW post!<br />
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Before our magical vacation could begin, we had to travel by plane (2 planes to be exact) from OKC to Orlando and...oh how we love traveling with a 2 year old! You can be as prepared as possible (DVDs, snacks, games, loveys, drinks, stickers....) and still flying with a 2 year old is unpredictable.<br />
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Reese was scared on the first set of flights. I didn't see this coming. She wanted to sit on my lap, but for take off and landing this is a no-no, so basically she screamed from the moment she was placed in her own seat until we got up in the air and were able to hold her. Good times.<br />
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We got all kinds of looks from our fellow passengers--the "I feel for you look", the "shut that kid up" look, the "my kid will/would never act like that" look (from the childless folk), and the "how come I always get stuck riding next to the screaming child" look. Again, good times!<br />
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So we finally make it to the Orlando Airport, hopped on the Disney Magical Express Bus, and arrived at the <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/bay-lake-tower-at-contemporary/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Bay Lake Towers</span></a>. I had never stayed at the Bay Lake Towers. They are kinda new-ish suite style rooms that have a mini washer and dryer and a separate living area, kitchen, and master bedroom. Originally, I thought I would rather stay somewhere else, but it ended up being the perfect place to stay this trip. We used the washer/dryer almost daily, we were a 5 minute WALK to the Magic Kingdom, had easy access to the monorail, and Reese really enjoyed the resorts swimming pool and splash pad area.<br />
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The first night we ate dinner at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/polynesian-resort/ohana/"><span style="color: #e06666;">'Ohana</span></a> at the Polynesian Resort. Joe and I had eaten here before, so we knew it would be yummy. Plus, I love, love, LOVE this resort, so I always make sure to book this reservation. It might just be my favorite. Dinner is served family style and it's all you can eat. 'Nuff said--right? Pregnancy + All you can eat = heaven. There is bread, salad, dumplings, chicken, steak, pork, shrimp, noodles, sauteed vegetables, and bread pudding/ice cream for dessert. The servers just keep coming to your table with more and more food. This is a must do every trip!<br />
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These aren't great pictures (I realize) but it gives us a good memory of our first dinner at WDW. We all look pretty tired after our full travel day. Reese is yawning...yeah we pretty much ate, unpacked, bathed, and went to sleep that first night.<br />
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We walked our 5 minutes to the Magic Kingdom park.<br />
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I felt like a kid again when I walked up Main Street and saw Cinderella's Castle in the distance.<br />
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Then it was time to go inside the castle for breakfast at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/cinderella-royal-table/" style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Cinderella's Royal Table</span></a>. The food was just okay, however the atmosphere was wonderful. You're treated like royalty (they call you king, queen, princess) and the princesses come to visit you at your table while you eat. We got our picture taken with Cinderella before breakfast<br />
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and then during our meal we were able to meet Jasmine, Ariel, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty.<br />
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After breakfast, Reese and I rode the Carousel per her request. We rode on the bench. She never rides the horses. She only likes to ride in the bench or "peacock". The OKC Zoo has a bench that is in the shape of a peacock, so that's what she calls it. I always ask her if she'd like to ride the horses, but she always says, "No, peacock." I don't pressure her. Whatever makes her comfortable and happy is fine by me.<br />
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Next up was a 10 minute 3D movie called Mickey's Phillharmagic. It really is a cute show. Reese wore her 3D glasses for about the first 20 seconds (or so) then refused to put them back on. She still laughed and enjoyed the show even without being able to see it in 3D. She would shout out character names that she saw.<br />
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I was surprised she got as much out of it as she did since she wasn't wearing the glasses, but whatever works! Joe and I both liked it in 3D.<br />
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It's a Small World was a ride I was sure Reese would love and she did.<br />
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After the ride I asked Reese if she liked it and she said, "again!" Joe and I were happy she enjoyed it, but man that song stays in your head for a while! It's a small world after all...It's a small world after all...<br />
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We had gotten a fast pass to ride Peter Pan's Flight. Apparently, this ride is pretty popular. We thought it was a cute ride, but it was very short overall. Reese seemed to like it okay. Not as much as the carousel or It's a Small World boat ride, but hey--every ride can't be your favorite.<br />
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Minnie and Mickey's "Dream Away" Show started as soon as we left Fantasy Land, so we decided to watch it. It's nice to stumble upon shows at just the right time. This was Reese's first glimpse at Minnie and Mickey Mouse. It kept her interest.<br />
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We decided to walk back to the resort for a swim and a nap, but not before letting Reese experience her first Mickey chocolate ice cream bar. There was no good way to feed it to her, so we just gave it to her and said have at it.<br />
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What were we thinking? Anyhoo, she had fun with it and enjoyed the bit she got into her mouth. It was actually a pretty easy clean up, too (despite what the bottom picture shows).<br />
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We spent some time swimming at the pool and then headed up to nap before our evening festivities.<br />
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We all enjoyed the nap.<br />
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The evening was spent at Hollywood Studios. We ate at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/hollywood-studios/mama-melrose-ristorante-italiano/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mama Melrose's</span></a>. We signed up to do dinner and the Fantasmic Show. The major perk is that you get a pass to the Fantasmic Show which lets you enter earlier than the rest of the park goers wanting to watch it, too.<br />
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I chose this restaurant because Reese loves pasta. Anytime I ask her what she wants to eat at a restaurant or at home she almost always says "pasta."<br />
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See what I mean? LOVES pasta!<br />
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Now, I remembered bits of this ride, but had totally forgotten the Alien movie part where the alien tries to attack you from the ceiling. This scared poor Reese and she kept saying, "All done!" "All done!" I was sorry I took her on it. I hated to see her upset. We made it through though and she wasn't too traumatized in the end.<br />
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While Joe used his fast passes for The Rockin' Rollercoaster and The Tower of Terror, Reese and I watched The Voyage of the Little Mermaid. This is such a cute show. They have glow in the dark puppets and Ariel sings. We both really enjoyed it. Mother-Daughter time at its' best.<br />
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We ended our first day watching Fantasmic. This is an absolute great outdoor show. We bought Reese a light up spin toy and some popcorn and we were set. She seemed interested in the show overall, however, in the end Mickey is surrounded by fire and this visibly upset Reese. She said, "No, Mickey! Nooo!" I tried to explain to her that Mickey was okay, but tears still formed in her eyes. It might have been a combination of tiredness and not being able to fully understand what was going on. Either way her reaction was kinda sweet and kinda sad, too. In the end, evil is conquered (whew) and a bunch of Disney characters come out singing on boats, so at least we ended Fantasmic on a good note.<br />
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Needless to say we were all tired on our first full day.<br />
We rested up to get ready for WDW Day 2.<br />
Stay tuned!Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-88390706981531358212013-02-14T19:12:00.001-08:002013-02-14T19:16:22.023-08:00I heart New YorkI heart many things.<br />
Today's focus is on my heart for NYC.<br />
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In December, Joe and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in the big apple and we had a blast. This was our first airplane trip away from Reese since she was born so it was a bit bittersweet, but mostly sweet. She stayed at home with grandparents and her aunt and uncle and according to them she adjusted well to her new caregivers. I am so thankful to have great family members who love Reese and who Reese loves in return. It gave me a lot of comfort knowing that she was in good hands without us.<br />
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We stayed at the Jeremiah Essex House.<br />
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A highlight of our trip was going to Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes. The show was filled with Christmas songs and dancing. It was really entertaining and a must do for anyone traveling to NYC for the holidays.</div>
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Exploring The Museum of Natural History,</div>
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The food was awesome, too. I could seriously go on and on about all the wonderful meals we had there. The first meal we shared was at a cafe just down from our hotel called Sara Beth's. This place served the best french toast and we actually loved it so much we ate there three times. I repeat--three times!</div>
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Our first dinner was at a restaurant right beside Rocker feller Center so we were able to see the big Christmas tree lit up and the ice skaters.</div>
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Just when I thought I couldn't possibly heart NYC any more this little (or big) souvenir decides to come into our lives. </div>
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New addition expected September 15, 2013. </div>
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Man, NYC you're too good to us!</div>
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I heart you, I heart you, I heart you!</div>
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The quality of the pictures aren't as good, but the memories are still captured and that is what's most important to me.</div>
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On our last visit to the Science Museum we were able to play with this huge Lite Bright--at least that's the name of the toy it reminded me of. I got to return to my own childhood for a bit and it was awesome!</div>
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During a holiday Target run Reese found these reindeer antlers in a dollar bin. She loved singing Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer and we took turns wearing them. It kept her busy and happy while we shopped and she still enjoyed wearing them when we got home. She would put them on, dance, and try to sing the song by herself.</div>
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Reese picked these "fancy" stilettos out all by herself when Mommy was trying on boots at the mall. Joe says he hopes Reese never has a job that requires her to wear shoes like these. Ha!</div>
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Some days Reese is adamant about not wearing a diaper. She demands big girl "undies" and nothing else will do. This would be fabulous if she didn't take a piss in them and instead took her potty breaks on the potty, but we're making baby steps--right?<br />
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On the day this was taken she made it a couple of hours with no accidents in her undies. I was really proud of her. So was Eeyore.<br />
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Here is Reese reading books on her (actual) 2nd birthday! Sweet, sweet girl.</div>
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Here she is later on that day cooking in her kitchen. <br />
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We celebrated Reese turning two with a family birthday party at our house. It was Sesame Street themed and most of "the gang" was able to be there.<br />
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along with his two great loves--crayons and goldfish!</div>
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Cookie Monster made it, too!</div>
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There was also some awesome "Elmo Singing with the Stars" entertainment. Who doesn't wanna hear Will.i.am, Goo Goo Dolls, and REM sing with Elmo? Exactly--no one!<br />
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Reese loved being sang to. I wish I had recorded it. Her reaction was priceless.<br />
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She was gifted a lot of new goodies. She was very thankful.<br />
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Happy 2nd Birthday Reese Caroline!</div>
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First we made our way to Tulsa to have a pre Christmas with The Sanders.<br />
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Reese really enjoyed swimming in Grandpa and Grandma's pool. Nothing beats swimming in a heated pool in the Winter!<br />
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After Reese was showered with gifts (that I don't have proof of) in Tulsa we headed back to OKC for another pre Christmas get together with my Mom, Don, brothers, and sisters for our Sibling Gift Exchange.</div>
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I love seeing each person's reaction to opening their gift. Bryan received some new tennis shoes from Kate and Glen. I've seen him wear them a few times since so I guess he likes them!</div>
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We had a quiet Christmas Eve and Christmas at home this year. I must admit it was nice to have some quiet time on the actual holiday after all the busy pre Christmas celebrations. What was not so nice was the croup that Reese had leading up to Christmas, on Christmas, and after Christmas. If you're keeping tabs on all Reese's illnesses this year (which I'm not because I've lost count) it's another holiday spent sick for her.</div>
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We still forged ahead with the Christmas festivities (despite Reese being up all night hacking) and she seemed to enjoy her presents from Mommy and Daddy.</div>
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Reese checking out her loot.</div>
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Belle is currently Reese's favorite Disney princess. This is fitting since Belle loves to read as much as Reese does. She's worn this Belle t-shirt several times since Santa's visit.</div>
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Girls giggled and talked and played.</div>
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Nana's love tank for her "grands" was filled.<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Aunt Christi, I love you bunches.</span></div>
Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-8073678983997831452012-12-03T08:22:00.001-08:002012-12-03T08:22:09.095-08:00Christmas is All Around UsI don't have pictures to show for our Thanksgiving.<br />
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Reese got a GI bug a few days leading up to Thanksgiving so we had to cancel our plans with Joe's family. We were really looking forward to spending the holiday in Tulsa with his parents and his sister and her family, but sometimes "that's the way the cookie crumbles" I guess.<br />
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We stayed home, Joe cooked a turkey, and my mom shared some of their Thanksgiving goodies with us, so we did get to feast just not the way we would have most liked too. Some highlights of the day were <strike>vomit and diarrhea</strike> watching The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and being with the two people I love most. I truly do have a lot to be thankful for and (joking aside) I do need to always remind myself of that.<br />
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By Friday Reese was feeling much better so we headed out to our annual Christmas tree spot.<br />
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Here she is checking out the Christmas tree selection with Elmo's help (of course).</div>
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She looks so small in comparison.<br />
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While still taking breaks to walk while holding Daddy's hand through the tree farm grounds.</div>
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It was a great time (as always) at the Martinbird Tree Farm.</div>
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After getting home from the tree farm the real work began. See, I like to get the whole house decorated for Christmas during Thanksgiving weekend. For one I have Joe's help and two I like my house to be Christmas"tized" for as long as possible. </div>
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Our real Christmas tree decorated.</div>
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Hey! My Aunt Pam has 30+ Christmas trees in her house each year, so please no judgement on my measly five trees!</div>
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We also put up a Christmas Village and </div>
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I decorated my Grandma Carol's old chest and filled it with Christmas movies.</div>
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Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-14211050822891104352012-11-23T11:28:00.000-08:002012-11-23T11:28:37.406-08:00Library VisitsGrowing up I remember my Grandma Betty, my dad's mom, taking my sister Kate and I to the public library by her house. She would take us there for story time and to check out books. I loved every bit of it. I especially loved the smell of the library. Everyone knows the "Old Book" smell--right? Well, whatever <i>that</i> smell is I love it and smelling it brings me back to those special memories I have with my special grandmother.<br />
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I take Reese each week to the library. We've visited 3 or 4 in our area, including the newly renovated Southern Oaks Library which I used to visit with my Grandma Betty. Our favorite library is about 15 or 20 minutes from our house, but it's worth the drive because it has the best children's area.<br />
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On our most recent trip we walked into the children's area and found a professional photographer taking pictures of all the children playing and reading. They asked permission to take Reese's photograph and said they'd sent it to me if it turned out.<br />
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Well, a few days later they sent me this<br />
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The most beautiful picture of my beautiful daughter doing one of her most favorite things--Reading.</div>
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I love my beautiful reader.</div>
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Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-77773023277219551382012-11-08T19:36:00.001-08:002012-11-08T19:36:04.642-08:00It's Potty TimeReese has been somewhat interested in the potty lately.<br />
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Maybe she sees other kids using the potty at M.D.O.? Maybe it's her new favorite Elmo's Potty Time DVD? A DVD I have watched too many times already and I'm sure I'll watch it many more. Those minutes of my life I'll never get back, but it makes her happy, so I tolerate it.<br />
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Whatever has sparked her interest--I am totally encouraging this potty thing!<br />
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Let's see--so far I have purchased some pull up style diapers.<br />
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I ask, "Reese, do you want to wear these big girl pull up diapers so you can practice using the potty today?"<br />
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<b>"NO!"</b><br />
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I have also purchased some big girl underwear or "undies" as Elmo calls them.<br />
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"Reese how about wearing these big girl undies with Belle or Minnie on them?"<br />
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<b>"NO!"</b> (with a pointed finger in my direction this time)<br />
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"Umm, ok," I respond.<br />
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See, I am not going to pressure her to use the potty. I want her to be ready and committed and wanting to use the potty otherwise we might be potty training forever. I say this now, but who knows what I'll feel like if she's still not potty trained a year from now.<br />
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Despite her resistance for wearing pull ups or undies she will occasionally sit on her floor potty or use the Sesame Street toilet insert to sit on the big potty.<br />
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What does she do on the potty? Well currently...<br />
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She wipes her nose with toilet paper. Her non runny nose that is.<br />
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She tears toilet paper into smaller pieces and puts it into the potty.<br />
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She also smells the (clean) toilet paper. She's been on this smelling kick lately.<br />
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All these examples to say--She not using the potty on the potty!<br />
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What do you call the "business" you do on the potty? I mean as adults we excuse ourselves by saying, "I need to use the restroom." Or we just go without informing those around us what exactly we'll be doing in there. However, when you're dealing with a child you need to explain things about the potty and calling the "business" is part of it.<br />
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I always thought most of the world called it pee and poop or number 1 and number 2, but boy did I get an education while watching the Elmo's Potty Time DVD. Apparently, wee-wee and woo-woo are quite popular. So are wittle, tinkle, dukey, poo-pah, poopy, pee-pee, boo-boo, stinky and the list goes on and on. Hearing all these "business" words disturbed me. I mean I was like--what is Elmo going to say next?..."Elmo needs to take a DUMP!" or "Elmo needs to take a sh*t!" Thankfully, the DVD's target audience is toddlers so it never happened.<br />
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Speaking of being disturbed. A good friend of mine used this DVD when training her son to use the potty. We were talking about the DVD and she said Elmo's dad was what disturbed her the most--not the "business" words that were used. When she said this I thought--I don't remember Elmo's dad being creepy, but then the next time I watched it--Yep! She was indeed correct. He's a total creeper.<br />
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Maybe I'll have to start discouraging the watching of this video? Maybe I'll wait and see if Reese says, "I need to dukey Mommy!" before making that call. I don't know. Maybe it's not that bad. Maybe it's just me. What do you all think?<br />
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Reese has been hiding from me lately when she poops. It's like she knows it's not socially acceptable to poop in the same room someone else is in, so she excuses herself. Sometimes I'll follow her--if I think she's about to poop--and when she starts to swat I'll say something like, "Reese let's go poop on the big girl potty." She 99% of the time says, <b>"NO!"</b> and goes ahead and poops and then I chase her around the house until I catch her and then hold her down while I change her. One day she surprised me though and said, "Potty!" and ran as fast as she could to her potty. I thought YEEESSSS! This is it!<br />
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Well, Reese went into the bathroom, pointed at her floor potty, said, <b>"NO! NO!"</b>, ran out, swatted, grunted, pooped, pointed to her diaper, said, "POOP!", and raised her hands so I could pick her up and change her.<br />
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I guess you could say I'm her poop b*tch based on this incident. I've always wanted to be someone's poop b*tch.<br />
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Scratch that off my bucket list.<br />
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There's never a dull moment with this girl and her potty moments. Really my day would be so boring without her to entertain me, challenge me, exhaust me, and well you get the idea.<br />
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Maybe It's (not) Potty Time after all, but boy It'll be exciting when it is!Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-14424523849936974302012-11-01T19:22:00.001-07:002012-11-01T19:22:19.821-07:00Halloween 2012Happy (Belated) Halloween to all!<br />
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I sure had a fun evening.<br />
I just love this time of year.<br />
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Reese was Elmo.<br />
She wore her costume <strike>all night</strike> for 5 whole minutes.<br />
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Reese loves her some Elmo.<br />
It was a no brainer choosing her costume this year.<br />
I just wish she would have worn it longer.<br />
But that's a toddler for ya--Totally unpredictable!!<br />
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Even Nana's "nudging" did no good.<br />
"Are you sure you don't want to wear Elmo Reese?"<br />
"<i>No</i>."<br />
"Let's put on your Elmo."<br />
"<i>NO</i>!"<br />
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"Look Reese! Nana is going to wear Elmo then!"</div>
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She was so excited to greet all the children who came to our house. Quite the hostess she was. We were going to take her trick or treating to a few houses, but she was so happy greeting all the kids we just let her be. Kinda like we let her be in her Elmo t-shirt and leggings and stopped mentioning her Elmo costume.</div>
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We (ok, me) planned a whole Halloween house theme based solely on Reese's love for Elmo.<br />
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We were SESAME STREET LIVE at the Sanders' house this year!<br />
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Big Bird and Oscar showed up<br />
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(Uncle Bryan and Kyle)<br />
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The Count and Grover were there, too.</div>
(Nana and Papa Don)<br />
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Daddy was Cookie Monster and Momma was Snuff-a-luff-a-gus. Snuffy is the red headed step child of the Sesame Street gang and I loooove him! Totally under rated in my opinion. I mean he's a Wooly Mammoth people!<br />
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The Sesame Street theme was cute even if we were without our Elmo mascot for most of the night.<br />
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What I loved seeing most was Reese interact and love on all her favorite people.<br />
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I also loved seeing her reaction to meeting our neighbor who dressed up as an Elephant.<br />
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It was a great Halloween night.<br />
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I love my little family.<br />
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Especially my sugar high,<br />
(first Ring Pop experience)<br />
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non-Elmo costume wearing,<br />
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(1) For starters...I feel guilty this blog has become a "Mommy Guilt Monday" kinda blog versus a "Let me show you cute pictures and tell you cute stories about my child" kinda blog. Man I stink at this blogging.<br />
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Well, from this day forward I promise to make more of an effort to blog about all the things Reese is up to nowadays. And boy let me tell ya--she is up to some pretty cute things!<br />
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I will now show you some adorable pictures of my adorable daughter. Pictures I meant to blog about and never did. Mother. Of. The. Year.<br />
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This is a picture of Reese's first pedicure. Well, it wasn't quite a pedicure. It was more of a quick polish job--i.e. there was no massaging or soaking of feet involved (in other words she got cheated).<br />
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Basically, she saw me painting my nails in a Thunder blue (for the Playoff Games--I told you it was awhile back) and she wanted hers done, too. </div>
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I might add that on this particular May day we stayed in our PJs all day, made a floor pallet in the basement, and watched Disney movies all day. It was heaven.</div>
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I've been meaning to (also) blog about Reese's sleeping habits. For awhile Miss Reese was waking at 5:45 a.m. Ouch! That was a rough patch. The "lack of sleep culprit" (or 2 year molar) is more than half way in and we are all thankful she's sleeping better and in less pain now. Only 3 more molars to go!</div>
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I wasn't always a nice person by the end of a 5:45 morning wake up call kinda day. Reese is now waking at 7:30-7:45 every morning and I am a much happier Mommy, Reese is a much happier toddler, and well--Joe is happy to come home to a happier household. </div>
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This is a picture of one of Reese's favorite sleeping positions at the moment. Hey, whatever works.</div>
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I (also, also) intended on blogging about how much Reese enjoyed swinging at the park. Well, I never got around to it and actually there was awhile where she couldn't stand to swing (don't ask me why because I don't know) however now she is a swinging maniac again.</div>
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You're looking at it correctly. It is currently a pile of papers and pictures in the box her baby book was purchased in. Does anyone else have their child's baby book in this condition? Someone just needs to lie to me and say I'm not the only one. Honestly, I have no motivation to put it together. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nil. Well, you get the idea. Maybe I like the idea of doing a baby book for Reese more than actually doing it. At least I have this blog to show her someday. </div>
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And...what about her first year monthly photo frame that's hanging in her bedroom? Well here it is.</div>
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Yep, according to this Reese never turned a year old. Geez. Why can't I put a stinkin' picture in there? It's just one little picture and then the frame is complete. Well, I don't know. At this point it's kinda comical. I mean she's almost two. I will get to it someday just don't ask me when. I feel guilty enough about it as it is.</div>
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(3) The last Mommy Guilt reveal for the day is...I feel horrible guilt when Reese gets hurt. Reese falls a lot. It's a toddler thing. I get it. It's the big falls and boo-boos I feel guilty about. </div>
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Take the latest black toe nail incident. Reese wanted to go into the restroom with me and although I didn't necessarily want her in there with me sometimes we Mommies don't have much choice in the matter. So as I am (ahem) using the potty Reese decides to reach for a jar candle (which she hadn't been able to reach before that day) and dropped it on her foot. I felt terrible. Absolutely horrible. This was a month or so ago and that stinkin' toe nail is still black. It's like it is sticking around to say, "Hey remember when you let your daughter pull a candle on top of her foot...yeah...you're awesome at the mothering thing."</div>
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Reese has a new boo-boo, too. She pulled the dishwasher door on top of herself a few nights ago (the spring broke). Talk about me having a near heart attack. Wow! That was scary. Luckily, she kinda caught herself as she was falling and only walked away with a small bump on the back of her head. Can you see it? Poor thing. I was literally right there when it happened, too. Even when you're a step away you can't always protect them from a dangerous situation.</div>
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Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-75690683564051877072012-09-24T20:32:00.003-07:002012-09-24T20:32:39.325-07:00Mommy Guilt Monday 3Thank you so much to all those who reached out to me after my last Mommy Guilt Post. Apparently it is difficult to leave a message on this blog and I'm not sure if there is anything I can do to fix that. I'll try to figure something out.<br />
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I am beyond thankfully there are many other Mommies, besides myself, experiencing Mommy Guilt and are willing to share it! Some of my favorite Mommy Guilt responses were: having to leave your child at the bus stop because you couldn't take them to school, traveling for work (but kinda enjoying the break away from it all), ignoring their nighttime calls (for water or another hug/kiss) because of exhaustion and need for quiet time, letting the T.V. babysit your oldest while the youngest and you nap (FYI: this particular Mommy is 8 months pregnant with an almost 5 year old and 3 year old--hey, no judgement from me), having to drop your oldest off at school while the younger two get quality Mommy time at home, and the coffee before anything else in the morning came up time or two.<br />
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Well, I hear ya Mommies! Phew. This Motherhood thing is tough. Just remember, as one Mommy who responded pointed out to me, Good Mommies feel guilt because they are thinking of their children first. That comment made me feel a bit better and I hope it does the same for you.<br />
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(1) I feel Mommy Guilt when I tell <span style="font-size: x-small;">little</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span>white lies to Reese. They are <span style="font-size: x-small;">little</span> (which makes them harmless right?) and usually for her own good or to divert a meltdown, so I do it. For example, while Reese was at M.D.O today I decorated my house for Fall. Man I love Fall. Totally off the subject, but it's true. Anyways, so I made a "Candytropolis"--or at least that's what I'm calling it. Basically I decorated my entire dining room table with containers of Halloween candy. See what I mean.<br />
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Man! I am going to bed tonight with a load of guilt for doing this, but it was sure tasty. Plus, my blood sugar was low. It was medically necessary.<br />
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(2) I have Mommy Guilt when Reese doesn't know how to do something. Of course, I know, there's ALOT she isn't able to do yet because she isn't developmentally ready for it, but that's not the "stuff" I'm talking about. Ok, let's see...for example, I took Reese in for her 18 month check up and the nurse asks, "Can Reese stack at least 3 blocks on top of each other?" I say, "We have blocks at home, but she's not that interested in playing with them, so Ummm...I'm not sure." (In my head I'm thinking--I should be encouraging her to play with blocks more! I wonder if she <i>can</i> stack 3 blocks?) Or how about the time when we were eating lunch with another little girl Reese's age who ate applesauce with a spoon--extremely well I might add. (In my head I'm thinking--I should have introduced her to a spoon sooner! I shouldn't be so worried about her making messes with utensils--after all that's the only way she's going to learn! Bad Mommy!) I'm not really this crazy about Reese's development. She's going to learn some things faster than others and some things at a slower pace and that's fine by me. I just can't help but feel like it's something I'm doing or not doing when she hasn't mastered a certain skill that most can do.<br />
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(3) The last Mommy Guilt reveal for the day has to do with the way Reese eats. See, Reese used to eat really well. She ate a variety of foods and a lot of them. Well, the older she gets the more resistant she's become towards food. This is a normal stage for toddlers--I know-- and she's exerting some of her independence, but it's still frustrating at times. Here's the thing: I don't push food. I refuse to. When she says, "All done" almost immediately after starting a meal I respond with, "Make sure you get enough, because we're not eating again until (x, y,z)." I don't want to encourage her to clean her plate, because I want her to have control over her eating in some regards. If she's not hungry--she shouldn't be forced to eat just because it's dinner time. I still feel she's a good eater, just not the great eater she once was.<br />
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Figuring out what to pack for Reese's lunches has been interesting since her M.D.O. is a "peanut free zone." I was asking around about what lunch items would be good to eat cold--besides a PB & J and lunch meat (which Reese doesn't always care for). Someone suggested chicken, so we stopped at Chick-fil-a and picked her up some nuggets. I packed them for her in today's lunch and apparently she loved them and ate everything else really well, too. One of the teachers was telling me how well she liked her chicken nuggets today and as I'm smiling I'm thinking Shhhh! Don't be so loud! I don't want the other mothers to hear that I packed fried chicken in my child's lunch today! Oh, well you do what works.<br />
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Like what worked today (for me) was buying these mini Red Velvet cupcakes.<br />
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If you look closely the package says these are "Two bite" cupcakes. I assure you this must be a misprint, because I inhaled one of these mini cupcakes in a single bite. Do you see a theme in this blog post? I do, too! I have a sweet tooth. I may need help with my sugar addiction. I use sweets as a survival tool for Motherhood.<br />
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The end.Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-63040931888309128282012-09-17T09:19:00.001-07:002012-09-24T18:23:21.414-07:00Mommy Guilt Monday 2 Well, not a single comment was left on my last Mommy Guilt post, so I am left to assume I am the only Guilt Ridden Mommy out there. Dang it.<br />
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Despite this, I am still forging ahead today revealing and releasing some more of my Mommy Guilt.<br />
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(1) I have Mommy Guilt BIG time when I go on a Girls' outting. It is much needed to recharge my Mommy batteries, but still as I'm leaving and hear Reese call out for me or while I'm laughing with girlfriends during a dance scene in Magic Mike at the movie theater<br />
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I think of her and hope she's happy. Yes, I totally went to see this inappropriate male stripper movie with a group of girlfriends and it was a fabulous stress reliever. <i>Thankyouverymuch</i>.<br />
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A good friend of mine said she feels like something is missing when she's not with her daughter. She sees her as an extension of herself (like an appendage of sorts) and she feels lost without her. I have to say I often feel that way, too. I am so used to having Reese in my arms or tending to her needs it's hard to know what to do with myself when I'm separated from that for an extended period of time. This will lessen, I know, as Reese becomes more independent, but right now it rings true.<br />
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Most recently I went on a Girls' Day with a friend to celebrate her birthday. We drank coffee, got pedicures, had lunch, and did a bit of shopping.<br />
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Before that my sister-in-law, Amy, and I had a Girls' Night. We <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.paintyourartout.net/">Painted Our Art Out</a> </span>and it was a BLAST! You must do this if you haven't. So. Much. Fun.<br />
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Wine and Painting--<br />
What else could you ask for on a Girls' Night?<br />
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This was a belated birthday gift from Amy for my 30th. What great memories. Thanks again Amy!</div>
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(2) I feel Mommy Guilt when I let Reese watch a bunch of T.V. Do any other Mothers out there feel this television guilt? It's not like we watch T.V. ALOT, alot, but more than I "envisioned" us watching. Reese loves to be outside, so we go on walks or to the park almost everyday. We also go to the different local libraries to check out books. We go to the Zoo, the Science Museum, and Gymboree Class every Thursday. And yes, I totally listed all of these "extras" to make myself feel better, but the truth is somedays (especially when Reese is sick) we watch T.V. Sometimes watching a favorite television show is the only thing that works. It makes her happy and content so I give in for survival. Her favorite shows right now include:</div>
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Now, before you start getting all "judgy" on me please know we don't watch these EVERYday, ALL day. Sometimes we miss Sesame Street at 9, but are able to catch Sid the Science Kid later that morning at 10:30. Sometimes she wakes up moody from her nap around 2 (right when Curious George comes on) so we watch it, we snuggle, and before it's over she's chipper again. Some mornings we watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as she's eating breakfast and I'm getting her ready for the day. She loves when Joe and I do the hotdog dance with her at the end of the show. If you don't know what the hotdog dance is you need to find out. In my opinion you aren't truly living until you've given it a go. It's a great way to start your morning off on the right foot.</div>
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(3) The last Mommy Guilt reveal for the day is I MISS TEACHING! Well, I am not sure I miss the actual teaching part, because I teach Reese at home. However, I do miss my teaching friends, having to be somewhere, and the families I used to work with. I certainly don't miss lesson plans and meetings, but all in all I do miss working outside of the home.<br />
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"Motherhood is The toughest job you'll ever love" (so says the dishtowel hanging in my kitchen) and I believe that to be the truth. It's there to remind me everyday that I'm fortunate to be her mom and to be able to stay at home with her.<br />
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I certainly do.Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-12248373544343203192012-09-16T19:27:00.000-07:002012-09-16T19:27:14.915-07:00State Fair 2012Well folks <b>The Great State Fair of Oklahoma</b> is happening this week and the Sanders' Trio couldn't be more excited. We were planning on only going once this year, but after all the fun we had today we might just go again later this week.<br />
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It finally feels like Fall outside and I'm lovin' it!<br />
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We arrived pretty early and since the fair wasn't at all crowded (yet) we let Reese loose to roam wherever her heart desired. One of the destinations she took us to was this fountain.<br />
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Reese and I did, loved it, and we'd recommend doing it!</div>
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She loves it like it's her baby--hey, I know the feeling!<br />
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After a quick snack we were off to the Agricultural building. This is where Reese was able to pet and see all sorts of different animals. Like this freshly hatched baby chick.</div>
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Seriously made this little girl's day.</div>
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They had this area called "Be a Farmer for the Day." It was a bit too old for Reese to understand, but she still sat there and watched the demonstration on how farmers plant seeds.</div>
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Apple Picking Fun!</div>
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Reese said "Baaaa" when we saw this sheep.</div>
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At the Petting Zoo we got to pet a deer, a pig, goats, and llamas. Right after Joe took this picture this deer started to eat my shoe laces and while I was busy re-tying my shoes it tried to eat Reese's shirt. Needless to say we quickly moved on to petting the other (non-clothes eating) animals.</div>
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The very last stop was the Auto Show. Reese enjoyed getting in a few of the trucks--showing off her steering skills. Soon after this picture was taken Reese had a bit of a "I'm tired and overwhelmed so get me the heck outta here" meltdown. It was a doosey let me tell ya. We came home and she was asleep in a matter of minutes. Maybe her 5:30 mornings are finally starting to catch up with her? Yeah, I'm hoping that's a phase we're soon to be over with.</div>
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Nevertheless--meltdown and all--the State Fair 2012 ROCKED! Just like I knew it would.Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364543560996048589.post-23659478601177455382012-09-12T08:16:00.002-07:002012-09-12T08:16:28.578-07:00Laboring on Labor DayWe almost always find ourselves laboring on Labor Day. Why is that? We are suppose to be taking the opportunity to relax on our extra day off from work, but don't. I labored by cleaning and doing some rearranging in Reese's room. <div>
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She still sleeps in a crib. I have no desire for that to change until she's ready. She still loves her crib and has never tried to climb out of it (thank goodness). Occasionally she even wants to be in her crib when it's not time to sleep. We have added a blanket and pillow though, so now it's a "big girl" crib. Reese still lets me rock her at night and sometimes in the mornings. I just love doing that.</div>
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Thankfully, it wasn't all laboring on Labor Day weekend. I got to break free for a few hours to celebrate this handsome Labor Day birthday <strike>boy</strike> teenager. I actually attended two celebrations for him on the same day. Man, where does the time go Jackson? All grown up.</div>
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(13th) Birthday to you, Jackson!</div>
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Is it just <i>me</i>? Please tell me it's not!<br />
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I have Mommy Guilt all. the. time. people.<br />
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Guilt for the things I did.<br />
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Guilt for the things I didn't do.<br />
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Guilt for not knowing.<br />
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Guilt for knowing and not doing.<br />
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To help rid some of my Mommy Guilt I plan to unload some of it each Monday. If you're a Mommy reading this I fully expect you to join in and respond with some of the things that give you Mommy Guilt. It can be old guilt or new guilt. PLEASE join me! Don't leave this Mommy hangin'!<br />
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Ok! Currently I have Mommy Guilty about...<br />
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(1) Turning the coffee machine on each morning BEFORE anything else. Like greeting my daughter, or fixing her a cup of milk, or changing her very wet diaper. I said it. There I feel better. On to the next...<br />
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(2) Leaving Reese in tears this morning at Mother's Day Out. Full on tears. The ones where she's reaching out to me, and crying so hard she can't catch her breath. That sucked big time and this momma feels guilty about it. I looked at her in this condition and just walked out. I am not sure if I'll ever feel right about doing this.<br />
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(3) Hoping Reese gets all the poop out of her system either while Joe's watching her or at Mother's Day Out. It's one less dirty diaper that I'll have to change. I know, you may find this silly to feel guilty about--right? As Reese's Mommy I should want to change all her diapers. Well, I don't.<br />
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Are You Mom Enough to admit what gives you Mommy Guilt? I don't even know what that Time Magazine article meant when it asked<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20120521,00.html">"Are You Mom Enough?"</a> </span>Did anyone else? It just made me feel even more Mommy Guilt about not breastfeeding Reese longer and letting her sleep in bed with Joe and I.<br />
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Please unload your Mommy Guilt.<br />
There will be no judgement.<br />
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Now I must have another cup of coffee to enjoy with my Biscoff cookies. Have you ever had a Biscoff cookie? If you haven't go immediately to the store to buy some. It's my cure for Mommy Guilt. Or, really they're a cure for most anything!<br />
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One of our first stops was to see the elephants. She ran to the elephant statue and insisted Daddy make an elephant trumpeting sound. Joe can actually make a very authentic elephant noise. It's impressive.<br />
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Reese was SO EXCITED when we saw all the primates. There was one right up to the glass--looking straight at us. Reese kept going "hi" "hi" and laughing. She was also making her monkey noises. This is for sure her animal noise speciality.<br />
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One of our last stops was the Children's Zoo section. It has a waterfall that flows into a rock creek bed for the kids to play in. They also have a mini splash pad. This area of the Zoo is always a highlight.<br />
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This girl loves getting wet, so I always pack a change of clothes. After she got as wet as she possibly could (and changed) we headed to pet the goats. Since she didn't feel like petting the goats she instead sucked her thumb while bench sharing with a goat. Both are acceptable.<br />
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On Sunday we had a nice family day shopping. Reese did something at the mall for the first time. She rode a coin toy machine. Yep, she's never done it! We let her choose which one she wanted to ride and she went for the fire truck. Papa Bear would be so proud.<br />
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I had never wanted her to ride these things because I know how germ invested they are. This is actually laughable now that I know on the night this picture was taken Reese spiked a fever and then broke out into a rash the morning after. I know she didn't get it from this machine, but I wonder how many other kids caught the virus, already in her system, after <i>she</i> rode it?? Hmmm.<br />
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Well, tomorrow Reese will be returning to Mother's Day Out after beating this nasty, nasty virus. Did I mention it was NASTY? I must say thank goodness for M.D.O because this Momma needs a day's rest after the last couple of weeks!<br />
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We rode this storm out.<br />
This post is to remind me how nice the calm was.<br />
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Sometimes all it takes is a good storm to appreciate the calm. It does for me at least.Kara Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438344496106935574noreply@blogger.com0