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ken

ken’s birthday

August 13, 2011

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[making brownies]

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[singing “happy birthday”]

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[of course, she got her own, too]

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[it was july 28 … not today. or yesterday. or last week. I’m a wee bit behind.]

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birthday boy

July 28, 2011

in ken

So I met Ken on a blind date 8 years ago. March 28, 2002. Huh. I didn’t realize that I remembered that date until I typed it out. It wasn’t one of those love at first sight things, but I did know as soon as I met him that he’d be a significant part of my life.

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I didn’t know we’d get married.

I didn’t know we’d have a daughter a year after we got married.

And I certainly didn’t know we’d have another daughter three and a half years after that.

I didn’t know that we would be THIS happy. I didn’t know that we’d be best friends. That he would be the first person I call when anything good or bad happens. That we would end up being soulmates.

I didn’t know that I would celebrate eight birthdays with him.

And I sure hope we celebrate many many more together.

Happy Birthday.

[And thanks for letting me get rid of most of your pleated pants.]

also, I would have loved to have included more pictures, but my lappy toppy seems to be having a memory problem [it must have mommy brain, too!!!] and it has taken me an hour just to type this post.

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Hi.

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We are were here.

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We like liked it.

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Lucy is was amazing for someone who hates traveling.

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Emma is hanging hung in there. For being in a new place, outside of her normal routine, she did fantastic!

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We went to the aquarium …

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… climbed  rode an elevator to eye-level with the surrounding mountains …

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[some of us stood next to the edge … some of us sat next to the elevator]

… rode some swings

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… slid down a few water slides [including one with a 40 foot vertical drop that a certain 4-year old rode TWELVE TIMES]

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… rode the “River Rampage” six times … and “only” six because it had to shut down for a couple of hours

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… rode up a mountain with our feet dangling below us

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… went here

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… and here

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… and here

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… and just spent time together. So much time together.

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And that was the best part of all.

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Maybe one day, I’ll actually do a recap or something. But I have learned not to make any promises. Especially in the summer.

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Oh yeah … I started this post while on vacation. We got back 3 days ago.

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a daddy and his girls

April 29, 2011

in emma,ken,lucy

I always thought about how Ken would be as a father once we started dating more seriously. I never in a million years thought he would be as amazing as he is.

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He just gets it.

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He is calm with them [while I lose my mind almost daily].

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Loving and kind.

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Never favors one over the other.

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Plays like a kid with them in the front yard for all the neighbors to see.

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Takes dad patrol while I am putting Lucy to bed.

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He is more than I ever imagined, and I’m glad we’re doing this together.

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Happy Anniversary to my best friend!

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and so it begins

March 6, 2011

in emma,ken

Ken bought Emma a tennis racket yesterday. It didn’t take long for him to start teaching her the ropes.

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Strangely enough, she didn’t lose her patience and throw down the racket like I did when he tried to teach me.

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Although, he wasn’t hitting them at her as full speed … scaring the crap out of her in the meantime.

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I don’t see why not? I mean, she’s gotta learn sometime!

Emma’s outfit: long-sleeved tee – American Apparel; short sleeved tee and skirt – Target; leggings – Trumpette @ Target; shoes – Converse

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