A nice surprise

Alex, his Papa Doda and Grandma Jo swung up to Caro yesterday to have lunch with me. It was such a great surprise! Big hugs to my fam!

It really made my day :)

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Coolest neighbor ever!

This is Ann, our neighbor. 

Possibily the sweetest person you'll ever meet.

Ann and her husband Brian must be pretty sweet to put up with their young neighbors from across the lawn.

Just when they thought they had gotten all of their kids off and out of the nest, here come two new ones to deal with.

And she makes awesome cookies.

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Cousin Colin

Chris has a cousin that looks scarily like him. They could be brothers. Actually, come to think of it, they look more like brothers then Chris's actual brother does.

His cousin's name is Matt. Once, when Matt and his wife Sarah had their first baby Owen, Chris stopped by the hospital to visit and the nurse actually mistook him for the father. 

This is Matt and Sarah's second baby, Colin. He was almost a year in these photos. It's going to be fun to see how much their babies look alike.

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One cool dude

Alex says "Just call me Xander." This cool dude was chillin with his stuffed animal friends yesterday sporting the indoor sunglasses. We told him he was cute and I think it's gone to his head.

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Happy Birthday Theodore!

Six years ago today, a little tiny Theodore was born to Sarah and Gus, not too far from where he lives now. Three months later he made his debut into our lives a spunky little ball of fur with an overbite who was prone to carsickness.

He has always had a love for all animals, even though they have not always loved him back.

He was born with springs for legs. Once, during his "Underdog" stage he tried flying off of the roof of his parent's sun porch. It was never attempted again.

Now he likes to snuggle in with his retired folks, go for long walks and "Monkey parades" where he will prance around the house with his stuffed animal, Mooonkey.

Here's to six great years Ted, and many more! 

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I had two valentines yesterday. A big one and a pint sized one. 

Best Valentines Day ever.

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The other day I realized that next month I'm going to be 27.

It's a funny feeling thinking I'm so close to being 30. You work so hard to be grown up. 

When you're little you want to be big. You want to have independence, stay up late and make your own decisions.

You concentrate on going to school. 

 And getting your license.

You  follow your dreams, get a job and fall in love. You're so busy for the first twenty-something years of your life, it isn't until you're almost thirty you stop and say "hey, life sure goes by fast."

So from here on out I'm going to sit down each day and hug my baby, take in the sounds of my house, and settle in with my best friend in the evenings. I want to stop and take a picture of each wonderful moment and store it in the back of my mind. 

Because Abraham Lincoln said it best. It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

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