This week I'm staying quite busy. My evenings are completely booked and I'm really excited about that. :)
Tonight I'm getting together with my BFFs here in the citites. Our husbands are watching the kiddos allowing us to leave and feel like women again...not mommies - although, I KNOW that our conversations will undoubtedly be about our little boys - there's just no getting around it. ;)
This week is going a lot better for me. I hate blaming my hormones on my bad days, but the truth is, they play a major part in how I'm feeling - it's a proven fact. I blame Eve for making it so unbearable for us, but then I take a step back and I can actually see a benefit for us going through hormone hell once a month. It allows us to see how weak we really are and how much we need GRACE! It allows us to humble ourselves and to cry on our husbands/friends shoulders and just be REAL. I'm not saying that I look forward to this - not at all (it's the complete opposite actually)! But me being the optimist, I find that there has to be something good when the going gets tough - that's how I live, that's how I survive. (Notice how I'm writing about this after my horrendous episodes? Yeah, I'm like that).
Anyway, like I was saying above, there's something going on every day/night this week. Yesterday evening, we ran some errands, and then met up with Matt and Jackie and the ever-beautiful baby Penelope - (she's so darling!) at Izzy's Ice Cream Parlor in St. Paul. SO good. I could eat there every single night and not care that I weighed 200 pounds. Okay, I would care, therefore I don't eat there every night. Ahh, the price we have to pay to be healthy. Tonight I'm out with my friends helping one of them find a dress for her brother's wedding. Wednesday night is date night! Ruth wanted to spend some time with the Simonator and we want to spend some time in a cool movie theater...or a hot Saints baseball stadium - haven't quite decided on which one yet. Thursday night I have my fabulous bible study (Lies Women Believe - how appropriate that I'm going through this study and having such an emotional month), Friday we're getting our church pictures taken...and babysitting for some friends. Saturday, for now is empty (gasp) and Sunday I start working in our churche's nursery! 2 year olds here I come!!
Staying busy is good for me and I'm loving all of the activities that are keeping me busy this week.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Our Dinner Cruise Misadventure.
The night started off so well. The weather was beautiful and nearly perfect. The sun was hot and the wind was cool. The dirty Mississippi river was shimmering and the clouds were spectacular...AND we even saw an Eagle sitting high atop a tree. But sadly, that (and the company of my sweetheart of course) was the only enjoyment of the evening.
After about a beautiful hour of sitting on the upper deck, dinner was announced. We were STARVING and couldn't wait to eat. However, the excitement over dinner did not last long.
Dinner was a complete joke. Buffet lines with cafeteria-style food pretty much summed up our dinner experience. SO sad. Looking at the price per plate we just assumed that it was going to be served to us - not buffet style (silly us had never been on a dinner cruise before so we didn't know any better...and it wasn't stated on the website, at least not where we could find). Also, we were one of the last tables to be dismissed to get our food, so by the time we went through the buffet line, everything was pretty much picked over and EVERYTHING was cold...so.very.cold. It was a complete joke. The bizarre menu consisted of: baked manicotti, pot roast (the meat looked and tasted like they had opened up 500 banquet frozen dinner meals and plopped them into a pan) with carrots and onions, roasted vegetables, campfire potatoes, caesar salad, breadsticks, dessert and coffee. I wish I had taken a picture of my pitiful plate. By the time we were ready for dessert, that too was already picked over and we were left with the rejects.
We discovered a little too late that the Padelford Riverboats in Saint Paul just weren't for us. So sad. Peter and I couldn't help but laugh at our expensive misadventure as we were driving back home. I felt so bad for my loving and thoughtful husband and kept reassuring him that I had had an enjoyable time. I honestly did. The first part was lovely, the second part was comical - two of my favorite things combined. One of my favorite memories of our time last night was laughing until tears were brimming over on our ride home from our funny cruise. I love sharing fun memories with my sweetheart and this one was surely one of them.
I hear the Minnetonka dinner cruise is better. Maybe someday we'll have to try that one out. Maybe.
After about a beautiful hour of sitting on the upper deck, dinner was announced. We were STARVING and couldn't wait to eat. However, the excitement over dinner did not last long.
Dinner was a complete joke. Buffet lines with cafeteria-style food pretty much summed up our dinner experience. SO sad. Looking at the price per plate we just assumed that it was going to be served to us - not buffet style (silly us had never been on a dinner cruise before so we didn't know any better...and it wasn't stated on the website, at least not where we could find). Also, we were one of the last tables to be dismissed to get our food, so by the time we went through the buffet line, everything was pretty much picked over and EVERYTHING was cold...so.very.cold. It was a complete joke. The bizarre menu consisted of: baked manicotti, pot roast (the meat looked and tasted like they had opened up 500 banquet frozen dinner meals and plopped them into a pan) with carrots and onions, roasted vegetables, campfire potatoes, caesar salad, breadsticks, dessert and coffee. I wish I had taken a picture of my pitiful plate. By the time we were ready for dessert, that too was already picked over and we were left with the rejects.
We discovered a little too late that the Padelford Riverboats in Saint Paul just weren't for us. So sad. Peter and I couldn't help but laugh at our expensive misadventure as we were driving back home. I felt so bad for my loving and thoughtful husband and kept reassuring him that I had had an enjoyable time. I honestly did. The first part was lovely, the second part was comical - two of my favorite things combined. One of my favorite memories of our time last night was laughing until tears were brimming over on our ride home from our funny cruise. I love sharing fun memories with my sweetheart and this one was surely one of them.
I hear the Minnetonka dinner cruise is better. Maybe someday we'll have to try that one out. Maybe.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Two weeks from today
...my little one turns 2. TWO!! It hardly seems possible.
I remember last year watching him turn into a toddler. Seeing him change in appearance, hearing his first word ("hi") and watching him as he took his first steps at 11 months. This
year, he's still changing. He's half my height (coming up to hip bone) and adding new words to his vocabulary on a daily basis. I'm looking forward to when he can keep up a conversation with me. :) He's such a funny little kid. He's a mixture of his father and of me. He's a miniature version of his daddy in the looks department. I still can't get over how blonde his hair is and how blue his darling bright eyes are. He definitely has my temper and my curious nature (which drives his daddy nuts!). ;) He has my little sister's mouth and smile and every so often he reminds me of my siblings.
As much as he takes after his parents, he is very much his own self. He has unique qualities that can't be found anywhere else. His little voice and his infectious giggles are quite adorable
and I can't seem to get enough of them. His little neck is the most ticklish and 9 times out of 10 I can get a belly laugh out of him while tickling him. He's a very picky eater (not sure where he got that from) and doesn't like to try new things out. That's quite frustrating for his mama, but at least he eats some things, so for that I'm grateful. He no longer enjoys riding in the stroller for long periods of time. He's very much a walker and gets frustrated if he can't move his legs. Our first road trip is coming up this fall sometime, that's going to be interesting. From the very beginning he's been an excellent sleeper. He still gets 14-16 hours of sleep (on an average day, he wakes up at 8:00am, goes down for a nap at 1:00pm, wakes up at 3:00 and then goes back down for bed at 8:00pm). Sometimes he'll even sleep in until 9:00 or 10 in the morning (like the past 2 mornings) and will sleep in until 4:00 in the afternoon. Yes, I am one blessed mama...and yes, he takes after me in his love for sleep. :)
Two weeks from today, we'll be hitting another a milestone. I'll officially be a mother to a two year old. It'll be weird not having to calculate the months when someone asks me how old he is. Instead of saying he's so and so months, I'll be able to say he's 2. Just 2. Wow.
I could go on and on about my love for my blond-haired, blue-eyed little boy, but I'll save that for later. ;)
I remember last year watching him turn into a toddler. Seeing him change in appearance, hearing his first word ("hi") and watching him as he took his first steps at 11 months. This
year, he's still changing. He's half my height (coming up to hip bone) and adding new words to his vocabulary on a daily basis. I'm looking forward to when he can keep up a conversation with me. :) He's such a funny little kid. He's a mixture of his father and of me. He's a miniature version of his daddy in the looks department. I still can't get over how blonde his hair is and how blue his darling bright eyes are. He definitely has my temper and my curious nature (which drives his daddy nuts!). ;) He has my little sister's mouth and smile and every so often he reminds me of my siblings.As much as he takes after his parents, he is very much his own self. He has unique qualities that can't be found anywhere else. His little voice and his infectious giggles are quite adorable
and I can't seem to get enough of them. His little neck is the most ticklish and 9 times out of 10 I can get a belly laugh out of him while tickling him. He's a very picky eater (not sure where he got that from) and doesn't like to try new things out. That's quite frustrating for his mama, but at least he eats some things, so for that I'm grateful. He no longer enjoys riding in the stroller for long periods of time. He's very much a walker and gets frustrated if he can't move his legs. Our first road trip is coming up this fall sometime, that's going to be interesting. From the very beginning he's been an excellent sleeper. He still gets 14-16 hours of sleep (on an average day, he wakes up at 8:00am, goes down for a nap at 1:00pm, wakes up at 3:00 and then goes back down for bed at 8:00pm). Sometimes he'll even sleep in until 9:00 or 10 in the morning (like the past 2 mornings) and will sleep in until 4:00 in the afternoon. Yes, I am one blessed mama...and yes, he takes after me in his love for sleep. :)Two weeks from today, we'll be hitting another a milestone. I'll officially be a mother to a two year old. It'll be weird not having to calculate the months when someone asks me how old he is. Instead of saying he's so and so months, I'll be able to say he's 2. Just 2. Wow.
I could go on and on about my love for my blond-haired, blue-eyed little boy, but I'll save that for later. ;)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Contentment...a work in progress.
Yesterday morning, I woke up crabby and teary-eyed (notice a recurring theme in my blog lately?). I was thinking about how boring my life is currently. How I didn't have anything fun to look forward to and how that depressing thought was getting me down. My biggest fault I think as a women is comparing myself or my current situation to others. I've had to literally fight with being content. This week especially was hard as the people near and dear to me were enjoying everything that I wanted, but couldn't have. Here are a few examples:
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I wrote the above portion yesterday (tweaking it a bit today) but never posted it. I just needed to get it out of my system and strange as it might sound, it worked...a little. My husband knows that I've been having a rough time this past week. Parenthood is hard and there are times where I wish I was the kind of parent who put my son in a nice daycare and went off to work. I do miss working and having actual conversations with adults and making friends. But then I see my son's bright eyes and beautiful smile and hear a new word/phrase or see him do a new thing and I suddenly am ever so grateful that I can stay at home with him. Thank goodness for a husband who comes home to me every night so I can carry on an adult conversation with him and thank goodness for girlfriends who I am blessed to have here in the cities.
So yes, back to my husband. I got an email yesterday telling me that he had a surprise planned for me for Friday night and that I was to wear a fancy dress. He has yet to give me any hints and I have to admit, I'm a little excited. Okay, A LOT excited. I love surprises and dressing up. I can't wait to see what he has planned for us on Friday. :)
Also, yesterday our Small Group got canceled, so instead of canceling our babysitters, Peter and I went out just the two of us. Peter was a sweetheart and let me shop for about an hour at Turnstyle (I was able to consign some old clothes too - yay for that!!). We ended the evening by sitting out on a patio of our favorite restaurant and eating some yummy buffalo wings. It was a lovely night.
I'm so grateful for my Lord who thoughtfully prompted my amazing husband to do these special things for me. It's a little embarrassing at how those two "fun" things helped me to get out of my funk. :p
- Two of my girlfriends here in MN had their parents come out to visit for a whole week. Yay, for them! They are pretty incredible parents so it was a joy to hang out with them and see them once again. It made me want to see my parents (family) SO bad though and I couldn't help but be a little jealous of my friends. We're coming up on 9 months since I've seen my family. Probably the longest I've ever gone without seeing their dear faces.
- Another close friend is on vacation at the lovely north shore. Ahh, a vacation sounds SO nice right now!
- My brother just bought and moved into a house. I'm happy for him, but I can't help but wonder why we're having such a difficult time with our housing situation. Why is the Lord wanting us to wait? We were suppose to be moved in by now, unpacking boxes and getting ready for Simon's birthday party. Why?
- And last but not least (the main reason I woke up crabby yesterday), Peter gets to go to a Twins baseball game with his friends and co-workers today. I'm happy for him, but I can't help but feel jealous about this too. What would I give to be at a baseball game with my friends, rather then being stuck here on a lovely July day with a 23 month old? At least I have a friend coming over for coffee this afternoon, so hopefully that'll take my mind off of my husband having fun without me. Yes, I'm a big baby...and yes you can feel bad for my friend, Amber. Haha.
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I wrote the above portion yesterday (tweaking it a bit today) but never posted it. I just needed to get it out of my system and strange as it might sound, it worked...a little. My husband knows that I've been having a rough time this past week. Parenthood is hard and there are times where I wish I was the kind of parent who put my son in a nice daycare and went off to work. I do miss working and having actual conversations with adults and making friends. But then I see my son's bright eyes and beautiful smile and hear a new word/phrase or see him do a new thing and I suddenly am ever so grateful that I can stay at home with him. Thank goodness for a husband who comes home to me every night so I can carry on an adult conversation with him and thank goodness for girlfriends who I am blessed to have here in the cities.
So yes, back to my husband. I got an email yesterday telling me that he had a surprise planned for me for Friday night and that I was to wear a fancy dress. He has yet to give me any hints and I have to admit, I'm a little excited. Okay, A LOT excited. I love surprises and dressing up. I can't wait to see what he has planned for us on Friday. :)
Also, yesterday our Small Group got canceled, so instead of canceling our babysitters, Peter and I went out just the two of us. Peter was a sweetheart and let me shop for about an hour at Turnstyle (I was able to consign some old clothes too - yay for that!!). We ended the evening by sitting out on a patio of our favorite restaurant and eating some yummy buffalo wings. It was a lovely night.
I'm so grateful for my Lord who thoughtfully prompted my amazing husband to do these special things for me. It's a little embarrassing at how those two "fun" things helped me to get out of my funk. :p
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
rollercoasters and current random things about me.
I'm having a really horrible day. Coffee isn't helping, the internet isn't helping and even the *very* loud kisses from my son aren't helping (it's probably because immediately following the kisses, he starts to whine in my ear). Honestly I'm about ready to lose it with my whiny-Simonboy. I haven't felt this way in a long time. I've even cried tears (stupid hormones). Thank goodness it's naptime soon. Hopefully I can recompose myself by the time we wakes up and feel like a good mommy again.
Oh, how I wish I could lock myself in a dark cool room and just hang my mom apron up for a day or two.
Naptime: 10 minutes away. I really am so grateful for naps (as horrible and selfish as that sounds). It's a good chunk of time for me to evaluate how my morning went and it's a time for me to take a chill pill if I'm feeling overwhelmed as a mother.
I was thinking yesterday as I was cleaning the kitchen up after getting home from our SG BBQ, that parenthood is like being on a roller-coaster, you're almost always going up or down and when you're not, you're gearing up for the rush of going up or down. Note to my readers: I love roller-coasters, so I'm not in any way bashing parenthood or declaring that it's bad or scary. Okay, it's a little scary. I am grateful for the rare straight on ride (where you're neither going up or down), it gives me time to catch my breath even though I'm feeling the adrenalin rush of what's to come.
I love that every day is a challenge and that every day brings new things. Parenthood is a wonderful God-ordained thing and I don't take it for granted. I know that 30 years from now, I'll look back and know that being a parent was the biggest blessing that I could have asked for. Having Simon has definitely changed my world for the better.
I love you, son!!
I started this "current" post this morning and decided to end my entry on a happy note:
Current Mood: cranky (simon's cranky, therefore i'm cranky...darnit)
Current Music: break up (by pete yorn, scarlett johansson)
Current Book: a thousand splendid suns (by khaled hosseini)
Current Book of the Bible: 1 corinthians
Current Outfit: white shorts & vs pink nation "kiss me" tank top
Current Nail Color: orangy red on fingers, pluralized purple on my toes
Current Color of Hair: my natural color - boring dark brown
Current State of Living Space: moderately clean
Current Weather: sunshine and quite windy
Current Love: my iphone
Current Fear: that we'll never move into a house
Current Food: cottage cheese
Current Best Friend: peter. he's my biggest fan
Current Giggle: simon rubbing jelly on his hands (he thought it was lotion)
Current Wish: to see my family & long distant friends (w/out the hassle or expense of driving or flying)
Oh, how I wish I could lock myself in a dark cool room and just hang my mom apron up for a day or two.
Naptime: 10 minutes away. I really am so grateful for naps (as horrible and selfish as that sounds). It's a good chunk of time for me to evaluate how my morning went and it's a time for me to take a chill pill if I'm feeling overwhelmed as a mother.
I was thinking yesterday as I was cleaning the kitchen up after getting home from our SG BBQ, that parenthood is like being on a roller-coaster, you're almost always going up or down and when you're not, you're gearing up for the rush of going up or down. Note to my readers: I love roller-coasters, so I'm not in any way bashing parenthood or declaring that it's bad or scary. Okay, it's a little scary. I am grateful for the rare straight on ride (where you're neither going up or down), it gives me time to catch my breath even though I'm feeling the adrenalin rush of what's to come.
I love that every day is a challenge and that every day brings new things. Parenthood is a wonderful God-ordained thing and I don't take it for granted. I know that 30 years from now, I'll look back and know that being a parent was the biggest blessing that I could have asked for. Having Simon has definitely changed my world for the better.
I love you, son!!
I started this "current" post this morning and decided to end my entry on a happy note:
Current Mood: cranky (simon's cranky, therefore i'm cranky...darnit)
Current Music: break up (by pete yorn, scarlett johansson)
Current Book: a thousand splendid suns (by khaled hosseini)
Current Book of the Bible: 1 corinthians
Current Outfit: white shorts & vs pink nation "kiss me" tank top
Current Nail Color: orangy red on fingers, pluralized purple on my toes
Current Color of Hair: my natural color - boring dark brown
Current State of Living Space: moderately clean
Current Weather: sunshine and quite windy
Current Love: my iphone
Current Fear: that we'll never move into a house
Current Food: cottage cheese
Current Best Friend: peter. he's my biggest fan
Current Giggle: simon rubbing jelly on his hands (he thought it was lotion)
Current Wish: to see my family & long distant friends (w/out the hassle or expense of driving or flying)
Saturday, July 10, 2010
A beautiful Saturday morning spent in Saint Paul.
I went to my first Farmer's Market today. Yes, first. I can't believe it either. I've always, always, ALWAYS wanted to go, but never made it down there. Today, we got up early, and set off for Saint Paul. I love the downtown area. Someday, I just want to go exploring and take a bunch of pictures of my beloved city.
I shot a few pictures of random buildings and also some pictures from the market itself. I love capturing memories through a lens. Simon was a little overwhelmed by the enormous crowd of people (it was crazy-busy) and wanted to be held the entire time, which was unusual for him.
We ended our morning, by stopping by the grand re-opening of the Roseville library. Holy cow, they did an amazing job. I LOVE libraries. I remember when I first moved here and saw the Roseville branch library. Lets just say I wasn't impressed. I was pretty disappointed, especially after being completely spoiled by our library in Fort Wayne. God must have heard my grumblings and decided to shut me up and make me feel at home here, because after a couple of years, they started to construct a new and much improved facility. Yes, they did it just for me. :p.
I love hanging out with my boys and getting out and enjoying the city. I'm falling more and more in love with Minnesota as time goes by. I'm proud that this beautiful state my home. :)
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I shot a few pictures of random buildings and also some pictures from the market itself. I love capturing memories through a lens. Simon was a little overwhelmed by the enormous crowd of people (it was crazy-busy) and wanted to be held the entire time, which was unusual for him.
We ended our morning, by stopping by the grand re-opening of the Roseville library. Holy cow, they did an amazing job. I LOVE libraries. I remember when I first moved here and saw the Roseville branch library. Lets just say I wasn't impressed. I was pretty disappointed, especially after being completely spoiled by our library in Fort Wayne. God must have heard my grumblings and decided to shut me up and make me feel at home here, because after a couple of years, they started to construct a new and much improved facility. Yes, they did it just for me. :p.
(The pictures of the actual library didn't turn out too well. I'm sure my friend Abby will have MUCH better pictures that will do the new building justice).
I love hanging out with my boys and getting out and enjoying the city. I'm falling more and more in love with Minnesota as time goes by. I'm proud that this beautiful state my home. :)
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Random picture taken just an hour ago outside in our back "yard". How cute.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
July
It's only the third of July and my calendar is already full. The dates are filled with mostly birthdays (There are 5 birthdays that we'll be celebrating this month, 4 of which are on my side of the family). BBQ's and bible studies also take up a large portion of the month. All fun stuff - yay!
July was always a fun month for me growing up. Now that I live almost 600 miles away from my family it's become a difficult month for me. Homesickness tends to set in full force and I have to remind myself that pity parties are not attractive. It's been since November since I saw my little darlings (siblings) and my sweet Mom and Dad. 8 whole months. I've toyed with the idea of flying out with Simon before August (when he turns 2 and has to pay full price for a ticket), but the idea of flying all by myself with an energetic 23 month old scares me just enough to stay put (not to mention that SW doesn't fly directly to Ft. Wayne, so we would have an additional 2-3 hour road trip on top of everything else). Sigh.
I'm determined to make this a fun month though!! BBQ's with friends and family and my amazing bible studies will help make everything more enjoyable. And who knows, maybe I'll come up with the courage and the money to fly out to see my family before August 6th. Miracles do happen.
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Peter and I bought new phones last week. We switched over to AT&T, so take note everyone who still thinks I have Verizon (I shall miss my Verizon to Verizon minutes!!). I was embarrassed as I was switching everyone's contact info over to the new phone at how bad I've been at keeping in touch with old friends. It seemed like every other name that I transfered over was someone who I had lost touch with via voice (thank goodness for facebook!!). I'm going to try and make it a point this month to call my friends of old and catch up, even if it's only for a few short minutes...and I'll apologize ahead of time for my very loud little boy in the background. ;)
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Happy Birthday to my youngest brother, Josiah!! He turns 13 today - he's a freakin' TEENAGER!! Ahh. I can't believe it. He's taller then me and his voice is deeper then my own...hard to believe, I know ;). I love you, bro!
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Here's a hilarious video of my son counting. I didn't know he could count so well, nor did I know that he would find it so humorous to gross me out by eating play-doh. He sure showed me. ;)
July was always a fun month for me growing up. Now that I live almost 600 miles away from my family it's become a difficult month for me. Homesickness tends to set in full force and I have to remind myself that pity parties are not attractive. It's been since November since I saw my little darlings (siblings) and my sweet Mom and Dad. 8 whole months. I've toyed with the idea of flying out with Simon before August (when he turns 2 and has to pay full price for a ticket), but the idea of flying all by myself with an energetic 23 month old scares me just enough to stay put (not to mention that SW doesn't fly directly to Ft. Wayne, so we would have an additional 2-3 hour road trip on top of everything else). Sigh.
I'm determined to make this a fun month though!! BBQ's with friends and family and my amazing bible studies will help make everything more enjoyable. And who knows, maybe I'll come up with the courage and the money to fly out to see my family before August 6th. Miracles do happen.
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Peter and I bought new phones last week. We switched over to AT&T, so take note everyone who still thinks I have Verizon (I shall miss my Verizon to Verizon minutes!!). I was embarrassed as I was switching everyone's contact info over to the new phone at how bad I've been at keeping in touch with old friends. It seemed like every other name that I transfered over was someone who I had lost touch with via voice (thank goodness for facebook!!). I'm going to try and make it a point this month to call my friends of old and catch up, even if it's only for a few short minutes...and I'll apologize ahead of time for my very loud little boy in the background. ;)
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Happy Birthday to my youngest brother, Josiah!! He turns 13 today - he's a freakin' TEENAGER!! Ahh. I can't believe it. He's taller then me and his voice is deeper then my own...hard to believe, I know ;). I love you, bro!
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Here's a hilarious video of my son counting. I didn't know he could count so well, nor did I know that he would find it so humorous to gross me out by eating play-doh. He sure showed me. ;)
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