The Things You Do When You are You, Jayce

A few weeks ago I was looking at a blog entry that I did when Jayce was around Hannah's age where I was detailing some new trick that he was doing at the time, and I found myself wishing that I had given more information about the other things that he was doing at that age.  So I thought I'd do something like that  for both kids.(The photos are not of a typical day, but a recent evening of sparklers with Grandma and Chelsea.)Jayce, on a...

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St Louis Zoo

Last month we headed to St Louis to do some fingerprinting and whatnot that was required for the visa application process.  Since St Louis has a large (and free) zoo, we decided to make a little family day of it.Jayce and Chris by the prairie dogs, which were a favorite, for some reason.It was seriously hot that day, 93, so we only lasted a few hours.  But it was just long enough.Hey guys, look over here.No, over here.  I am standing...

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Selling Things

As I said previously, when Justin came to town, he helped me go through my "big things" and decide what to sell.  When Chandra came to town, she helped me go through and photograph my "small things," mostly Etsy stuff and decor, to sell.I was originally planning to throw it all on Craigslist.  But we found a better way.I put an album of my larger home and kids items on Facebook and got rid of 75% of it that way in about 5 days.  I...

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Month of Moving

Well, the moving is in full force.We will be moving out of our house in the latter part of the week.  The specific day is still to be determined by a few different factors, but more on that later. I spent the end of May and most of June in a slight (or not so slight) panic, because there was so much to be done.  We were swamped with the paperwork and to do's of starting our life in London, while still living our life here, and completely...

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Miscellaneous and Blog Change

I have come to the realization this past month, that in order to keep up on the blog in the midst of selling the house, changing jobs, and moving to London, I'm going to have to change up the format of my blog a bit.  My previous goals have been, catch all the way up, pictures, and 2-4 times per week.  I want stories full of the important details, edited and relevant photos, milestones, funny quips, accomplishments small and large.The past...

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Father's Day Questions

This post is pretty belated at this point.  I know I've been saying that a lot lately, but still.  For Father's Day this year, among the gifts I had Jayce answer a few questions about Chris, and typed his answers exactly as he said them.(Jayce's voice is in red.)** I think I've explained this before, but "bellies out" is what Jayce calls he and Chris' playtime.  It started when he was around 2 years old, Chris would come home from...

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