Posts Tagged “Parenting As Child Exploitation”

Phamily Foto Phriday 5-15-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 5-15-15

Previously we had Tevye’s first birthday. Here was have both August and Xavier celebrating birthdays! May certainly is a busy month. I will share pictures from Xavier’s birthday, which was Friday, next week. Until then, let’s look at some other pictures! (And yes, this is going up on Sunday, not Friday, because Friday was crazy busy getting ready…

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The Battle Of The Blocks

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The Battle Of The Blocks

One of the items that August placed on his list for his upcoming birthday – under the section of “Fancy Gift” – was a 6 month subscription to Loot Crate. He created the “Fancy Gift” section for a couple of big ticket items that he doesn’t actually expect to receive, but he’s letting us know…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 5-8-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 5-8-15

Last Friday Xavier was not so sure about getting into the pool by himself in the free-swim area before his lesson. Dela said she would go in with him, so he acquiesced. And enjoyed himself. He is getting much more confident in the water lately. Over the weekend the weather was nice enough the ice…

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One Year Old

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One Year Old

It seems like almost yesterday he was born. As I write this I am sitting not twelve feet away from the spot where he entered this world. It was a bit of a dramatic entrance, but then again aren’t they all? The end result is the main thing. Tevye is such a happy little boy….

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Free Comic Book Day

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Free Comic Book Day

This last Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. My son August was able to hit a few of the comic shops last year with a friend of his and it was his first time attending this event. He loved it and couldn’t wait for this year’s event to roll around. I am so glad that…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 5-1-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 5-1-15

Happy May Day! Next week he turns 1, but he’s all over the place already. We literally turned around and Tevye had climbed into the laundry basket. This last week the kids’ school had Grandparents And Special Friends Day which seems like a good idea, except it doens’t happen just once a year – this…

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Sleep Is For Babies

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Sleep Is For Babies

Tevye is 11 months old. Only now have we begun sleep training him. Yes, we previously had established a nap schedule and a regular bedtime, and that works fine for the most part. the problem is sometimes it took far too long to put him down. Like nearly an hour. It shouldn’t take that long to…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 4-14-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 4-14-15

Last Saturday was crazy busy. Dela had the Emerald City Feis (Irish dance competition) and August and Ciaran had their Cub Scout pinewood derby – at the same time. Let’s begin with Dela. Unfortunately since I had August and Ciaran (and Xavier and Tevye) this meant Laura was trying to take pictures and video of…

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Star Wars Lightsaber Duel

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Star Wars Lightsaber Duel

Brother against sister. August and Déla were playing with the Star Wars toys we recently recieved. I decided to play some appropriate music to accompany them.

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Phamily Foto Phriday 4-17-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 4-17-15

I know…. it’s been a couple of weeks. Things have been busy, of course. Let’s start off with Easter. I already told you the story behind this travesty.   The week following Easter was Spring Break for the kids, but not Laura. While the kids were off and on not doing well the weather was nice…

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