tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252111422024-03-07T00:05:52.679-06:00The Gafford FamilyOur little slice of the internet to stay connected with friends and family both near and far.TheGaffordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837601385475362871noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-40536444712392439392017-05-26T09:42:00.000-06:002017-05-26T12:21:01.632-06:00Summer Break Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-45593418344776048272015-06-27T21:04:00.000-06:002015-06-27T21:04:03.929-06:00Happy birthday Ethan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our baby turned two today! This boy is definitely not a baby anymore. Scoring in the 98th percentile for both weight and height, he weighs in at only about 5 pounds under his 5.5 year old sister. But like his doctor says, "at least he's proportional". :)<br />
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We had fun celebrating Ethan today. The stuffed animal birthday welcome committee has become a tradition over the last couple of years. Addison was excited to help us place all of the friends in the hallway last night after we put Ethan to bed. He was pleased to see them when he came out and was quick to sit with them to pose for a picture. Then he went back in his room to collect a few more toys that had been excluded and added them to the pile.<br />
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Blueberry pancakes were for breakfast. He knew exactly what to do with those candles. All the "hide it under a bushel...No!" practice really paid off.<br />
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If you've spent any time with Ethan lately you've concluded that he excels at anything physical but speaking actual intelligible words is not yet his forte. We were delighted to hear "I two!" exclaimed at various points throughout the day. First Steps speech therapy for the win!<br />
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After a trip to Build-A-Bear and Chuck-E-Cheese this morning and an all-out nap protest this afternoon, we ventured north to Grandma and Grandpa Gafford's house to have a birthday party with some of Ethan's best friends.... Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Gayla, and Great-great-aunts Fannie and Martha.<br />
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Thank you <a href="http://birdonacake.blogspot.com/2013/06/peanut-butter-chocolate-monkey-cake.html" target="_blank">pinterest </a>for the monkey birthday cake inspiration...<br />
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He had a lot of fun opening up all his birthday presents, but it got a little more fun after he opened up his Melissa and Doug Construction Worker outfit... (Grandpa was still cutting off tags at this point...)<br />
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Make a wish! <br />
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He quickly discovered that his construction vest had perfect pockets for carrying some of his new treasures. He did a quick show-and-tell with Aunt Fannie. <br />
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We had a fun day celebrating our birthday boy today. So thankful for every ounce of him and the joy that he brings to our family. We love you so much Ethan!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-27022838875245134592015-05-20T21:46:00.000-06:002015-05-20T21:48:37.689-06:00Next Stop: Kindergarten!Our big girl got just a bit bigger today! This was her last day of pre-K and graduation this evening. I asked her this morning if she was sad that today was her last day. Her response: "No, I've been waiting for this day my whole entire life!" I don't think she meant for it to sound the way it did... at least not this early in her education career. She has loved every minute of the year with her two fantastic teachers.<br />
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Addison with Ms. Holly<br />
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Addison with Ms. Michelle<br />
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(Can you tell it was Red, White, and Blue day at school today?)<br />
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Here are some of my favorites from tonight's graduation...<br />
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On the way home we were talking about how she's a kindergartener now. "Mom, am I kindergartening next week?" "No kiddo, no kindergartening until August. Sorry."<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-13785056136063422182014-12-25T22:02:00.000-06:002014-12-25T22:02:20.135-06:00Merry Christmas! The kids are in bed sleeping. The mess from the day is (mostly) cleaned up. My belly is full of warm apple crisp and vanilla ice cream. And I'm sitting here unloading my camera of the pictures from today. We are a blessed family. Though this year has been full of trials and disappointments, though this month has been full of germs and sickness, we are a blessed family. God is so good. Even when He makes us wait on Him. Even when times are difficult. God is good. All the time. God has continually shown us his GOODNESS, and BLESSING, and LOVE this season and we must remember it, even on the tough days... especially on the tough days.<br />
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Here are some pictures of our blessings...<br />
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The kids looking beautiful and handsome on Christmas Eve before heading into church.</div>
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Last night we thought our little drama queen would enjoy acting out the Christmas story as a family. In case you missed the video we posted on Facebook last night, you can watch it <a href="http://vimeo.com/115368770" target="_blank">here</a>. When we made the video I originally had no intention of it being something we would post online; I just thought it would be something Addison would like watching. But once we saw it, it was just so perfect and special and beautiful we couldn't help but post it for others to see. There are so many little things about it that I adore. I'm so glad we did it and I look forward to making new versions in future years.<br />
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Some of you are aware that our dog Allie is probably in her final phase of life. She's been having health issues and an actual diagnosis will cost hundreds of dollars (maybe more) that we just can't afford right now. She's 10 1/2 and has lived a long wonderful life with us. It's been tough watching her struggle and feeling the weight of the decisions we have ahead of us. But today our blessing was that Christmas brought out the puppy in Allie. A side of her that we haven't seen in a long time. She was all over the kids' stockings. She was going to town on that Busy Bone we gave her. And she didn't once walk away from the festivities to beg us for a bowl of water. You may not realize how much of a miracle that was. But believe me, it was.<br />
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Though her face looks like we've asked her to smile for the camera (and therefore she's making a weird face), Addison was SUPER excited about the Anna and Elsa dolls that came from Santa. These two will be attached to her hip for the next month at least.<br />
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Ethan got a musical zoo train from Santa. Sissy was a big help in opening his presents. <br />
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Trying out the Little Einsteins globe. "We can go anywhere with Rocket!" <br />
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Ethan is opening up some new plates and bowls and Allie is secretly wondering if there's any water for her to drink out of them. :) <br />
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Addison just tested out Ethan's Jack-in-the-box. That little thing has given those two a lot of laughs today. <br />
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Checking out Ethan's new firetruck. <br />
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Really happy girl to have her very own Kindle! Just what she wanted! <br />
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This was a different kind of Christmas for us this year. Different, but not bad. Different, and in many ways perhaps better. We've witnessed incredible generosity from many friends and also some we don't even know. People, whose obedience to God's call have made impossible things possible for us. For that we are humbled and eternally grateful. Thank you God, and thank you to the many who have abundantly blessed us this past month.<br />
<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-23201325468906999942014-11-30T22:47:00.003-06:002014-11-30T23:01:21.879-06:00The Garden Factory Grandpa took the "big kids" to The Garden Factory Friday afternoon while the babies napped. The kids had all kinds of fun on the rides. It has been so fun to see Addison and Brogan bond this week! Thanks for thinking to bring your camera, Brianne!<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-37112584378033624662014-11-30T22:43:00.000-06:002014-11-30T22:43:25.554-06:00Thanksgiving: to travel or not to travel?<br />
We almost didn't get to go. In the week leading up to our planned trip to New York to spend Thanksgiving with my family Ethan came down with a case of the dreaded Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease which he picked up in the church nursery. If you know anything about HFMD, you know it's incredibly contagious. The problem is, it's most contagious before you know you've got it. As soon as we knew what we were dealing with we sent Addison away to Grandma and Grandpa Gafford's house to try to limit her exposure. We thought just maybe we could get away without her catching it. But then we got the call on Saturday night that she'd gotten sick and was running a fever. Oh great, here we go. At this point, we didn't really need to worry about Ethan sharing HFMD with his cousins over Thanksgiving, but if Addison was getting it, maybe we were going to need to cancel our trip. On Sunday she continued feeling ill and running a fever all day but still hadn't broken out in any blisters. Shortly before bedtime however, her fever broke and she was returning to her normal perky chatty self. And still no blisters. Hmmm.... What are the odds that she got sick exactly 3 days after Ethan with something different than what he had. Surely the blisters were on their way still. We had been planning on leaving on Tuesday morning. There's no way we should still make this trip and risk infecting the cousins with this virus.<br />
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All the while at the same time we were (and still are) having issues with our dog Allie. She can not seem to satisfy her thirst for water and consequently is needing to go out at least hourly. After a urinalysis and bloodwork last Saturday, the vet had no explanation for her behavior. Our plan had been for her to stay at our house and have some friends come let her out periodically. That's not really going to be a practical solution for a dog that needs to go out HOURLY. Neither is making a 9.5 hour roadtrip with the dog. What to do?<br />
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Monday morning I stepped out of bed into a puddle of dog pee. Great, Allie had an accident in the night. Ugh. I cleaned up the mess with our trusty Spot Bot and while dumping out the dirty water some of it spilled on my pants and shoe. Gross. I then went up to get Ethan out of bed and he had completely soaked through his diaper and pajamas. Great, more pee. Addison woke up still fever and blister free and with an interest in eating (which she hadn't had in about 36 hours). Unfortunately after 3 bites of Rice Krispies she threw up all over the kitchen floor. Come on! It's not even 9:00! I couldn't for the life of me figure out what Addison was dealing with. Aside from the complete lack of blisters, her symptoms had been just like Ethan's. But where are the blasted blisters?!? And why is my dog peeing so much?! I just want to spend Thanksgiving with my family, why on Earth does it feel like we're just not supposed to go?<br />
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Tuesday morning I finally got to talk to a nurse on the phone about Addison and she convinced me that it was highly unlikely that Addison had the same thing as Ethan and she must have just had some other bug. She'd been fever free since Sunday night and her appetite was back and she'd been keeping food down. David's parents (bless their hearts!) volunteered to take on the burden of Allie so that we could go. Unbelievable. After all of that, we were actually going to be able to make it to my parents' house!<br />
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So we left bright and early Wednesday morning and drove ALL DAY until we pulled into my parents' driveway around 5:30, just in time for dinner. The kids were amazing the whole way. I seriously can't believe how well Ethan did riding in the car for so long. What a good boy!<br />
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We had such a great time. David asked me along the way what I was looking forward to the most and my answer was: laughing. I really, really just needed to laugh. I got to do a lot of that this weekend. It felt so good.<br />
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I didn't take very many pictures since I was too busy laughing, but here are just a few...<br />
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For some reason Addison was determined to be able to eat her turkey off the bone. So we obliged. In the end she determined it was just too hot that way so we pulled it off the bone anyway. :)<br />
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Ethan snuggled up with Uncle Matt to read a book. <br />
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We were able to sneak in a super quick visit with Addison's birth parents Josh and Nicole (and future brother Caleb!). It's always fun to see them; just wish Addison hadn't been so exhausted from all the fun she'd been having with her cousins. :)<br />
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It was a fabulous break away from reality for a few days. The only thing that could have made it better is if my older brother Mike and kids could have joined us as well. They were missed indeed!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-37662797745025794492014-10-18T12:56:00.000-06:002014-10-18T12:56:03.687-06:00Fall Foliage and Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The fall colors are quite vibrant this week and when we were blessed with a beautiful day yesterday with not-too-cold temperatures we decided it would be a great idea to grab some of our favorite friends and head to Holliday Park for a little photo shoot. I think this might have to be an annual tradition. We did the same thing two years ago with Addison but somehow missed it last year due to a sleep-deprived mom brain I guess. <br />
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Addison and Ethan with their favorite little baby buddy, Jackson.<br />
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Mommy is almost too short to do this pose...<br />
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Thanks Beth and Dylan for snapping a few pictures for us! We would have invited you to come along even if we didn't require your assistance. :-) We just love your company!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-44366084332290020042014-10-04T20:27:00.000-06:002014-10-04T20:27:25.537-06:00Apple Orchard 2014 We braved the fierce cold October temperatures and ventured out to Tuttle Orchards with Grandma and Grandpa Gafford this morning for our annual visit. <br />
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First stop: apple donuts... yum!<br />
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We have to measure how much we've grown this year!<br />
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Poor Ethan in his too-big puffy winter coat. He reminded me of Ralphie on "A Christmas Story". <br />
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And he's had about enough of this! Addison looks a little guilty in the background but I promise she's innocent. :-)<br />
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Addison had a little bit of a wardrobe issue... her leggings were hay-magnets. She "might" have taken her pants off as soon as we got in the van and rode home in her panties... <br />
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Ethan looks SO chubby with that coat on!<br />
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Helping Daddy pick an apple. <br />
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"I'm going to just sit here and hold this apple. Because I can't get up...even if I tried." <br />
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Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for taking us to the orchard! We had a lot of fun! <br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-91790633547294127932014-09-03T10:17:00.002-06:002014-09-03T10:17:41.044-06:00The First Day of Pre-K<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today was the beginning of an era. We sent our first-born off to school for the very first time. To say she was ready for it is more than an understatement. She's really more ready for first grade if we're honest. (NOT saying this because we think we're raising a child genius, please don't read that wrong. More because she wants to sit at a desk, ride a school bus, and have homework like in the "big leagues".) Mom and Dad were ready for this step as well. Addison is a very social girl and every day is a challenge to keep her engaged in age appropriate play instead of playing with baby toys just so she has a playmate. This will be so good for her and I'm excited to hear all about her new adventure. I'm also excited to have some one-on-one time with my boy.<br />
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Giving Ethan a kiss as she waited for the ok to head down the hall to her classroom.<br />
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Ethan trying to figure out how to open sissy's lunchbox and help himself to a snack. Food is always on this boy's mind.<br />
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She found her cubbie! Now hanging up her things...<br />
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She turned right around from hanging up her backpack and got right on the floor and started playing with toys. If we hadn't pulled her away to give hugs and say goodbye it would have easily been 11:00 before she'd even realized we'd left. No tear-filled goodbye for the Gaffords this morning. Just excitement for our girl on her fun new adventure!<br />
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Speaking of adventure, if you haven't been reading David's blog posts about his "adventure" in career change as well as a few family updates, you can catch up over <a href="http://www.davegafford.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-4664893686726144042014-08-12T13:50:00.001-06:002014-08-12T13:50:19.153-06:00Addison's first story(This post specifically goes out to the grandparents and Addison's birth family. Anyone is welcome to read it of course, but it will probably be appreciated the most by them. :)<br /><br />Yesterday I handed Addison some stickers and a piece of paper and told her to make a picture with them and then tell me a story to go with it. Here's what she came up with...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-4b0rBY9wCYVqCx8IV8Hk_xONPFQbZTnaxY7BxoahCwlPsrNs36ZexJ4IKL5xmE3YXQLOH_4g6ESatj-4foCazn40fS1tkF4tO3F3mwr1-oi2TOORIBC_BSS5ehsLW2qwPmg/s288/iphone_photo.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-4b0rBY9wCYVqCx8IV8Hk_xONPFQbZTnaxY7BxoahCwlPsrNs36ZexJ4IKL5xmE3YXQLOH_4g6ESatj-4foCazn40fS1tkF4tO3F3mwr1-oi2TOORIBC_BSS5ehsLW2qwPmg/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='209' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />"Once upon a time there was a fish, two tigers, and a zebra. And they lived in the jungle. And then at the jungle there was lots and lots of bugs staring at them. Then there were baby duckies with their momma. And the baby ducklings were so fast! And next came little starfishes. The end."<br /><br />Compelling, I know! :)<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-44077432911417761062014-07-01T18:05:00.001-06:002014-07-01T18:05:36.243-06:00A Year of Ethan<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought it would be fun to take a sample from every month's nursery photo shoot and watch how quickly Ethan grew and developed over the past year. What a handsome boy! :)<br />
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3 Weeks <br />
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7 Months<br />
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9 Months <br />
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12 Months</div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-57838698420485701292014-06-30T20:31:00.000-06:002014-06-30T20:31:25.641-06:00June Wrap-Up We seem to have packed in a whole summer's worth of activities into one
month. Because my folder of pictures on my computer for the month of
June adds up to 720 items (and that's AFTER sorting through them and
picking out the keepers). Our calendar for the rest of the summer is
darn near blank and that doesn't sound too bad to me! Here are some
highlights from the last week or so.<br />
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Addison has finally decided that she loves the Slip-N-Slide. She was adamant that she would not participate when I got it out, but when I left the water spraying a mere inch, which eventually created puddles to splash in, she decided it wasn't so bad. And it was her that kept returning to the faucet to increase the pressure. At one point I had to tell her to actually turn it down because it was shooting Ethan in the face. This picture doesn't really look like he was enjoying it, but he mostly did. :) <br />
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Ethan officially turned one this week. I'm glad I did it, but I'm also relieved that I no longer need to do these monthly photo shoots in his bedroom. It has grown increasingly more difficult to keep blocks spelling his age and to keep him put so I can actually take a clear picture.<br />
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I can not turn my eyes from this guy for one second. Not one. He is into EVERYTHING! And he climbs on anything possible. Fortunately the ottoman was up against his crib when he did this (and unable to rock). <br />
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He DID get several riding toys for his birthday. Contrary to what he thinks, this is not one of them. But he climbs on top and plays rodeo nearly every single time he plays with this.<br />
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Addison finally got to meet baby Jackson yesterday! This was one happy girl to get to hold a tiny baby again. We're looking forward to spending a couple of days a week watching this little guy when his momma goes back to work. <br />
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Jackson invited several of his best kid-friends over to watch the Fishers Freedom Festival parade go right by his house yesterday. <br />
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Some parts of the parade were really loud!<br />
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Bubby was not a fan of the noise. <br />
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But he WAS a huge fan of all the pretty girls dancing by advertising a local salon. He was a REALLY big fan of them.<br />
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Happy Independence Day! <br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-46055620486346378342014-06-21T19:49:00.002-06:002014-06-21T19:49:57.767-06:00The REAL birthday party Though Ethan's real birthday isn't until the 27th, we had his official birthday party tonight with some friends and family. Since he enjoys Sesame Street (about as much as a not-quite-one-year-old can), Mommy took that theme and rolled with it (Thank you, Pinterest). Thank you so much to everyone who came! And thank you, David for helping my Pinterest dreams come true. :)<br />
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This cracked me up. All of our furniture was empty at this moment, but our entryway was full of people sitting on the floor. That was where the toys were; therefore that's where the babies were; therefore that's where everyone else was!<br />
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Ethan and Ryan are only a day apart in age. Both boys will officially be one in just a week!<br />
<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-80809574794390428002014-06-04T21:01:00.000-06:002014-06-04T21:01:33.072-06:00Pretend birthday and dedication!Since Ethan's big first birthday is only a few weeks away we decided to celebrate his "pretend birthday" with my family while we're together for our annual Christmas in July (taking place in June this year...). We also decided that since we haven't had the opportunity to dedicate Ethan to the Lord in church yet, tonight was the perfect opportunity while among a family of ordained ministers. As an added bonus my Aunt Linda and Grandma (great-grandma) Liddick were able to join us for the evening!<br />
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Ethan has really only been tolerating any table food aside from Cheerios and puffs for a couple of weeks now. But this kid put away that cupcake tonight like he'd been eating them for months! Happy early birthday Bubby! Thanks family for celebrating our boy today!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-86498726565894305602014-05-27T10:24:00.001-06:002014-05-27T10:24:10.227-06:0011 Months oldIt's hard to believe we're only a month from this guy turning 1! It's always amazing how quickly that first year goes and how much babies grow and develop in such a short amount of time. I'm glad I've taken these monthly pictures in his room this year, but he's definitely gotten more and more difficult to photograph in this way over the past couple of months!<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-3164733259351886822014-05-24T20:27:00.000-06:002014-05-24T20:27:35.128-06:00Rainy Day Fun<br />
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Addison has been dying for a good old rainy day to test out her raincoat and boots and jump in the "petals". (No matter how many times I try to correct her, she consistently pronounces puddles as petals. It's her thing, I guess.) She finally got her chance this week!<br />
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Then after rest time we decided to invite Daddy to a tea party.<br />
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We used Grandma Foster's old tea set (and her quilted place mats too actually) and Addison dressed for the occasion.<br />
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Graham crackers, strawberries, and grapes went nicely with our tea. <br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-81108651850405654692014-05-24T20:11:00.000-06:002014-05-24T20:11:12.991-06:00Zoo day! The Gafford family got out to enjoy the gorgeous weather and our zoo membership this week!<br />
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Poor Addison... Mommy was a little late on trimming the bangs apparently!<br />
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Somebody liked the walrus!<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-5655314943937194232014-05-08T19:34:00.000-06:002014-05-08T19:47:44.190-06:00Hello Summer! Today was..... GORGEOUS!<br />
We spent nearly the whole day outside. It was truly fabulous. Enjoy a few pics from our day...<br />
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Well look-y here! Ethan's got himself a blue swing now! No more pink swinging for this little stud-muffin.<br />
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Showing off the top teeth this little guy's been working on for the past couple of weeks. It's a rough life growing 4 new teeth all at once. :(<br />
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Ethan and Addison playing princess pool party. The life of a little brother to a princess-loving big sister...<br />
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This is his new face that he's been making a lot lately. Cracks me up.<br />
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It got hot enough that after nap time we broke out a sprinkler. And I ACTUALLY got Addison to run through it several times! This was a significant accomplishment.<br />
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Ethan thought it was pretty fun too!<br />
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We took the kids on a bike ride this evening. This was Ethan's first ride and Addison's first time with a companion back there. Normally I wouldn't post 5 pictures of basically the same thing, but I had to make an exception tonight. Each and every one of these were so uniquely special to me I just couldn't decide. Clearly you can see that Ethan wasn't so sure of the bike helmet. Once we got going he left it alone and he and Addison held hands most of the ride. Melt my heart!<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-14533202921766889242014-04-27T20:15:00.000-06:002014-04-27T20:15:28.655-06:0010 Months old Ethan's such a stud that he can totally rock Addison's old pink baby swing! (Don't worry, a blue one is in his near future thanks to some friends who have one to get rid of). But let's be honest, does this look like the face of a baby who cares one bit about the color of his swing?<br />
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Chilling out in the stroller during a recent trip to the zoo.</div>
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Daddy was outside mowing in the back yard and Ethan just stood by the window watching him for the longest time. I was so happy to have the camera all ready when David stopped by to say hello and they touched hands through the screen. So sweet.<br />
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For the most part, Ethan is perfectly content just eating baby food and would rather avoid table food. Although he did seem to enjoy his first taste of corn on the cob.<br />
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Usually getting the kids dressed, fed, and checked into their classes at church by 9:30 (by myself) is quite an undertaking. So I felt INCREDIBLY accomplished that we all got ready with time enough to spare to take this picture before church (and Addison's curls relaxed and Ethan drooled all over his clothes).<br />
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Here's the "before" picture of Addison sporting her pink foam curlers the night before.</div>
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Grandma and Grandpa had an Easter egg hunt waiting for the kids when we arrived.<br />
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Ethan was such a generous little brother. He just sat back and cuddled Grandma and Grandpa and let Addison have all the eggs. He told her that next year would be different though and she would need to share with him. <br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-91124961765344973142014-04-21T20:30:00.001-06:002014-04-21T20:30:40.652-06:00Ice Cream TruckOn Saturday afternoon we were out enjoying the 70 degree temps when we heard the music coming down the road. You know the music. THE music every kid looks forward to hearing. The sound of summer. The sound of the ice cream truck driving through your neighborhood. Somehow Addison made it all the way until 4 years old without experiencing this right of passage. So never mind the fact that she'd literally JUST found 30 or so candy-filled Easter eggs around the yard, we grabbed the cash and the camera and waited at the end of the driveway with the kids from across the street. Here are the pictures to commemorate her very first Ice Cream Truck Bomb Pop.<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-44921068710738025382014-03-27T20:30:00.000-06:002014-03-27T20:30:03.110-06:00Nine Months Old!How is it possible that this boy has been with us for 9 months now? Man, do we ever love him to pieces! How did we get so lucky to wind up with 2 such adorable children?<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900699563276920794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25211142.post-65318350537819026272014-03-27T20:25:00.000-06:002014-03-27T20:25:18.713-06:00Freezer JamStrawberry freezer jam is a necessity in our house. It's one of the recipes that I contributed to our little family. My mom makes freezer jam and I can remember Grandma Foster making freezer jam. A couple of months ago we finished our very last container of jam and it was a SAD day when we had to buy a jar from the store. It did not taste anything like jam is <i>supposed </i>to taste. A few weeks ago while I was away for the night at our church's women's retreat David discovered that Meijer was running a Super Saturday sale on strawberries and they were only $1/pound. So he stocked up. He stocked up in a very Gafford way and bought 15 pounds of strawberries! We got to spend a couple of hours the next day teaching Addison how to make freezer jam. (We did NOT make all 15 pounds into jam. That would have been ridiculous... a little. We also froze some for smoothies.)<br />
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Daddy, Addison, and Ethan goofing around in the basement.</div>
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We've had a tough time getting Addison out to play in the snow enough since I haven't really wanted to take Ethan out in it very much. So we decided to bring some snow inside for her to play with. She was able to paint the snow with watercolors and then as it began melting we were able to mold it better into various shapes and towers. This kept her quite busy for at least an hour!</div>
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Ethan is doing a whole lot of this (crawling) right now..... </div>
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So we've had to do a lot of baby proofing this month! Here he is playing in his little play yard :) </div>
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Ethan looks like a little baby bird when waiting for the next bite of food!</div>
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We took this picture of Ethan in the bathtub....</div>
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to match this one we have on the bathroom wall of baby Addison :)</div>
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Bath time is sure getting interesting with this guy crawling around and trying to stand up! </div>
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I thought this looked hilarious. He sometimes amazes us at the size of toy he can fit in his mouth. </div>
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It's frightening really. </div>
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Sweet moments with my not-so-little baby boy. </div>
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These monthly photo shoots are becoming more and more difficult to pull off! I'd no sooner get him in his spot and he was crawling away. This was the ONE keeper I got out of about 30 that I took. </div>
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God bless the inventor of digital photography! </div>
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Happy 8 month birthday big boy! </div>
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