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</p></p>lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-74005495862957068532013-01-31T19:45:00.000-08:002013-01-31T19:45:13.168-08:00SUYL Singles!Oh boy... Rarely do I find time to post these days, but<em><strong> this</strong></em> I have to make an exception for. I'm linking up with Kelly's Korner today to introduce you to my sweet Aunt Christy. She is a wonderful, wonderful lady.<br />
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Here are some things I want you to know about her...<br />
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Christy is in her early 40's and has yet to meet the man the Lord wants her to spend the rest of her life with. She's never been married. She lives in Central Mississippi and works for an academic hospital.<br />
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If there is ONE thing I would use to describe her, it would be that she loves her Lord and Savior. She loves music, sings in her church worship team, cooking (I wish she would teach me..!), decorating, walking her precious dog, jogging, reading, church activities, and watching movies.<br />
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And let me tell y'all...she is beautiful. Inside and out.<br />
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We can't forget her sweetie...</div>
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She longs to be a mother and has a heart for adoption. She has told me before that she feels like the Lord is leading her in that direction. She is going to make such a great wife and mother one day. </div>
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She is spunky and has such a fun personality!</div>
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The qualities she looks for in a potential husband are... Chrisitian and passionate about their relationship with Christ, enjoys their job, keeps their family a priority, and enjoys being active and serving in church. If that sounds like you or someone you know, please either leave a comment here, or email her directly at <a href="mailto:cjchosea2@gmail.com">cjchosea2@gmail.com</a></div>
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lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-26310221381732991862012-11-19T17:49:00.001-08:002012-11-19T17:49:27.086-08:00TreatI hope everyone has had a wonderful Monday. I started my new job today and my brain is in information overload. My day was full of reading lots of policies and procedures. Tomorrow we actually get to go see patients, so I'm sure it will be more interesting. We are really looking forward to Thanksgiving and having a few days off. <br />
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I have promised myself that I will NOT put up our Christmas tree until after Thanksgiving. I absolutely love this time of year. I know that there are many who already have their decorations and trees up, but I cannot bring myself to do it until after we have celebrated Thanksgiving...then let the Christmas festivities begin! <br />
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Aa<em>den and Savannah last year around Christmas. They seem so "little" here.</em><br />
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I'm waiting on my Christmas cards to come in from Shutterfly. I can't wait to see them. Shutterfly sent me an email the other day about a new website they have. Treat.com is a great new website that can make sending cards so fun and simple. You can create 100% unique cards for every occasion you can think of! Today they are offering blog readers a free card with a purchase using the code TREATBLOGR.<br />
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Happy Monday!lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-44397877202925682962012-11-13T07:17:00.001-08:002012-11-13T07:56:21.916-08:00Big news!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We let Aaden and Savannah play around in the yard the other day in an attempt to get a few pictures to put on our Christmas cards. They had a ball. Tyler raked up a huge pile of leaves and they just played and played together. I love their sweet little ages. Here are a few that didn't make "the cut", but couldn't resist sharing..
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As of this Saturday, I'm no longer a <em><strong>full time</strong></em> RN at the hospital that I currently work for. I know that sounds a little shady, but trying not to give out too much information over the internet. I accepted a position that will allow me more time with my family. We are so excited and and thankful that God would open this door for us. I will still be PRN at the hospital. The Lord knows I couldn't fully part with my "family" there. I'm so thankful that I'm getting the best of both worlds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So now that I've cleared the air, we are HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY. Okay, we've been watching too much Duck Dynasty. </span></div>
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lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-45574352581305641862012-11-11T12:39:00.000-08:002012-11-11T12:39:00.402-08:00Thank you to our troops!I haven't posted in a while because my blogger is messed up. It won't let me edit font or upload any pictures. I have been trying to figure out what is wrong, but have so far been unsuccessful. If any of you have any idea, please let me know! It also won't let me do page breaks. Very frustrating!
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Anywho, today is Veteran's day and I am so thankful to those that have served and are serving to continue to allow us to have the freedoms we do. Our family went to church this morning and I am acutely aware that in many countries, that is a dangerous thing to do. Those that have/are fighting for our freedom...thank you!
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Both of Tyler's grandfathers served in the Army, as did my grandfather. My cousin Josh is also an active member of the Air Force.
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I was sent an email the other day from Shutterfly about an awesome campaing they're doing this Christmas season. If you will go to their website, you can pick from several designs and write a personal message to a soldier overseas. They will print and mail your card free of charge. I can't think of a better way to say 'thank you' than by taking just a minute to write our brave men and women. They sacrifice so much for us, this is the smallest thing we can do!
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Happy Veteran's Day!lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-26728361282386758202012-10-25T07:17:00.001-07:002012-10-25T07:17:20.816-07:0016 Months
Savannah turned 16 months old last week. I can hardly believe it! She is so sweet, I could just eat her up with a spoon! Her little personality is really starting to shine. She is a such a ham. I have never done monthly updates on Savannah or Aaden, but thought I'd give an update (mainly for me to look back on).
What's been going on with little sister...
*Wearing 18 month clothes. Can wear some 18-24 month.
*Size 4 diaper.
*Weights about 22-23 lbs.
*Tiny, tiny feet! She wears a size 3 shoe. I think we'll be moving to size 4 soon,though.
*Would eat all day long if we let her. Normally I give her some applesauce in the morning when she wakes up to hold her off until she gets to school and then eats breakfast there. She isn't picky at all. Normally eats all of her breakfast, lunch, and snack at school. Her afternoon teacher has had to give her as many as 2 1/2 nutrigrain bars for snack. The girl loves her food.
*Says Da Da, Ma Ma, bro bro (brother), Di Di, Paw (Pee Paw), doggy, woof woof, bye bye, hey, Ella (friend at school).
*Takes 1 nap during the nap. Normally from 12-2. Goes to sleep between 6:15- 7:00 P.M. and sleeps until about 6:30 or 7:00. Loves her sleep like her Mommy, Daddy, and brother!
*Loves playing outside. Her favorite toy is Aaden's push lawn mower.
*Loves playing with Aaden and thinks he's so funny! Doesn't like when he tries to pick her up.
We love you so much, Savannah!lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-73740270393480822652012-10-17T07:10:00.002-07:002012-10-17T08:12:23.603-07:00The Pre-K DietWe have been busy, busy at the Marsh house. I know I have said this before, but when both parents have full time jobs- one of them being night shift, things can get just a little hairy. To top it off, we have all been sick. I know it's hard for a family to stay well with 2 little ones at school picking up nasty germs. Such is life, I suppose!
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We have had some problems with Aaden throwing temper tantrums at school as well as at home. Not to sound crazy, but he has always been a ball of fire. He lives with a passion that I know will benefit him one day. A passion that I have been praying he will turn into passion for his Savior and to lead others to Christ when he gets a little older. However, at 4 years old, this character quality is looked down upon.
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In utter frustration one night, I began googling "temper tantrums in 4 year olds". Apparently alot of parents still have problems just like we do. That same night as I was doing my usual "blog stalking", I happened upon a blog that I had read many times before, but had not visited in a while. She mentioned that they had seen behavioral issues in their daughter and found that she was very sensitive to preservatives, sugar, and food dyes. Once eliminated or reduced from her diet, her temper tantrums were fewer and she was more receptive to discipline.
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It was like a lightbulb went off in my head. Aaden's diet is not good. He is the pickest of all picky eaters. He hates any vegetable. Ever since he has started his new school, we have been responsible for feeding him breakfast before we drop him off. Every morning his request is....drumroll.....pancakes. Yes friends, mommy of the year award won't go to me this year. We are (basically) following the Feingold Plan for him and limiting sugar, no foods with dyes, and natural ingredients.
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We started him on this new diet and almost immediately saw an improvement. His teacher said he had a great week last week. Now instead of pancakes, he either eats a biscuit with natural grape jelly or cheese toast on wheat bread. He likes water, so drinks aren't really an issue. Believe me when I say that I understand that this won't get rid of every tantrum, but so far we have seen amazing results.
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We also scheduled an appointment with his pediatrician just to talk to him and tell him that he had been acting out and even being aggressive with us and he assured us it was normal. Even though he is 4, he is still very immature. He said if he was still acting out when he was 6 or so, then we'd talk again. He also told us that some of the brightest kids are the most "difficult" behaviorally . Honestly, I was afraid he'd take one look at him and write "ADHD" under his diagnosis. I hate labeling kids. That wasn't the case. He was very impressed with how Aaden talked to him and answered his questions appropriately.
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So I guess this will be a new normal for us, and that's just fine by me. We all want what's best for our children. Even if that means saying NO to sugar and things that aren't good for him. If you will, say a little prayer that somehow his tiny 4 year old brain could understand a little and be receptive to his new foods. I'll do an update again in a few weeks.lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-20462230842376911772012-10-14T17:36:00.000-07:002012-10-16T08:02:45.846-07:00Christmas CardsIt's already that time of the year again. If your Wal-Mart & Lowe's is like ours, they have already begun putting their Christmas decorations out. I think it gets earlier and earlier every year. It's about that time to start thinking about Christmas cards, too! We have always used Shutterfly for our prints and photo books. In fact, they send me emails and promotions all the time. I just recently made a photo book for Savannah's first birthday party for FREE! Their quality is excellent and you can't beat their prices. You can visit their Special Offers page at <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/special-offers">www.shutterfly.com/special-offers</a><br />
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They have released their 2012 <a href="http://bit.ly/RjyOos" rel="nofollow">Christmas Cards</a>
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See? I told you so! They are so cute! I can't wait to order ours...<br />
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*This is a sponsored post by Shutterfly*lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-20160664572335357542012-09-21T12:11:00.001-07:002012-09-21T12:11:06.583-07:00GGOOOAAALLLLL!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-32919925819023590592012-09-20T14:06:00.000-07:002012-09-20T14:06:14.156-07:00Blogging RutI have been meaning to sit down and write a blog post, but you know life just gets crazy busy with two full time working parents and two busy kiddos. I promise I'll have a blog soon (for my 2 readers...Ha!).<br />
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Right now we are deep in helping Aaden be successful at school. Which includes helping him write his name, learn his shapes, and learn how to clean up. Boy, he can be stubborn! He also has his first soccer practice tonight. My camera battery is on the charger as we speak so that I can use my "good" camera tonight to document his stellar soccer moves! The boy is 100% totally atheletic. Would NOT be surprised for him to play a sport on into high school.<br />
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Savannah is finishing up a round of antibiotics for strep. Poor baby girl. I hate seeing her so sick. She is feeling much better, though. She had her 15 month well baby check up Tuesday and weighed 23 lbs 12 oz. I honestly can't remember what they said her length was...oops! She is walking all over the place and is getting so big! She is as sweet as pie and loves her brother. <br />
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So this will have to do for now. I'll be back soon with pics of our boy in action! Happy Thursday!lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-31880812552548683132012-08-21T08:22:00.002-07:002012-08-21T08:22:26.832-07:00A Mother's Prayer on the First Day of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And I know You’ll walk with them, Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You always do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But a mom still has to ask.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Will you walk with them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Will you make their minds strong and ready to learn?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will you help them understand that hard work
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1. What is your favorite thing to eat? <strong><span style="color: blue;"> Popsicles</span></strong><br />
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2. What is your favorite color? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Blue</span></strong>!<br />
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3. Who is your best friend? <strong><span style="color: blue;"> Ava, Kaitlyn, Madison</span></strong><br />
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4. What do you and mommy do together? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Build a rocketship</span></strong><br />
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5. What do you and daddy do together? <strong><span style="color: blue;"> Build a rocketship</span></strong><br />
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6. What do you want to be when you grow up? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Astronaut</span></strong><br />
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7. What's your favorite movie? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Chipmunks!</span></strong><br />
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8. What's your favorite TV show? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Mickey</span></strong><br />
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9. What do you like to do outside? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Build a rocketship</span></strong> <br />
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10. What's your favorite book? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Trucks (The book really is called Trucks. He LOVES it!)</span></strong><br />
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11. What's your favorite game? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Rocketship</span></strong><br />
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12. What's your favorite toy? <strong><span style="color: blue;">My submarine</span></strong><br />
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13. What's your favorite animal? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Elephant</span></strong><br />
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14. What makes you happy? <strong><span style="color: blue;">"trucks, elephants, and everything.....and rocketships!"</span></strong><br />
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15. What makes you sad? <strong><span style="color: blue;">Bad guys</span></strong><br />
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16. Where do you like to go? <strong><span style="color: blue;"> Radiator Springs (He's referring to Cars Land at Disney Land. He's never been but wants to go so badly!)</span></strong><br />
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17. What's something mommy says to you? <strong><span style="color: blue;">"No, no Aaden" (ha!)</span></strong><br />
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18. What's something daddy says to you? <strong><span style="color: blue;">"Hello, Aaden"</span></strong> <br />
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19. What are you good at? <strong><span style="color: blue;">"Finding clues on the ground"</span></strong><br />
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20. How old are you? <strong><span style="color: blue;">(He holds up 4 fingers, then says...) I don't know!</span></strong>lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-72380467349862994572012-08-09T07:36:00.000-07:002012-08-09T07:36:47.700-07:00Happy birthday, Aaden!On Tuesday, our sweet boy turned 4 years old. I can hardly believe it! He is so precious, funny, full of personality, and definitely has his daddy's stubborn side. He is a joy and keeps us on our toes. If I could describe him in one way it would be that he's 100% boy! Loves to get rough, play outside, get dirty, and learn about trucks.<br />
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I kept them both at home on Tuesday. We waited until T got home from work and headed to Tupelo! We had been telling him that we had a surprise. We pulled into Chuck E Cheese and he was in heaven. My aunt and Gingaw met us there and he had the best time. I didn't take any pictures because I didn't want to have to carry my good camera around.<br />
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We left Chuck E Cheese and went to eat at Mt. Fugi. We had a sweet waiter named Jerry. He was so good with Aaden!<br />
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Please, please excuse the no makeup, hair in a pony tail look. Savannah decided she only wanted to take a 30 minute nap and cried the whole time I was taking a shower and trying to get ready. I'm not sure what was going on with little sister that day, but she wasn't in the best mood. Maybe teeth?</div>
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Only picture I could get of Tyler and Aaden. Aaden was tired of taking pictures and wanted to go to Toy's R Us. My dad let him pick out a toy there since his party isn't for another week and a half. He picked out a Roary the Racing Car and some crazy candy thing that has an airplane that lights up and blows a little fan. He doesn't even realize there's candy in there! Just loves that little airplane. </div>
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We headed home after a quick trip to Toys R Us. Sav slept the whole way back and we all crashed as soon as we walked in the door. Aaden wanted to get his new Roary out, but I told him Roary was too tired. Where do you think Roary ended up? Yes folks, in the bed with us! </div>
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Happy birthday sweet boy! We love you to the moon and back!</div>
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I don't know about y'all, but we are in full swing pre-school craziness. Aaden starts pre-k in 2 weeks at a big kid school. We are leaving our daycare days behind. He is excited. We are excited. Lots of excitement in the Marsh household! I really can't believe he's even old enough to go to school. It really feels like yesterday he was learning to walk, then I blinked and he's singing his ABC's and telling me his colors. He wrote his first "A" a few weeks ago and I almost hit the floor! <br />
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I know this isn't uncharted territory. I know other parents have gone down this road. I know I can't be the only one who worries. I worry that he'll make sweet friends. I worry and hope that he'll be a sweet friend. I hope his teachers love on him and guide him to do great things. I hope they see him like I do.... A precious, barely even 4 year old boy who loves his nap, refuses to eat anything that is green, is grumpy in the mornings, and has an imagination that Walt Disney would be proud of! <br />
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Tyler and I just pray that the Lord would watch over him as he begins this next chapter of his life. I know he will. I know Aaden will be successful. I don't care if he doesn't make the honor roll, or he is voted Most Popular, Best Dressed, or whatever award they come up with next. I pray he learns how to be a friend, how to forgive, share, and to be compassionate to others. I also pray that the Lord guides us in how to parent him the way He wants.<br />
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Okay, now on a lighter note. Did you guys watch the opening ceremonies for the Olympics? We had been on an official countdown leading up to last Friday night! I had no idea it was going to last that long. Goodness! I never thought they would get through all those countries. It was beautiful seeing all the nations of people come together under one roof. I kept thinking about how that's what heaven will be like. I am thankful for those little glimpses that the Lord provides.<br />
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Last Saturday, our Missisippi State head football coach came to a local car dealership for a meet and greet. Tyler took Aaden while Savannah and I took a nap. This is the second time Aaden has had his picture made with Dan Mullen. He had a great time! Tyler took him to eat at Umi which is a Japanese steakhouse afterwards. He also got a snowcone (his fave!)<br />
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The next morning, I get a call from my dad saying that she was being admitted to ICU with sepsis. Her white count (WBC- cells that signal infection) was critically high. They placed a central line and did an MRI. The MRI showed that she had some kidney stones and was so severely infected that it sent her into renal failure. Her blood pressure was also severely low. We almost lost her.</div>
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Aaden loves visiting her because she has so much fun stuff to get into. She has kept all of my toys from throughout the years, and he loves dragging them out.</div>
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In 2007, Tyler and I bought a pool similar to the picture below. The instructions said that the pool must be placed on flat, even ground (obviously) and was a cinch to put together. Our backyard at the time looked pretty flat. Apparently it wasn't. </div>
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Gallon after gallon, the pool filled up but one of the sides was tipped over causing water to drain out when the other side wasn't full enough. We also had problems getting all of the wrinkles out of the bottom of the pool. We eventually decided it wasn't worth our $350 so we took it back. We (as in Tyler) loaded it up in the back of Tyler's dad's truck and they took it back to Wal-Mart still dripping with water. I am SURE those customer service ladies probably didn't have many nice words to say about it, but it's something I still laugh about whenever it comes to mind.</div>
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Needless to say, when we decided to buy Savannah and Aaden and little pool for this summer, we bought a smaller, cheaper pool. We filled it up in no time and they were happy as clams! It was Savannah's nap time, so she didn't last too long, but loved it while she was in there!</div>
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The only time you will see her wear this bikini. I bought it last winter at Old Navy for $0.97. It's a size 6-12 months and is just about too small, but I couldn't pass that price up! Plus, I'm sure I can consign it for a good bit more.</div>
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Aaden is a little fish. He absolutely loves the water. We are signing him up next year for swim lessons. I know he'll do great because he's fearless! He scares me to death in a regular pool because he'll get out and without warning try to jump in. I already have nightmares of his teenage years.</div>
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This past Friday on the 15th, we celebrated our sweet Savannah's first birthday at Dewayne Hayes Campground. What a blessing this girl has been in our lives this past year! She was surrounded by family and friends that love her the most and she had a wonderful time!</div>
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Digging into her birthday cake. She loved it! It was made by Creative Cakes in Tupelo. They always made my birthday cakes growing up, and I wanted her first one made by them, too. They are seriously the BEST! Aaden's cakes have always been from Creative Cakes, and we will be ordering another one soon when he turns 4 in August.</div>
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Savannah, my mom (Di Di), and my Mammaw (G.G.) Savannah has her hand stuck down in the cup because she was shoving handfuls of Sonic ice in her mouth!</div>
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Aaden and Tyler's dad (Peepaw). Aaden has THREE Peepaw's. One day we will have to rename two of them, but for now all of his grandfather's are called Peepaw.</div>
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This is Ben, Lacey, and Mrs. Naomi from Aaden & Savannah's school. Mrs. Lacey taught Aaden's class when he started at Kid's Point, and now has Savannah's class. Lacey and Ben are expecting a sweet little girl in August. Mrs. Na is Lacey's mom and is the director of Kid's Point. They are so special to us and we're so glad they were there to help celebrate our Savannah's birthday!<br />
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About a week before Savannah turned one, I got in contact with Julianna at <a href="http://www.shutteredsmiles.com/" target="_blank">Shuttered Smiles Photography</a> to schedule a session. My friend Leah from work knew her and she has taken some precious pictures of her little girl Abby. Julianna has been so sweet and so incredibly easy to work with. I got the CD of pictures in the mail today and I am in love with them! Even Aaden was able to sneak into a few of them. Thank you so much, Julianna! Here are a few of my favorites... </div>
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Don't your just love those blue eyes? I keep waiting for them to change, but so far they haven't. My grandmother and Savannah are the only ones in our family (that I know of) that have blue eyes. I love that she shares that trait with her great grandma. We are so thankful for these sweet babies.<br />
Thanks again, Julianna!lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-73392003049164038102012-06-16T11:56:00.001-07:002012-06-16T11:56:56.387-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy (almost) birthday, Savannah! We love you so much!</div>
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We are deep in planning a first birthday party for our sweet girl. I can't believe she's almost 1!</div>
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June 17, 2011</div>
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(almost) 1 year old</div>
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I probably don't need to say this (see pics above!), but a certain big brother is totally in love with his little sister. And, little sister thinks Aaden hung the moon. What in the world did we do before these two sweeties?</div>lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-78321062061587872422012-05-30T10:36:00.002-07:002012-05-30T10:46:35.655-07:00Sand & SunWe just got back yesterday from a little vacation to Pensacola Beach, FL. We had so much fun! Aaden and I were both sad that we had to come home.<br />
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We left Friday morning headed down south. I am so thankful that Savannah and Aaden are both great car riders. Savannah was a little fussy, though. I can't hardly blame her since she had been in her car seat for at least 7 hours!<br />
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Our first stop was in Ocean Springs. Tyler played a few songs at a place called Coffee Fusion. While he was playing, we took Aaden down the road to Monkey Joe's. I wish that we had a place like that here in Columbus. Lots of jumpers and games. He was in heaven and was able to burn off lots of energy from being stuck in a van for so long. No pictures from there... I was too busy chasing him around!<br />
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After Tyler finished, we headed on into Pensacola. We are so fortunate that we were able to stay at the hotel on the Naval Station. We were able to stay all four nights for around the cost of one night in a good condo. We got there around 1 am. We were so tired from driving all day (plus I had worked the night before!). And the air conditioning in our room wasn't working. They offered to move us, but by that time we were exhausted so we just dealt with it.<br />
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He spent lots of time running back and forth from the sand...then into the water. We also bought him a shovel, bucket, and net. He would dig up lots of sand, then throw it into the water. One time he accidentally hit a lady with his sand...oops!</div>
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One night we went to Sam's Fun City (another place I wish Columbus had--we'd probably go broke though!). Aaden has been dying to drive a go-kart. He loved it! He's 100% boy, for sure!</div>
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I think vacations serve two purposes... 1. to get away from our daily life "stressors" and 2. to make fun memories. Aaden may or may not remember going to the beach, but our babies will only be little for so long. Tyler and I are also so thankful that our jobs permit us to take little trips like these and make such sweet memories with our kids.</div>lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-70680916333114939882012-05-09T16:39:00.003-07:002012-05-09T16:39:30.620-07:00Bad, bad blogger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I know I've been a horrible blogger, but don't worry... I've been keeping up with my "blog stalking"! When it's been 6 months since you've blogged, there's alot to catch up on!</div>
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Let's start with this pretty girl. She'll be 11 months old in ONE week. Lord, help my heart. We are starting to brainstorm things for her 1st birthday. Let's get real..I've been thinking about her first birthday since she was just a few months old! She's growing so fast. She can say Da Da, Ma Ma, Bye Bye, and sometimes I really think she tries to say Aaden. She only hears it a million times a day! She's been our little "sickly" one. Most recently getting over strep and an ear infection.</div>
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She is the sweetest, most laid back baby ever. I'm not sure what we did before she was born. We love her so much!</div>
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Aaden is getting big, too. He just recently started t-ball. He's a pro at hitting (left handed!), but could really care less about playing in the outfield. Playing with dirt is much, much more fun! We opted not to start him in Pre-K this year. He has that funky August birthday. He would either be the oldest or the youngest in his class. Since boys tend to mature a little slower than girls, we thought it'd be best for him to wait a year. He loves it at Kid's Point, and frankly we love him there too! We'll be sad when he has to leave there next year...</div>
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Melt my heart....</div>
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At the Easter egg hunt this year. No big deal... He's got it ALL figured out now!</div>
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The Easter Bunny came to see Savannah and Aaden this year. He brought Savannah some puffs and sandals. Aaden got a paddle and ball, bubbles, a magnifying glass, and candy. Love making these sweet memories.</div>
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Now you're (mostly) caught up!</div>
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I promise I'll try to do better with the blogging!</div>lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643095947439503690.post-78892772545026614472011-11-28T07:46:00.000-08:002011-12-02T16:16:18.709-08:00Tiny Prints!Friday was a gorgeous day and we met our friend <a href="http://www.reneereedy.com/">Renee</a> to take our Christmas pictures. We had originally planned on taking them last Tuesday, but because of our crazy weather down here in the South, we had to reschedule because it rained all. day. long. So glad we waited because Saturday was just gorgeous! <br />
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Renee took my maternity pictures with Aaden, then Aaden's newborn pictures. We didn't have any newborn pictures taken of Savannah, so we decided to take Christmas/family pictures. I can't wait to get them back so we can start sending out our Christmas cards.<br />
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By the way, if you go to this link and blog about Tiny Prints' Christmas cards, you will be eligible to receive some free! You can find their adorable Christmas cards here:<br />
<a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/picture-christmas-cards.htm">http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/picture-christmas-cards.htm</a><br />
Just blog about which of their cards you like the best.<br />
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Here are some of my favorites...<br />
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<a class="product-link" href="http://www.tinyprints.com/product/27745/christmas_cards_colorful_letters.html"><img alt="Colorful Letters Christmas Cards" class="product-image" lazysrc="http://tp-images-cdn.tp-global.net/product/27745/christmas cards/christmas cards/type/display/color/01/width/225/height/225/pad/1.jpg" src="http://tp-images-cdn.tp-global.net/product/27745/christmas%20cards/christmas%20cards/type/display/color/01/width/225/height/225/pad/1.jpg" title="Colorful Letters Christmas Cards" /></a><br />
<a class="product-link" href="http://www.tinyprints.com/product/28785/ornament_cards_whispering_snowflake.html"><img alt="Whispering Snowflake Christmas Cards" class="product-image" lazysrc="http://tp-images-cdn.tp-global.net/product/28785/ornament cards/ornament cards/type/display/color/01/width/225/height/225/pad/1.jpg" src="http://tp-images-cdn.tp-global.net/product/28785/ornament%20cards/ornament%20cards/type/display/color/01/width/225/height/225/pad/1.jpg" title="Whispering Snowflake Christmas Cards" /></a><br />
<a class="product-link" href="http://www.tinyprints.com/product/28319/trifold_holiday_cards_crafty_charm.html"><img alt="Crafty Charm Christmas Cards" class="product-image" src="http://tp-images-cdn.tp-global.net/product/28319/tri%20fold%20holiday%20cards/tri%20fold%20holiday%20cards/type/display/color/01/width/225/height/225/pad/1.jpg" title="Crafty Charm Christmas Cards" /></a><br />
I love the circle Christmas card...so unique!<br />
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They have an awesome selection with so many adorable cards to choose from! <br />
<a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/">http://www.tinyprints.com/</a><br />
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Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!lindsey_marsh77http://www.blogger.com/profile/16656181377340842116noreply@blogger.com0