tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319707612023-11-15T22:22:45.639-08:00The ShmidtsErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15156206751716161783noreply@blogger.comBlogger732125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-67067290973786934992013-09-09T12:48:00.003-07:002013-09-09T13:53:27.733-07:00Row, row, row your boatSince I have been unable to run lately with my foot injury, I have had to find other things to do that are non-impact.<br />
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Here are some of my favorites, including rowing, which can burn 500-800 calories per hour!<br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-30535748752690476652013-08-23T09:49:00.001-07:002013-08-23T11:52:42.908-07:00K to the zFor many new parents of kindergartners school can be overwhelming. Especially if it means all day every day school instead of half days like preschool.<br />
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When Ava started school in Ohio last year the half day every other day was a huge adjustment. And then when we moved and she had an intensive all day every day routine at her new school it was an adjustment for our family. Since she had been only going half days, she was behind in her new school and needed extra help.<br />
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After about two weeks of research I found some great resources. These ideas helped shift our teaching and educated me as a parent. I thought it would be helpful to share some of these ideas with you all!<br />
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<b>Want to have your child thrive? </b><br />
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Become informed about how to encourage and help your kids!<br />
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I have five awesome steps that we did (trial and error!) and Ava went from barely able to write a full sentence to winning the handwriting award her final week of school!<br />
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1. Become the most informed parent you can be even before your student enters the classroom. Our state (VA) has a curriculum link on their county website that lists the curriculum for the upcoming year.<br />
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This allows you as a parent to have a really great overview about what they will be learning.<br />
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And, you can make this fun and exciting! Our teacher also had a Website so on Monday we would review the letter or sight words of the week so she had some exposure prior to the lesson.<br />
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Also, enter the classroom and help out. Try to make connections at school and with other parents!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We would do something fun like watching the Richmond Squirrels and then write all of the words that came to mind at the game. Ava would also write a 3-4 sentence report. The dot stickers are awesome. They help show that every word has a certain number of letters. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every 2-3 weeks we had some goals for Ava and Sophie to do. And they got to pick an activity to do. This was super cheap (20 for both for 2 hours!) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our favorite stories is "Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded by Water."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This felt board I purchased at the teacher store has been so much fun. Reminds me of sunday school. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every word has a certain number of letters. Sophie has six letters in her name. The foam is very tactile and the dots represent how many letters are in her name.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circle stickers are fun ways to write sight words. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to school pics last year! </td></tr>
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2. Sight words and reading.<br />
Sight words are the first words that many students use to begin reading. They are the best way to enable your child will thrive.<br />
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Here is a link to some fun sight word <a href="http://products.lakeshorelearning.com/search#w=sight%20words" target="_blank">games</a> you can purchase that incorporate sight words.<br />
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Sight words like "this" "little" and "look" will be a major part of your child's learning how to read. You may have a great teacher that explains this or not. But, you will do yourself a favor if you research how teachers are teaching students to read.<br />
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I took a whole weekend to do this and Website's like <a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Jump's</a> are awesome. She has a free downloadable right now that uses your child's name in the "Wheels on the Bus" song. Ava and Sophie like singing with their names in the song.<br />
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Her story also is pretty cool! She earned more than a million dollars selling her classroom lessons!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous Mrs. Jump who was featured on CNN for her lesson plans that earned more than a million dollars on teacherspayteachers.com</td></tr>
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Here are some of the fun ways Ava memorized her sight words.<br />
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<li>Sight word sentences (Make a sentence out of the word of the week)</li>
<li>Nightly (!) sight word review</li>
<li>Point and tell - have Ava circle around the sight words on wall and pick a sight word to read </li>
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Read everything! We had Ava do grocery lists, poems, label drawings (known as guided drawing), read Sophia stories and read her stories. Experts also state that children are usually 2-3 levels above their reading level for listening to stories so we read chapter books. </div>
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Show her your love of reading as well. Both Brandon and I love to read and really have a ton of books. Experts also say that the more books your child owns (not sure why it means owns and not library books) is an indicator of their success in school. So we try to make it fun to go to Barnes and Nobles and get their<a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/what-leveled-reading" target="_blank"> level readers</a>. </div>
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And label your child's lunch baggies and refer to their color by the same color sharpie! </div>
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Here are some of the ideas I used. </div>
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<li>red apples (print in red)</li>
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As your child sees the color + word it starts to makes sense. There are two words and the first is always color and the second is the name of the food. That means there are two spaces or words that are used to describe the snack. </div>
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4. Find an awesome teacher store and load up. This is a great way to get some fun products that incorporate reading, art and math. </div>
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I really loved the color and number chart we purchased. And here are some of the other favorites. Both Ava and Sophie are able to use them. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five-star rated, this toy allows Ava to see how a sentence is formed and its easy to use because it's color coded. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also a five-star toy, the flip and sort sentence builder allows your student to use sight words to write letters. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These fishing poles are so fun for all of my kids. They are worth every penny and help build hand/eye coordination. I thought about adding sight words on to the fishes. It's also fun in their water table. </td></tr>
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5. Process and build.<br />
Just like running a half marathon, your child's reading is built upon repetition and practice running their "miles". Build confidence in them by having them learn "I," "and," and other easy sight words and later they will be able to use these in a sentence. </div>
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The Website <a href="http://handwritingworksheets.com/">handwritingworksheets.com</a> has a great way to personalize your writing! I used it to help Sophie write her name. </div>
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It will help your child to also write everyday. With Ava, we had her writing at least three to four sentences twice a day. It sounds like a lot and at first it was very tedious. However, it helped develop a habit of writing. </div>
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As a journalism student my teacher also told us that journalists become great writers by habit. Many writers sit down and type away 100-200 words a day. </div>
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A couple of times I videotaped Ava reading her book. She really liked hearing how the words sounded to someone else. </div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD9dwkrUf8s" target="_blank">Super "E" </a> - Super cheesy and super catchy as it teaches about the silent "e." </div>
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One word of advice? Have fun! Your kids will love learning and this will not be school. It will be fun! Teaching them things is a byproduct of your time and energy.<br />
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Next we will talk about building sentences with sight words! :) </div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-29499299735219088362013-08-13T07:52:00.002-07:002013-08-13T07:52:19.455-07:00Last few weekends in photos <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went blueberry picking with Ashleigh and her friends and came home with a ton of blueberries. Sophie requested blueberry pie so I used Martha's recipe for it. This <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/355528/blueberry-pie" target="_blank">recipe</a> is the closest I could find to it -- I have her huge blue bible as I call it and that recipe subbed heavy cream for milk and did not include lemon. Not sure why. It also used just one TB of butter to dot, instead of two. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Sundays ago we had the whole day to our family since we did church Sat. night. We had a great time with Ava and Soph's friend from gymnastics at our ACAC pool. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lighting up our foyer with this light I ordered at Shades of Light outlet! It takes an Edison light. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had bacon, red onion and fresh basil pizza on Friday that was so good. I used the <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/02/my-favorite-pizza/" target="_blank">Pioneer Woman's pizza crust</a> recipe that is super simple and also added Pecorino Romano. So yum. I didn't have time to age it in the fridge (Cook's Country org. recommended this as the best way to proof dough). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five minutes on the rowing machine after cardio before this. Whew. This was hard! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to <a href="http://theurbanfarmhouse.net/" target="_blank">Urban Farmhouse</a> this weekend after church. The kids ate all of my french toast! We really loved sitting on the patio since kids after church are famished and ready for nap. Loved the chill atmosphere and organic food. Brandon ordered the lox and bagels and said it was the best he ever had. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I haven't wrote anything lately very deep. I used to be a pretty deep writer it seems until kids came and stole my very brain cells from my head. The snot, dinners and constant need has almost come and stolen some parts of my ability to even put pen to paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our move and Ryder being a one year old who is walking and finding or making messes with sonar-like reflexes has taken my once ability to eloquently write to shreds. Which is similar to how my life feels like right now. A shredder has come and fragmented my life to little pieces of which God has total control. I am not in control anymore and that can be a trifle scary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These tedious days of diapers and messes; constant toys and sometimes loneliness are only a stage. A stage that lasts so short of of time, but almost feels like university again. All-nighters with a sick baby instead of a test. Diapers and clothes and classes that skew</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the budget instead of clothes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And being away from home and having a whole new set of people around you in a strange part of the country. They say that having a baby is so precious and that you will always remember those years. I remember people saying that as we were in college as we were dirt poor and living on ramen noodles and CiCi's pizza. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And it makes me wonder in hindsight if those years get better and better because we have the time to appreciate the little hugs with renewed and full hearts. Our hearts are not sapped from pouring out so constantly and full like a rushing river of thoughts, fears and worries. Our hearts have had time to renew and find strength in the quiet moments of life where our memories become sweeter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I had to remember things right now it would be Sophie's sweet way to saying chihuahua's (koala) or Ava's rapt attention at church and her singing and dancing on stage or Ryder pointing with his index finger at books as I read to him. It's so worth it because at the end of the day I am full. Full of joy of a job that is not easy or timely rewarded. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-90353846472444721652013-08-02T12:12:00.000-07:002013-08-02T12:13:19.875-07:00July This girl is fried from the pool, sun and popsicle fun we had today. We were celebrating Ava being out of summer school to catch up and now we are ready for a month of no school.<br />
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I have been having physical therapy twice a week now for my foot and it's feeling better. I think the combo of the electric thing that they zap my foot with and the ice and exercises are helping. Oh, have you read <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EPlease%20include%20attribution%20to%20RunnersConnect%20with%20this%20graphic.%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%20%3Cp%3E%3Ca%20href=%22http://runnersconnect.net/coach-corner/how-to-run-faster/%22%20%3E%3Cimg%20src='http://runnersconnect-net.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/how-to-run-faster.png'%20alt='%20Why%20Running%20Harder%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Help%20You%20Get%20Faster'%20width='540px'%20border='0'%20/%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%20%3Cp%3E" target="_blank">this article</a> from <i>Runners Connect</i>? </div>
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It states that there are more benefits over a 12 week period of moderate training (thinking you could run one more lap or set) in both fitness and VO2 max rather than high intensity puking training. </div>
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Pretty cool. Since I have been not running for 4 weeks now--I am cycling, swimming laps and lifting--maybe reading about running can help me not get so jealous of all of the runners that go past our home.<br />
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The kids are loving the summer. Sophie tried a dance class for the first time and loved it. She did the routine so well and loved tapping and ballet. Ava is enjoying her gymnastics and making lots of friends. She had a sleepover the other weekend with her little friend. Ryder is growing big! He loved to point with his index finger, dip his chicken nuggets or fries at Chick Fil A in ketchup and eats a ton. </div>
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This weekend we are going to church Saturday night and the pool on Sunday. It will be awesome to relax for a whole day and just eat and suntan! :) </div>
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We had a crazy busy and full month in July. Our families got the great chance to visit. We celebrated Sharon's bday and we got to see Livi, Andrew and my mom. </div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-80975686814951089192013-07-25T07:54:00.002-07:002013-07-25T07:54:30.428-07:00Posterior Tibial Tendonitis ... booRunning is off.<br />
After having severe pain in my left foot for two weeks, I found a sports medicine dr in Richmond and made an appointment. I wasn't able to run and wanted to be able to find out what the issue was on my left foot.<br />
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It was pain on a scale of 6-7 and I couldn't run or walk more than 5 minutes without pain. Standing up for long periods of time hurt and it was swollen.<br />
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As he looked at the foot he pretty much knew right away it was posterior tibial tendonitis.<br />
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"There's a low likelihood of that," he replied. To which I had already realized. I didn't want to do my first one undertrained. I wanted to crush it.<br />
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I told Brandon and he said maybe I was supposed to be a swimmer. And that he felt really bad for me. He tried to be positive since he knew I was so disappointed.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">“Finally, I could see with startling clarity that the time I had spent experiencing pain on a run was outweighed by the amount of time that I felt good about it. I was aglow. I was invincible. I was thinking I might be able to do it again.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/912562.Alexandra_Heminsley" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Alexandra Heminsley</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/23967837" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Running Like a Girl</a></i><br />
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I am so wanting to try <a href="http://www.spelonca.com/chai-popsicles/" target="_blank">chai popsicles</a>! I loved these chocolate milk popsicles and pudding pops. I purchased the popsicle molds from Amazon. Maybe this weekend? They are seriously the best thing since Lululemon after a workout.<br />
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So, I am not sure where my foot leaves me for the November race. I have a doctor's appointment with a sports doctor tomorrow. If I have to push back my race I will - maybe Disney Marathon in Jan? The only thing is it's 98 percent full. I just hope it's not plantar fasciitis, which kept me from my last half marathon. </div>
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Here's Ry Ry and I at the beach! My sweet niece and nephew went with us and my lovely mom!<br />
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I came home and Brandon was wearing my volleyball pin from high school. You know the era of big hair. Shame Erin. Shame. </div>
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Andrew's new shirt. We loved it.<br />
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The game of Things. Have you played it? It's so fun! There are questions like "Things You Shouldn't do at a hospital" and then you write down your answer and people guess who said what.<br />
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I preordered them. I had a special one for Ryder. The names like mexican chocolate and red velvet had me so excited. But alas they really were bad. They tasted processed and we actually didn't even eat like 4 of them. Party foul. </div>
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One of Ryder's favorite gifts was a plastic cup with a straw. We presented him with it as a welcome into our "smoothie club." He loved it and loves drinking smoothies with us since he rarely drinks his milk. </div>
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Brandon also got him a monster truck and we got him clothes and a car. Really low key and sweet. Love you Ry Ry! </div>
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Happy Birthday baby boy! </div>
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-51450511910716644622013-07-11T05:47:00.003-07:002013-07-11T05:47:37.922-07:00To Ohio we go. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We started the week prior to July 4th by visiting my parents in Ohio. This golf cart was a huge hit.<br />
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This hole in our living room had us ready and willing to leave.<br />
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The problem was a broken shower pan. Boo.<br />
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Brandon loved his guys camping trip in VA that he had planned with Dave and some other guys.<br />
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Cows that they saw along their way.<br />
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After strep, a celebration movie to commence out of the house activities. And these snack packs were only 2.50! Monday score!<br />
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I could just kiss these guys - we really miss seeing Charlotte and Ethan all of the time.<br />
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My kids are in bed mocktail - mint water.<br />
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I got to meet my sweet friend Jess and run for 5 (3 with Jess and then 2 by myself). <br />
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Cotton candy break at Red White and Boom in Cbus.<br />
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Lydia and Sophie<br />
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Aunt Becca gave us the sweet hookup and it was an awesome place to watch the fireworks.<br />
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Adam loved playing football.<br />
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Ava loved jumping on the bouncers. Sophie did not. :)<br />
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Summerteeth from Columbus Brewing Company.<br />
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Sweet Lydia!<br />
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On the long trip to Ohio we stopped at Sandstone New River Gorge visitor center. It was so beautiful. There were a ton of signage for black bears.<br />
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We had our lunch here and pretty much didn't want to leave.<br />
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Yep. We wore our pjs the whole trip. It was kind've awesome.<br />
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Ryder was so glad to be out of the car seat.<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-36404598267151857502013-06-20T05:15:00.002-07:002013-06-20T05:15:44.818-07:00June snapshots<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy shoe day to me! Brooks Adrenaline that I ordered on Zappos.com. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shark or bread? Pool nights have become a fun thing. We bring dinner, swim for an hour or two and then take them home to bed. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last day of school with our bus stop friends. We have had a great year. But, glad it's over!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophia in her speedo and Ryder. Soph and Ava are taking swim lessons. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture captures Ryder's personality. His "New in Town" shirt is from Aunt Becca. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soph and Ava are such good friends (most of the time). I love how much they like playing together and Soph is excited to get her "best friend" back since it's summer. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A friend at gymnastics mentioned this hair place for kids. They cut their hair, let them watch a movie, do a hairstyle and have a playroom for Ryder. It was awesome! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think Ava liked it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ava in her chair outside. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet friends Eliza and Lola joined us one night and we didn't see the girls all night. IT was awesome. Ava and Soph had so much fun with Ann and Tommy's family. Just trying to convince them to move down here now. :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was humid. It was a fussy time. And I just started walking and he fell asleep. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Date night on the patio - Beer, burgers (bees) and some music. We also had a freaky close encounter with an owl. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So my drive to include everything in the fridge worked! Pool detox salad after a crazy Chick Fil A day before. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love following Run Raquel on Instagram. Do you follow runners? She is training for a marathon based on heart rate rather than pace. What do you think? </td></tr>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-57359907597284436612013-05-30T12:40:00.001-07:002013-05-30T12:40:42.985-07:00Happy First Birthday Sweet Ryder!Little Ryder is one today! He is full of life, silly, stubborn and a sweet boy. He is standing up and ready to take the world by storm walking. We love you Ry Ry! <br />
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I kin'dve love this saying. It hits home as the surge of school is almost done and the realities of moving and being 500 miles away from our home state become more real.<br />
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Oddly, I know God shut our heart to living in Ohio. I felt Him say as we walked into church one summer that our time was done there. So when the opportunity came to move in October we talked about it.<br />
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It was like, wow -- God's timing that we were both on the same page with moving to another state.<br />
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God has blessed us by providing awesome babysitters, some new friends and even a small group and church. I am in a bible study at our church and Brandon has enjoyed his new workplace. Sophie loves her preschool and Ava really enjoys school and gymnastics.<br />
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This month they are taking swim lessons too.<br />
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And drumroll...Ryder is turning one! Holding back the tears ladies because he is my little sweet boy who is terribly ornery. He gets this little lip thing going when he's thinking about being ornery.<br />
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For the next couple of months I am building base mileage and then training in July for the November race. Today I ran five and yesterday I ran a quick warmup/cool down and a fast mile (7:49) to see where my speed was (no where :) and a pilates class.<br />
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Can't wait for post-workout pickles and chocolate milk popsicles. And I have to admit I love a good beer too after running. It hits the spot.<br />
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Question: Have you ever run a marathon? Are you ever going to? What is your favorite post workout food?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-43435190814943313782013-05-21T08:09:00.003-07:002013-05-21T10:56:10.180-07:00Praying The recent tornado in Oklahoma is so sad. So sad because as a parent you wonder what might have happened if it was your child. Or you went to pick up at the school and she didn't come running into your arms brown hair waving in her little ponytail.<br />
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I just pray for them and even question why God couldn't move the path of that tornado so it did not hit the elementary school.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly girl. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Sophie Eyes."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryder is getting so big - here he is 10.5 months. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this necklace I got from Target. It reminds me of this <a href="http://designerbagsanddirtydiapers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">site</a>. </td></tr>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-47444650732139247492013-05-12T10:50:00.003-07:002013-05-12T10:53:46.419-07:00Rooms Heaviness.<br />
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It hits our hearts in certain seasons.<br />
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Jobs. Moving. School. Graduation.<br />
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And yet, this season of life has def been one of the hardest we have encountered. Every comfortable thing we have known has been stripped. At times that wound was raw and felt so real and fresh. And yet, it's healing. Our past hurts are healing. Our present looks sweeter and our lives are returning to somewhat of a cycle.<br />
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Is the Christian life supposed to be comfortable? Aren't we always supposed to be a little uncomfortable in a world that is just the cover? A beginning of something that "no eye has seen or beheld?"<br />
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I was nursing Ryder one day and though of the verse that loosely says, "In my Father's home there are many mansions, if it were not so, I would not say it." And the Holy Spirit gently said "rooms."<br />
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In the old testament mansions meant "room" or "abode." These places were built as changes were made in families in birth or marriages. It was an extension of the home to accommodate the life change and to have everyone living closely together.<br />
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We are not meant to live alone. Even in Heaven the Father is having us live together in an abode. And to dwell together.<br />
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This free <a href="http://emilyley.com/blog/" target="_blank">wallpaper</a> is a great reminder that He is always faithful even in times of change.<br />
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“All their life in this world and all their adventures had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.”</h1>
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C.S. Lewis - "The Last Battle" </div>
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-35206758799409358152013-05-12T08:02:00.001-07:002013-05-12T10:09:45.715-07:0010 year anniversary and Kuhns family visit celebration<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating our 10 years together at <a href="http://www.opentable.com/pasture?rid=92182&ref=1068" target="_blank">Pasture</a> in Richmond, VA. It was so yum! The fried okra, chorizo meatballs and clam ceviche was the best. And we loved the jars water was served to us in. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brandon and I at our anniversary celebration. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These chairs reminded me of the <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2012/01/how-to-paint-your-cabinets-aka-hallelujah/" target="_blank">Young House Love chairs</a> and they were numbered. So cool. The spot had vintage maps and chalkboards. My kind of place.</td></tr>
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Besides celebrating our anniversary, we had a great time this weekend with our family who was in town visiting. Ethan, Charlie, Luke and Kelly came and shared "four days" as Charlotte pointed out at the beginning of her stay. She did a countdown each day.<br />
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The kids really loved seeing each other and acted like long lost friends. Ava and Ethan usually buddy up and Charlotte and Soph hang out and try to keep their toys from being sequestered from the older kids. We joke that Charlotte and Soph are frenemies, meaning, sometimes they have a good time together while other times they fight. Seriously though they had a blast this weekend.<br />
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On Thursday and Friday we wasted no time and hit the pool since it was 80s outside. It was glorious. The weather helped us feel like we were on vacation. Sophia swims like a fish and I can't wait to see how good she does in swim lessons. Girl has no fear.<br />
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We visited <a href="http://www.maymont.org/" target="_blank">Maymont</a>, a beautiful garden and estate on Saturday and it was gorg. We enjoyed a picnic on the lawn before going through the park. The weather and walk had animals, gardens and giant stepping stones. The icing on the cake was the snow cones!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Kelly </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So didn't plan these colors but love it! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ry Ry </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ava had her best friend back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ry Ry thinks he's big stuff drinking a juice box.</td></tr>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-9001968352561462942013-05-06T11:58:00.000-07:002013-05-06T11:58:06.081-07:00Swim seasonWarm weather is slipping into our weeks more and more. This weekend we are looking at 80s and our pool at the gym is open so I have been planning ahead.<br />
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I have already got some swimming suits for the kiddos and I, pool towels, cover ups, and swim toys. Yes, this is way ahead of the game.<br />
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I learned my lesson the hard way last year after every size of swimming suit was sold out and the toys were gone. I literally could not buy a size 5 bathing suit for the girls. Odd.<br />
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I got a cute swimming suit from <a href="http://www.downeastbasics.com/" target="_blank">Down East Basics</a>. My friend Sarah recommended it as a place that had modest suits. I love that they are tankinis and awesome for rounding up kids at the pool.<br />
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I also liked this suit but it's already out of stock. See!?<br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-55365046282915946412013-05-01T13:58:00.002-07:002013-05-01T13:58:49.216-07:00Sleeping like a babyMy little Ryder is getting big. He must be having a growth spurt because literally overnight his little self is growing out of his 12 months jeans. Boo.<br />
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And Sophie is growing out of her size 3 (she's tiny) jeans and Ava is getting so long that her shirts are showing her cute little belly. Insert extra money in the clothes budget line item this month huh! :)<br />
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I was talking with my mom the other day about Ryder and his sleeping. He had a rough night and was up from 8-10 pm and then two more times that night. It was rough.<br />
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Have you seen this article from <a href="http://thehonesttoddler.com/7-stages-of-night-grief/#comments" target="_blank">Honest Toddler</a>? It makes me laugh so hard. I died. I agree with the silent whispering threats and the immediate waking from bed.<br />
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Mom (in prison garb): <em>Well…uh…I just…I didn’t…*tears* I’m so sorry…</em></div>
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For some reason, Ryder has been sick for two months. The doctor said it was the bronchiolitis and that it takes a little while to clear up. Plus, he's teething. </div>
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He's also walking a couple of steps and putting everything in his mouth. I died today at the park when he jugged half a pail of sand in his mouth. </div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-69373685025064294692013-04-28T18:03:00.000-07:002013-04-28T18:26:05.112-07:00Monument 10KWhy do I always get sick before a race? I am not sure, but this time I was supposed to run the <a href="http://www.sportsbackers.org/events/monument-avenue-10k" target="_blank">Monument 10K </a>and even up until the day before the race I was not sure if it was going to be a go.<br />
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I had the stomach thing and it was rough.<br />
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On the morning of the race, I was in bed until 6:30 when I just thought let's do this. So, I went and got my clothes I had organized the night before along with my Garmin, compression socks (thanks Jess), and shoes.<br />
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I got to the start with no problem and I was so surprised that there was no traffic. I walked maybe a mile to the start to warm up and then tried to find a bathroom. However, there was a huge line and I had to get in line to my wave.<br />
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I got in with the "J" corral and then found a spot about three rows back since I didn't know how my stomach would feel. The start was well organized and there were so many waves of people, but it didn't feel like it was crowded until we started running. Then people were running in front of you and around you and it was hard to keep an even pace with so many runners.<br />
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Some people jetted out of the start even though they were seeded at the pace I was running. I tried to follow someone for the first mile until she started running 9:01s and then passed her.<br />
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My goal was to run under 9s for as long as I could with my stomach. And the first mile I ran 8:53 and felt like I was holding myself back. As I got to mile 2, 3 I started to feel the heat and slight incline. It was only 56, but it felt somewhat hotter. As I got to mile 3 I felt like ripping the socks off it was so hot. But, it was nice to have them because we were running on cobblestones. I also got gatoraide three times since I had nursed Ryder that morning before leaving.<br />
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We ran past monuments, tons of cheering people and a million people cooking out. It was a great race. My only thing was that sometimes you had random people running into the runners or people just stopping right in front of you to drink water.<br />
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I finished with 57:10 (I think?) And was pretty happy since I had been sick. However, I would really have loved to finish in 55. My next goal is to run under 8:45!<br />
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Loved this race. :)<br />
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And <i>Young House Love</i> blogger John also ran the race and wrote a great article <a href="http://life.younghouselove.com/2013/04/this-ones-for-boston/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Ry Ry chilling like a big boy in the sun. He's 11 months old. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryder and I at Easter at Aunt Rita's. I still have to do our Easter pics on the blog!: ) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is an outdoor mall in Richmond that is called Short Pump, kind've a smaller version of Easton. The girls love to ride on the train around the mall. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wish I had those blue eyes. :) Sophia, Ava and Brandon went to a baseball game as a reward for working hard at school. The girls loved the fireworks and Ava caught a ball. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah. Ryder is almost walking. No biggie. And he is sporting his sporty rust colored jeans I got on sale at GAP. Love these! </td></tr>
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We have had a beautiful March in Rva. It's been cold and chilly, but for the most part it's been pretty sunny and around 40s and 50s.<br />
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Ryder and I have gotten some walks in and Brandon and I did our first longish runs last Saturday. I was not looking forward to running and hated on it all day long. Around 2 pm I finally left and got in 7 miles. IT was gorg outside --54 and sunny--I think I may have gotten sunburnt! I tackled this hill that was almost half a mile long and the highest hill I have ever done. You could see the mountains in the distance. I came back from running and told Brandon my route and that he had to do it.<br />
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He came back saying how crazy the hill was and enjoyed the awesome weather. Of course it started snowing the next day. It was freezing and we enjoyed almost 2 inches of snow.<br />
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I am trying to get back into running 20-plus miles per week. It's been hard with our schedules and snow and getting into a routine again. I wanted to get out Sunday for recovery miles, but with the snow it didn't happen. I did try a cycle express class on Friday and loved it. It was hard and at some points I was pedaling 21 mph. We did loads of intervals and climbs so it was great cross-training.<br />
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Ryder is also enjoying being outside and eating everything. Dirt. Sticks. Grass. You name it. He loves to play with balls and we all love watching the silly squirrels that jump around the trees. They have become our little pets. :) The girls have named the squirrels "Sammy" and we love watching them run around like they have had four shots of espresso.<br />
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Since we last left, my family and I took the very crazy plunge and moved about 500 miles across the country from Ohio to Virginia. I don't know how to capture all that has been in our family's lives, but as someone said once, "write what you think people want to know." For me that would be moving a family with three small children. </div>
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I hesitated to write on the blog during that first month. For one, our computer was fried by water thanks to Ms. Sophia in the hotel. Secondly, that period of our move was a somewhat personal and emotional and I didn't want to write in the middle of a swirl of emotions </div>
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One day you would have heard me say, "Can you believe how close to the mall we are?" "We haven't filled up our gas in 1.5 weeks!!" Virginia is amazing! </div>
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Another day you would have seen me yearning for family and friends who knew us. The girls had periods of real sadness for their friends, home and schools. </div>
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They would say, "We want to go to our real home!" </div>
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Ava went from going to school every other day to going to school every day and needing help with reading because she was behind. On the 100th day of school as students celebrated, Ava had only been in school 50 days! </div>
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My parents have lived in the same place (5 miles vicinity) and I have lived in Columbus most of my life. Most of our extended family lives there and Brandon's family lives in Michigan. I did go to college in Missouri so I gamely thought I was up for the challenge. </div>
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Well, I should have gotten a good foreshadowing when a friend at church told me how hard it was for her kids. Blinking. I looked at her as she said she hugged her children on the living room floor at night because it was so hard on them. </div>
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I will say moving has evicted such emotions in our family and lives that I never thought of -- loss of self-worth, loss of identity, a sense of loss, happiness and joy; a sort of rebuilding period. Sophia and Ryder have needed a lot of attention and cuddles. And Ava just processed it out loud and was exhausted from school. She also was sad to leave her friends. Sophia started having really bad nightmares and she had them for a solid month. Every night and every day during naptime she woke up screaming. Ryder got sick and had bronchiolitis and two ear infections. Ava got strep. Yep. </div>
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In Ohio, our kids were put in childcare by one of our friends who happened to be near. Here, I have had to beg, bribe and cajole Sophia for a solid month to go into childcare. Brandon had her one Sunday and she kicked and screamed on the floor. Twice.</div>
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And through it all we just did life. I think we were a little numb. Brandon and I never said, "Why us?" We just wished that we had some sort of normal. Was this our new normal? </div>
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We were so used to life like we knew it and our old routine that that anything else was weird and almost foreign to us. </div>
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During college I visited Europe and I have to say, it's almost like the same culture shock I received there. I am called Ma'am and little boys hold the doors for you. The weather in March is 50. People are more "southern" :). </div>
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We have loved the smaller town feel and the less congestion. And I know that God has His sweet hand in our lives. I haven't heard God in a loud voice. But, I have made it each day and I have appreciated my husband and children more. </div>
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And I believe that God has us here for a purpose. A sweet lady at Brandon's work gave me Susan Miller's "After the Bags are Unpacked" book, which is funny because another friend, Tonia, sent me Miller's blog site. </div>
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One of my favorite parts of the books says that after you have moved you go through a dormant season like daffodils. They are underground, refreshing until that perfect time to bloom. This was an especially sweet analogy to me because all of those daffodils are in bright array right now and there is a field of them across our house. </div>
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Never. Ever. Did I think it would be this hard to move. Never. But, I also think God has us here for a purpose. We have grown closer as a family. We have been blessed beyond (I'm talking BLESSED!), and our sense of coziness and "being known" has been replaced by an utter dependency on Him. And we got to work together as a family to pray. We laid hands on Sophia and prayed for her and she has had almost no more nightmares (this is huge!) and we prayed that Ava would find some good friends and she has! </div>
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If you are moving far away from friends and family -- God bless you! I would offer just some small things we found that really helped us. </div>
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<li>Unpack one room that you can relax in after you have done the kitchen and kids bedrooms. </li>
<li>Ask a kind neighbor for help locating doctors, urgent cares (here they are patient firsts), and other things like sitters</li>
<li>Make date night priority! Our friend Lisa told me to do this and, while in Ohio we maybe had one date night per month, here we have one at least every other weekend. Awesome advice. </li>
<li>Facetime or Skype to see your lovelies</li>
<li>Throw away the idea of perfection and your expectations of your life and what you think your kids should "look like" </li>
<li>Rely on easy meals for the first couple of weeks. </li>
<li>Think of your budget like Christmas and understand you will probably not save for a couple of months</li>
<li>Build in new traditions or routines (we have been swimming every Sunday night and we have really enjoyed it) </li>
<li>Find a church girl! </li>
<li>I will do a blog post about finding a church, but will say find one that you both agree on so that come Sunday, one of you won't dread going. </li>
<li>Get plugged in at your church via a bible study. And give yourself leeway to not volunteer for a little while to get your house and family in order (I have had to stuff my hand a couple of times). </li>
<li>Understand that moving is stress. Stress not released via prayer, communication with your spouse or through exercise makes you dam up. Release it friend! It's okay to cry. It's ok to call your friend or sister with a 911 at nap time. </li>
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We are counting down the days now until we all are together in Richmond with Brandon. He goes back to work on Sunday and will stay until Friday.<br />
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This week we met with our movers and planned our packing and loading times. We also had a showing and finished the house inspection and our home loan application.<br />
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Buying a home is hard work. But, so nice that we have help with it. I don't know how people move without it.<br />
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Selling our house is going well. We haven't had any offers yet (one month on market), but we have lowered the price and have had 5 showings. This isn't exactly the ideal month to sell though. So we are happy with this traffic.<br />
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Here are some tips for showing homes with kiddos or what I have been doing.<br />
1. Eliminate clutter.<br />
2. Paint your areas that are bright (blue or green) to a more neutral palette.<br />
3. Add bowl of fruit.<br />
4. Use oxiclean to make everything sparkle. Put it in your sink and let it set for 20 min.<br />
5. Open your windows and make sure your home has no lingering odors. We hated going to houses that smelled like their animals or strong cologne.<br />
6. Light. Make sure your home is fresh, light and clean. It doesn't have to be decorated amazingly. Just really fresh. Open all your blinds and turn on all of your lights.<br />
7. Hide clutter or daily items in baskets.<br />
8. Make sure toilet lids are closed and showers and fridges are clean. People look here.<br />
9. Have a nice greeting for them at the front door. We have a live wreath that smells like cin. and clean the storm door with windex.<br />
10. Breath. Do all that you can, but realize you have kids. And that's just equals imperfection sometimes.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262681055385027034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31970761.post-82968136112344216012012-12-27T08:13:00.000-08:002012-12-27T08:13:05.055-08:00Christmas seasonOk.<br />
So blogging has really taken a backseat lately to moving, showing our house, flying to Phoenix, going to Richmond twice to hunt for houses and getting ready for Christmas.<br />
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This last month has felt like trains, planes and automobiles. C to the Crazy.<br />
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We have a beautiful snowcapped landscape outside and I just put some birdfeed outside for the little guys. The girls are playing with the couch cushions as Brandon sweeps the couch.<br />
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It's crazy. I wonder if people get used to being insanely busy and have withdrawals when a quiet season permeates their lives. Because honestly, I am longing for quiet weeks.<br />
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We had a great Christmas this year. The girls and Ryder got up early and opened presents and we read the Christmas story. After presents we had brunch at my family's house and then presents, naps and ate again. We made some yummy lamp chops that will be even better next time. First time making them!<br />
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Mom made some awesome app and some polenta. Then we played<a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/22012927?adid=22222222227016078084&wmlspartner=wlpa&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=&wl3=21486607510&wl4=&wl5=pla&veh=sem" target="_blank"> telestrations</a>. Hilarious.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas from the Shmidts </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner prep with mom </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the amazing amount of lights at a house close to moms. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lukie, Becca, me and Ryder and Kelly </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins! Ethan, Sophia, Charlie, Ava and Ryder on Christmas morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poppa and his new scarf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryder and his new cars and trucks - it's Made in USA and is wooden and he loves it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Ry Ry </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My math nerd husband (:) j/k) and the girls left a note for Santa. Notice the graph paper. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls on Christmas morning. So pumped. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ava is ready to sing in the choir at our church's play, <i>Graced</i>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ava cried the day after <i>Graced</i> was over because she loved singing so much in it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made peppermint milk this year. Milk + candy cane = amazing peppermint pink milk. </td></tr>
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