tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51849275992081375282024-03-13T11:17:36.191-04:00The Wheawill FamilyStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-10713735438480667402014-03-03T10:18:00.000-05:002014-03-03T11:30:00.850-05:00MORE Snow and SO MUCH catching upIt's March and I just think it's wrong for it to snow in March!! I think everyone is ready for Spring this year. So, I'm home for another snow day and <i>*gasp*</i> I would rather be at work! What's wrong with me?! That makes me sound <i>so</i> old and lame, <b>right</b>?<br />
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I guess I should just make the most of my day off and get caught up on my blog with possibly the longest blog post. Bare with me but I promise for an update and lots of Charlie pictures. :-) I'm not sure where to start but I had a<b> long</b> blog hiatus due to several things going on (see below). Also, our laptop may be on its last leg and a little on the fritz which made it hard to get my pictures uploaded but I<b> finally</b> have them on the computer. It's amazing that a computer doesn't like milk being spilled on it! Who knew!?! <br />
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I'm not sure where to start but I'll try to catch you up. First off, the biggest news that we have is that <a href="http://cvrmls.mlsmatrix.com/Matrix/Public/Portal.aspx?ID=12005381#1">OUR HOUSE IS FOR SALE</a>. (Feel free to stop on by and check out our pictures and virtual tour.) We started thinking seriously about it towards the end of January and then spent about a month or less getting it ready and then it went on the market on February 21st. I thought it was super fast, considering we were really busy over that time and managed to do a good job, keeping a balance so that Charlie was not phased by anything going on. Unfortunately, it has meant some changes for Charlie and he's done very well handling them. We are all so fortunate to have support from our family and a very special big thanks to Grammie and Papa for allowing us to house the train table with them for a little while. Most of the work was clearing out but by the time it went to the market, I was exhausted. We went ahead and cleaned out the attic over a weekend, which now I appreciate that it's done but what a chore! Thanks to Papa and Grammie for keeping Charlie for us during that time. It's amazing how much <strike>stuff</strike> junk you can accumulate. Matt isn't a stuff person. He doesn't have many wants or needs which means most of the <strike>stuff</strike> junk was mine. It was pretty freeing to clear so much out. <br />
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So, we don't exactly have anywhere to go yet but we are hoping to upgrade and plan to move out of the city to the 'burbs. Matt and I have very mixed emotions about moving. We love this house so very much! If you know anyone looking in the Richmond area, I just happen to know of the perfect house in the near West End (which is an awesome location to U of R, the city, lots of shopping, dining, Monument Avenue and lots more)!!!<br />
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Over the last month, we have celebrated many birthdays. First off, we celebrated Wally's 8th birthday. <br />
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I remember the days of just Wally and I in Alabama; he was such a skinny pup. He and I used to run together in Alabama and he was my little side kick. Matt won him over the very first time by bringing him a toy the first time he met him. Wally loves us all but there are no doubts that Matt is his favorite. If Matt isn't home, Wally waits for him to return. We were a little concerned at how Wally would adjust when Charlie was born and he is such a loving dog and I think he does a pretty good job putting up with Charlie<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">and Charlie </span> <span style="color: red;">LOVES</span> Wally. First thing in the morning, Wally runs into Charlie's room to check on him. Wally had a good year but we are realizing he is getting a little older. We had a couple of emergency vet appointments this year but luckily, he is fine. His birthday party, complete with singing,</div>
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birthday hats, and presents <br />
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was a perfect excuse to celebrate our wonderful dog. <br />
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We also celebrated <a href="http://www.thewheawills.blogspot.com/2014/02/happy-birthday-matt.html">Matt's birthday</a>. <br />
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We had a birthday party with his parents and then another one at our house on his birthday. <br />
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We celebrated Madeline turning 3. </div>
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Madeline is the daughter of my best friend at work, Christie. She had a party of Romp & Roll and Charlie had a blast! <br />
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Madeline's cake was Clifford the Big Red Dog. <br />
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Isn't this cake awesome?<br />
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Finally, Pops and Mim had birthdays. Charlie made them both cards and we had a nice lunch yesterday. He and Wally went to stay with them </div>
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We also had some fun over the last month doing some activities on the weekends. Lyndsay and I took Hailey and Charlie to a fun party/event that the local hospital threw in honor of opening their Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. It was so much fun and perfect for our children. They had bears that they gave out and we took them through stations in order to get a full check-up. We checked their vitals, height, weight, got a xray of their chest, and even did some therapy with them. The very first step was to name the bear and Charlie named it "Splat the Cat", which is after his new favorite book from Aunt Margaret. Charlie and Hailey had such a good time and spent the most time in the moon bounce but the highlight was that he got to have his face painted like Spiderman! </div>
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This weekend, we went to the "Greatest Show on Earth"....i.e. the Circus. </div>
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We all thought the elephants were the best part. <br />
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I'm not sure I would call it the "Greatest Show on Earth" BUT Charlie thought it was awesome and hearing him laugh and watching him enjoy it was so much fun for Matt and I. <br />
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As you can see, we have been busy. As for other things, Charlie is having so much fun at school these days and is a little sponge. He is able to recognize well over half of the alphabet and likes to point out the letters while we read his books. He only knows uppercase letters right now and he knows several of his numbers. He loves to mimic whatever we do. He's had a lot of fun playing with his razor in the bath tub. </div>
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And just in case I haven't included enough of Charlie, here's just a few more random pics/video:</div>
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Despite the cold weather and snow we've had, we did manage to have a couple of warm weekends and got to enjoy the a little warmer temperatures. </div>
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Here's to hoping Mother Nature gets the memo that it's time to start moving forward to warmer days and bring on Spring days! Also, I'm hoping to do a much better at keeping the blog updated but for now, I guess I better enjoy my alone snow day!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-26942466643884209042014-02-13T20:08:00.000-05:002014-03-03T07:09:29.567-05:00SnowIt's winter and this month <strike>we</strike> I have enjoyed getting to see it snow. Today was my perfect idea of snow since I got a snow day and didn't have to try to go to work in it and I have electricity as I type this. Charlie and I started the morning out with making a snowman <br />
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and had some hot chocolate. This afternoon, I worked on some chores and was happy with my productivity. As long as I have power, water, etc. and can stay home, it's fine to have one snow day every winter. Too many and we all go stir crazy so I've had my feel and we can move on to Spring.<br />
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Back in January, we took a trip to<a href="http://www.massresort.com/"> Massanutten</a> with Grammie and Papa. <br />
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It's actually where Charlie got to experience his first snow of the season. <br />
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We left Wednesday night and came home Saturday night. I love it whenever we go, winter or spring. There's plenty to do depending on the season. Last year, Matt and I skiied. This year, Matt wasn't interested and there was enough other things to keep me busy. We went tubing in the morning on Thursday. <br />
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It wasn't very busy so Matt and I really enjoyed it because we got to go down the hill so many times. Also, I thought it was the perfect speed. I kept seeing all these toddlers about Charlie's age and they were having a blast. So, we decided to go back in the afternoon with Charlie. <strike>hot</strike> warm chocolate. <br />
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Unfortunately, it was a lot slicker which meant that the tubes were just flying down the hill. Charlie thought it was too fast for him. I agreed but I think we will be ready for him to tube next year. We went to see the movie Frozen. It was Charlie's first movie and he did excellent. It was a fun movie! We enjoyed their indoor pool and just hanging out and ate a lot of yummy food! Here is Charlie having some <br />
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Charlie loved the big bath. <br />
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He ended up having Strep while we were there and he was not a good sleeper. We had a good time even though Charlie wasn't feeling his best. He has asked since then about going to Grammie and Papas house in the mountains. <br />
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I hope all are safe from Winter Storm Pax and would be happy if this is our last snow storm for this year! <br />
<br />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-18663398735325736752014-02-11T18:00:00.000-05:002014-02-11T18:00:28.756-05:00Happy Birthday MattI know today may have been a busy workday but we are so excited for the birthday party tonight to celebrate you!!! We love you so very much. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-82847253073693197772014-02-01T20:45:00.001-05:002014-02-01T20:45:29.333-05:00Twinkle Twinkle Traffic LightI'm behind on blogging. I have a couple January posts to finish up like our Massanutten trip and Wally's birthday. <br />
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For now, here's a little song until I can get my other posts up.<br />
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<br />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-72533160144435853122014-01-12T20:52:00.000-05:002014-01-12T22:00:36.542-05:00January so far...An advantage of working for the government is the holiday time and January is a good month for that! With that being said, I'm enjoying my extra days with my family and our good friends.<br />
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We had a good visit with the McGreevy's. This is the only picture I took of Charlie and Hailee while they were enjoying their dessert. <br />
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We also got to hang out with the Hamrick's. <br />
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It was really cute to see Charlie and Wyatt throwing a football back and forth to one another.</div>
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Charlie has been a great helper these days; he's really into helping in the kitchen unloading the dishwasher, <br />
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filling Wally's food bowl, and cooking with one of us. We made individual pizzas. He took a lot of pride in making his own pizza. We told him we were having a pizza party, which then reminded Matt of a commercial for a game called Pizza Party back in the 80's. Matt looked it up on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNcZHDopFb8">You Tube</a>. Charlie loved it and really jammed out to it.<br />
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Charlie is obsessed with watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse these days. It's turned into a little bit of a struggle. Every morning he wakes up and first thing he says to me is that he wants to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. This morning, he waited a whole 2 minutes before he asked. He likes to get in our bed and watch it though and I do like being able to lay with my sweet boy in the bed and snuggle before having to get up. <br />
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We had a nice weekend. I actually left from work to go see my friend Diane who lives in Durham, NC. Diane was my roomie during pharmacy school. It was a very quick trip but we made the most of it and stayed up until 1 am. I told Matt and he was shocked that I made it up that late. Those who know me, know I like to go to bed early. I also slept until 9 am. I am pretty sure it's been exactly 2 years and 8 months since I slept that late. :-) Diane took me out and showed me a little bit of Durham but the weather was not really cooperating with us doing too much which was fine with us. We didn't stop talking the whole time we were around each other. We went to <a href="http://www.parkerandotis.com/store/index.php/about-us/">Parker and Otis</a> and then had to stay a little longer than we planned due to a tornado warning. It was pretty crazy for about 5 minutes. Luckily, I'm not sure that there was any tornado that touched down. Anyways, I really liked that store and the food was delicious. They had some fun things for me to get for Charlie. I brought him a new place-mat home. I started using them with him at the table when he turned 1 and he's a little obsessed. I also brought him a wind up dinosaur which was a big hit. I also got a few other gifts that I'm going to give sometime later when I need a little something. I left to go home that day and I was fortunate to not have any weather issues on my drive. I didn't take a single picture of my trip but it was a lot of fun.</div>
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Charlie is obsessed with trains and we had a train filled day. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. <br />
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Charlie told us today a couple of times that he didn't feel good. When asked what hurt. He told me his body hurt. I then asked him about his different body parts. I was able to rule out that his fingers, hands, and arms did not hurt. However, his tummy, ears, legs and feet did hurt. I'm not sure what that was all about. He also complained of being hot so he took his shirt off to cool down. <br />
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I recorded a video tonight and it's evidence that poor Wally is the most patient dog and so sweet to Charlie who aggravates him all.the.time. I'm sorry about the quality of the video.</div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-57197043283007880952014-01-05T21:07:00.000-05:002014-01-06T21:46:33.010-05:00Christmas 2013 RecapIt's the 4th Sunday of Advent and the 12th day of Christmas and what a Christmas we've had. Oh my! Our decorations are down. Charlie was just asking me today where the tree went. He thought it was in "Mim's bedrooms closet" (i.e. the closet our guest bedroom). I told him it was in the attic. He told me we would go up there later and get it down! He has also asked about Santa a lot. We told him that he was on vacation so he now says "Santa is at the beach"! <br />
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After work, we traveled to Grundy on Friday, December 20th. The drive was perfect other than it being late and us being a little tired. Charlie did not fuss a single time. He was so happy. It was his best car trip to date and that's saying a lot because he's a pretty good traveler. We got there late and Charlie woke up and was so excited. He just had to stay up and visit for a little while. :-)</div>
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Saturday morning, we went to the local park. It was unseasonably warm. Too warm for December in my opinon but a great excuse to spend a part of the morning at the Poplar Gap Park. <br />
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We came home and took a nap so we could be ready to PARTY! <br />
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We had a our Christmas with my folks and I don't normally do this but I thought I should take a picture of this table. It was so pretty!</div>
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My Uncle Rob and Aunt Susan came along with my sister and her boyfriend and we had such a great time with everyone. Charlie did great unwrapping all of his presents.<br />
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Sunday, we went to church and then Charlie got to come home and play with his new gifts. He went to the movie theatre and visited Santa. Meredith, Matt and I stayed to see Anchorman 2. Charlie went home to get some one on one time with his Pops and Mim. My mom cooked all weekend and we had good food. That night, we had a delicious dinner. We watched Home Alone that night with Dad. It's a family favorite!</div>
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On Monday, we got up and headed on back to Richmond. We were all ready to get out of the car but the drive was uneventful. We managed to get home, get unpacked, and play with some toys.</div>
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Tuesday was Christmas Eve! We had such a fun morning playing with toys. Daddo made Charlie a special breakfast. We had a couple of last minute errands to make which didn't take long. Then we headed over to Aunt Knee-knee's house. We've gone over to her house the last couple of Christmas Eve's and we just enjoy a little bit of time over there. This year, we made cookies for Santa <br />
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and reindeer food while we were at her house. <br />
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Charlie taste tested the dough and thought Santa would approve of his cookies.</div>
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We came home and took a nap. (Whenever I say we took a nap, I mean Charlie! I only wish I was taking a nap!!!) Our church has a wonderful family Christmas Eve service at 4 so we headed out for that. Charlie woke up on the wrong side of the bed so he wasn't in the mood for pictures. It's too bad because we all looked so nice even if Charlie wasn't feeling the church clothes. (He had a complete meltdown over this outfit!) </div>
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We came home and had a nice family dinner. Matt and I are pretty sure that it was our 2nd best meal of 2013 (steaks, mashed potatoes, and roasted brussel sprouts) which is pretty hard contest. </div>
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We put our food out for the reindeer. <br />
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When we were ready for bed, we got our plate ready for Santa. <br />
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We put a couple of carrots out for the reindeer and of course the cookies and milk for Santa. Matt and I read Charlie the Christmas story in the Bible. Honestly, Charlie wasn't feeling it but he has a book that is more toddler friendly on Jesus' birth so we read that one too. Charlie read that book a lot this year. After that, we read Twas the Night Before Christmas. <br />
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We told Charlie that he needed to go to bed and he had to stay asleep in order for Santa to come and he couldn't wake up until it was light outside. About 11pm, Charlie woke up and we were worried it was going to be a long night. Luckily, Matt went in a said he had to go back to sleep until the morning and Charlie did.</div>
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What a day! We woke up and first stop was to go downstairs and see what Santa brought. I had already snuck down to get a peek and take a couple of pictures. <br />
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I got up at the crack of dawn (seriously)! I wanted to have a shower and be fully ready and not miss a minute. I'm a morning person anyways so that was fine. I got ready, put my pjs back on (cuz you have to take pictures in your pjs on Christmas morning) and was ready and waiting for Charlie to wake up when he got up about 6:45. Charlie's big gift was the train table. He also loved his new microphone and the Mickey Mouse train.</div>
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We opened a few presents that were from us. <br />
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Charlie got a little tired before it was all said and done so we laid down on his chair and opened his presents. <br />
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That afternoon, we headed over to Grammie and Papa's house to veg out, take naps (ok, this time I did fall asleep) and just some good family time. Charlie played with a couple of his new toys and worked his new puzzle. <br />
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That night, we got to see a few of the houses that were all decked out with lights. It was a little frigid! We got out and walked around but didn't take any pictures.</div>
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Thursday, the day after was rough on us all. We had to go to work and daycare. It was a hard morning! Poor Charlie wasn't feeling daycare. I understood because I wasn't feeling work either but it is what it is and we survived. That night, we got to celebrate with the Hamricks. <br />
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I'm sad that I didn't get a picture of Baby Noah. I love these sweet boys. <br />
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They are best friends but already fuss like brothers over anything and everything. They are toddlers afterall! Ali got Charlie a guitar!! He loves it!!</div>
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Friday we all headed back to daycare and work. That night, we all needed a break and we just spent some time playing with all the new toys and had a few moments of quality family time. </div>
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Saturday, December 28th, we spent some time outside and just hanging out at home. We actually did a little yard work. <br />
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I felt like Charlie need to try to get outdoors an he loved his "gloves with fingers" thanks to Mim! <br />
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Later that day, we headed to Virginia Beach to celebrate Christmas at the Saunders home. <br />
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Lisa made the best white chicken chili so we ate more rich food. <br />
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Yum! The kids get presents. Charlie was just fine to sit with Katie for more surprises. <br />
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Charlie got a drum and symbols to go with his microphone and guitar so we have a band.<br />
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What a wonderful holiday. New Year's Eve, we spent the time at home. It was nice a low key. Sadly, Matt and I didn't make it until midnight. New Year's Day, Charlie played with Papa and Grammie while Matt and I took the decorations down, cleaned up the toys, and got everything to the attic. Later that day, we all went over and some of our first bit of 2014 with our friends. </div>
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We hope this Christmas is as joyous as it is for us!
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We have loved having you around and hope you only had the best to say when you reported back to Santa at night. </div>
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Today's our last day with you. I know you are excited to go back to the North Pole but we sure will miss you. Thanks for hanging out with us over the last month. See you next year!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-40830696515359648752013-12-19T22:10:00.001-05:002013-12-19T22:10:10.154-05:00Just pretend....with this sweet boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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that he made a choo-choo with his blankets, stuffed animals, toys and Wally's toys</div>
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Wally was confused why his toys needed to be the wheels. :-)</div>
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I couldn't find the 2011 picture but I did find this one of Charlie and for fun, I thought I should post it. <br />
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What a cute little baby and he's just growing up too fast!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-22237083632741942002013-12-14T08:32:00.001-05:002013-12-19T22:12:32.729-05:00More Santa PicsAs promised, here are the rest of the Santa pics from last <a href="http://www.thewheawills.blogspot.com/2013/12/weekend-recap.html">weekend</a>. <br />
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Oh my! Our nights normally end with Charlie wanting to play with Wally. Charlie loves to get kisses from Wally and he calls Wally "sweetie". Haha! </div>
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Wally has always had what Matt and I refer to "freak outs" and Charlie loves it! In fact, he tries to make Wally freak out. <br />
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We had a big scare this week. Matt came home from work for lunch on Wednesday and Wally was down on the floor groaning with pain. Matt didn't know what was wrong so he called our vets office and they scheduled an appointment and Matt took him in. Matt called me at work and I was so worried! The vet discovered that it was Wally's back. We don't know what happened since we weren't here but sometime between us leaving that morning and Matt coming home at lunch, the dog threw his back out. The good news is that the x-ray ruled out a lot and vet felt sure that all that Wally needed is a doggie high dose anti-inflammatory and rest. So, we have followed doctors orders and Wally's not allowed to have any freak outs (at least until he's recovered). We told Charlie that Wally got sick and had to go to the doctor so we had to use gentle hands with Wally. Charlie has been so sweet with Wally. </div>
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I'm happy to report that Wally seems to be fine now and is laying in bed with me as I blog! We love you Wally and are so happy and thankful that you are feeling better! </div>
Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-86713419871629581392013-12-13T05:13:00.000-05:002013-12-13T05:13:28.279-05:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...I'm hooking up with some of the blogs that I read for their Christmas tours so for any visitors, welcome! I'm going to also try to hook up with instagram. You can follow me<a href="http://instagram.com/swheawill"> here</a>. <br />
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It's my favorite time of year and I take a lot of pride in our decorations! Every year I want to put up my décor super early but I normally wait until right after thanksgiving but it's hard. This year with the late thanksgiving and busy month we have planned, I went ahead and did it before Thanksgiving. I was "one of those" that people talk about being insane. As insane as it is/was, it's been super nice to enjoy this busy time without having that added responsibility. Plus, I get to enjoy it for a week longer than I would.<br />
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Matt and I are fortunate that our family (Charlie's Aunt Knee-knee and Papa this year) to keep Charlie while we are pulling everything down from the attic and getting it all set in place. He was very happy and surprised to come home to a Christmas tree. I'm posting a picture of us looking at all the ornaments. Disclaimer: it's a long video and I'm the worst person to take videos.<br />
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We have 2 trees. This is our "big tree" as Charlie calls it. <br />
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This is our "little tree" which we carry down from the attic and plug in. Easy enough! It fits perfect in our family room. <br />
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Here's a view of our breakfast nook area and Charlie's advent calendar.<br />
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Here's a view of our dining room:<br />
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I have Christmas villages that are all pharmacies and this year, I got a new one from Matt for my birthday. I think I have officially hit the max that I can set out. <br />
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I really didn't change too much different this year. Last year and this year, the theme is toddler friendly. Here's Charlie's corner (some of the "toys" belong to Matt) :-) <br />
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We don't have much outside in the way of decorations other than the candles in the window and our Christmas flag. If it were up to me, we would have a lot or at least one large tacky item but Matt doesn't seem so crazy about my ideas. We did have a deer incident where one of them wouldn't light. We worked with it but couldn't get it working. We were tired at that point and pretty much needing to go get Charlie so without really thinking, we put it out at the trash. That means we had a lone deer out. It was working fine but now it only has 3 legs lit. So, until I get time to work him the poor deer, he's out but not lighting up.<br />
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Our stockings (or "socks" according to Charlie) are hung by the Chimney with care...<br />
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Also, if you come by, you may or may not see our visitor. Santa sent us an elf on the shelf. <br />
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Charlie got to name him and he named him "Bear". <br />
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I'm taking pictures of Bear because every morning, after he has flown to back to the North Pole to report to Santa, he winds up in some silly places. Santa said since Charlie is only 2, he has given Charlie permission to touch him and given Bear some special medicine so he doesn't leave his magic.<br />
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My favorite decoration this year is this nativity set for Charlie. Thanks Grammie!<br />
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I think that's the tour of our humble abode. Merry Christmas!<br />
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<br />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-60236960493439019412013-12-08T17:36:00.003-05:002013-12-08T20:48:16.386-05:00Weekend RecapIt's my favorite time of year and this year is even better, with a boy who is discovering Christmas and taking every little bit in!<br />
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Before I start in on the weekend, we went out to our favorite tacky light this past week. <br />
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Charlie loved all the decorations but wanted to go touch everything which isn't really allowed. So, as a 2 year old, that means you just say that you want to do it louder and whinier! Oh boy! <br />
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After we left, he talked about how fun it was. :-)<br />
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Friday night, we went out to eat with Knee-knee and then went to <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/events/event_detail.php?event_id=75">Lewis Ginter</a>. I've been once before and loved it that time. It's a fun activity for all ages. This time was no exception. Charlie was very amazed and loved the lights. </div>
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The highlight was definitely the train for Charlie. He did not want to leave so we stood there long enough for Matt and Aunt Knee-Knees arms to get tired. (I got out of it as the picture taker!) :-) </div>
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Saturday, Charlie's daycare sponsored Pancakes with Santa. This is the 2nd year that they've done this and I love it! The daycare is decorated with all these items that the children have done. It was so cute with reindeer, trees, snowflakes, etc. I only got this one picture of a tree that they did on one of the walls. <br />
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In Charlie's room, they made a tree on the window which was made with each of the kids hands prints. In the front area, they made elves which had all the teachers faces on them. So cute! As far as Santa is concerned, Charlie did GREAT! He went in and immediately wanted to go to Santa. He was slightly concerned and annoyed that he had to wait his turn (typical 2 year old). Luckily, the "line" was only 3-4 children in front of him and went quickly. Charlie went straight and sat on his lap and asked Santa for a "blue choo choo train". That's what he's said consistently for the last week. I didn't take any pictures because I was too busy watching it all. The director was taking pictures so I'll post them once I get them. He told them all bye and we headed in for the pancake bar, which had all the toppings. Charlie enjoyed the whip cream on his pancakes. <br />
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After the pankcakes, I asked him to go back and sit on Santa but, of course, he was too busy to fool with that. He obliged and sat on Mrs. Claus lap but he was only stopping for a second so I had to snap quick and he wasn't going to smile! <br />
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Matt left for a night with his friends so Charlie and I spent the day running errands and staying very busy. The only time we stopped was for him to nap and I was busy folding laundry, making my grocery list, etc. Charlie was so well behaved and a great helper while running errands. We even went into a store that was not child friendly. I gave him a long pep talk before going in about how I was going to carry him and he had to keep his hands to himself. At one point, he wanted to touch something and I asked him if he remembered what I told him. He repeated back to me, "you are going to hold me and I can't touch anything." I said that's right. After we left, we walked to the next store which was a toy store and he touched everything! :-) He was good at the grocery store, which really is the normal. He loves the grocery store. It was a nightmare because we had potential ice/winter weather for today. We came home after our errands and we were tired. We ate frozen pizza for dinner and watched Christmas shows on TV! As I was tucking Charlie in, he said his prayers and he thanked God for "the shopping carts at the grocery store". It's the little things but I agree that they are very helpful!</div>
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After he went to bed, I stayed up half the night and worked on wrapping presents. Charlie was happy to see presents under the tree. I'm happy to report that nothing has been unwrapped YET. He seems most excited about the shape of one of Papa and Grammie's gifts. It's a small box, which seems contradictory to me because I remember as a kid, I always was obsessed with the bigger presents. :-) </div>
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Today, we have done NOTHING! (That's not entirely true since we cleaned bathrooms, vacuumed the house, more laundry, and cleaned the kitchen but we did it all in our sweats!) We woke up this am and spent some time in Mommy's bed. Charlie had no problem taking over Daddo's spot since he was gone. :-)<br />
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We did have nasty rain, sleet, snow, etc. <br />
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No accumulation but enough to where we just stayed in. Matt got home safely. Once he made it home safe and sound, I felt that I could just relax and enjoy this time of being "stuck" inside. We had something at church this evening but it was postponed! We are all just in our "comfy clothes". Charlie's playing with every.toy.he.owns. Matt is watching football and I'm blogging. </div>
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This cool dude is now closer to 3 than 2. (With that, it means he has moved to another room in nursery at church but otherwise no big changes.) </div>
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It's amazing to see how much he's changed over the last few months. His personality is coming through more and more each day. He's no longer a baby. I love to see how his little mind works. I love being able to have conversations with him. As I type this, he is singing Let It Snow as we ride down the road. :-) (Before you start worrying, Matt is driving. However, I really should not be blogging and riding as motion sickness will set in soon.) Anyways, Charlie is pretty inquisitive these days, just trying to figure it all out. His favorite questions is "Where did you get that from?" I have a feeling that this Christmas is going to be really fun. He's pretty excited that Santa is going to bring him presents and he loves the lights. </div>
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Charlie is a healthy little boy. He has had a great fall with a lot less daycare crud this year, at least so far. We did have a scary thing happen to us about a month ago. Charlie was a wild man and I was trying to get him in the bath. He was running through the house. I asked him to go to the bath tub. Of course, he didn't. I grabbed his arm and at the same moment he pulled away from me. At that moment I felt a pop and he started screaming. I thought he was just mad and throwing a tantrum (which he can do really well) but he cried and held his arm. He insisted that he needed ice so we did that but he still screamed through the bath. After bath, Matt made the call that something was wrong so we headed to the Emergency Room. I was beyond scared and so very upset thinking that I broke my child's arm. I couldn't believe that I hurt him and sent him to the ER. Luckily for all of us, it's pretty common and was an easy fix. He had <a href="http://children.webmd.com/nursemaid-elbow">Nursemaids Elbow</a>. We went to a pediatric ER and it was a pretty awesome experience (aside from me being scared to death). A quick manipulation by the doctor and then bubbles and a Popsicle for Charlie made everything 100% better. He still talks about the bubbles. He thanked everyone there for his Popsicle and bubbles. It was pretty cute! I was so thankful and relieved that was all that it was. Apparently some kids are more susceptible than others and he has a little higher risk of it happening again. I'm hoping not but I talked with his pediatrician and he educated Matt and I on what to do if it ever happens again so hopefully we can avoid another ER visit. :-)</div>
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Charlie had a check-up a couple weeks ago (just a few days after the whole hospital experience). We took his doctors kit with him and he was so good during the appointment. I have to give our pediatrician credit because he played with Charlie through the entire check-up, even letting Charlie do a check-up on him. Charlie got a great report and didn't have to get any shots other than the flu shot which he got to get the nasal form this year. He weighs 31 lbs 4 oz (75th percentile) and is 37.5 inches tall (75th percentile). He's grown quite a bit since May. He eats well most of the time and isn't too picky. For the most part, he loves the same things. He has discovered Chef Boyardee (I know that doesn't get me parent of the year) and he loves ravioli and ABC/123s with meatballs. </div>
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Charlie knows what he wants and can throw a good tantrum which can be turned off as quickly as he can throw his fit. It can be frustrating and funny. Luckily, for a 2 year old, he has pretty good reasoning skills. I think he has his Dad's patience most of the time (which is a good thing) and he's overall, a pretty laid back go-with-the-flow dude. For whatever reason, he has decided he has an opinion on his clothing. He picks out his pajamas every night. He only wants to wear "comfy clothes" (aka sweatpants) these days. He really doesn't want to wear jeans but he tends to go along with it. </div>
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Charlie loves to play all the time. He's very active all the time that he's awake. He will sit for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse which remains his favorite TV show. He also has managed to see 2 movies: Cars and Toy Story (although he did not sit and watch them all the way through). He likes both of them. Matt and I are thinking about taking him to the movie theatre soon which I think could go either way. </div>
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Charlie loves books and likes to "read" to us. We have enjoyed special Halloween books this Fall and now have started reading Christmas stories. I would love to say that the true Christmas story is his favorite but truthfully, it's Pete the Cat Saves Christmas! </div>
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I'm thankful that God has provided me with this wonderful life and I hope all those reading this post have just as wonderful of a thanksgiving we are!<br>
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He seems to be a pretty good baby (easy going, sleeping well, eating and growing quickly) and is so stinking cute. It's been fun to hold a baby again. I hold him and think that there was no way Charlie was that little. It's funny how quickly you forget. I was pretty proud this weekend as I held him, he just nuzzled right in my arms and went fast asleep. I told Ali that I had the magic touch. :-) I know that some of you are thinking, when are they having their next and this is what I have to say about that, I love Noah and I'm so happy for Mark, Ali and Wyatt but you know what's really nice? I get my baby fix and then I go home and sleep all night. :-)<br />
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He seems to be a great baby so far! Wyatt has been transitioning; he is so proud and loves his baby brother! It's really sweet!<br />
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<br />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-54152497504155161532013-11-01T21:28:00.003-04:002013-11-01T21:28:30.137-04:00Goodbye OctoberI have a few pictures to put on the blog to finish off our busy but very fun month. Last weekend, we went to Barnes and Noble for a very special Halloween story time. We met Wyatt and Ali and had a fun morning. We played and then went trick or treating through the store. <br />
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Afterwards, we had a nice lunch out!<br />
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On Sunday, we had a nice family day. First, we stopped by a nursery for some fun Fall activities.<br />
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Then we went to Papa and Grammie's house for a delicious dinner and great company.<br />
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-91328507487869328932013-10-31T22:29:00.000-04:002013-11-01T21:30:22.330-04:00Halloween RecapCharlie started off this morning with a big surprise. We had a visit from The Great Pumpkin overnight. We came downstairs and there was a bag with several books and a puzzle in it. <br />
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Charlie had a great day at school. He got to have a costume parade and trick-or-treat at school. They ended the morning doing the Chicken Dance and Move It Move It. Then after nap, they got to have a party. <br />
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In the evening, we went over to the McGreevy's to trick-or-treat. Lyndsay and I were a little worried we had too high of expectations for these kiddos but we did not. They did excellent and were so cute. Hailee was Little Bo Peep and her costume was awesome! <br />
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Here's a video of them actually going to a door to get candy. <br />
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Charlieosaurus wants to wish all a very Happy Halloween!<br />
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<br />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847884576713573502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184927599208137528.post-47492855537824409762013-10-25T20:49:00.002-04:002013-10-25T20:58:10.963-04:00Fall FestivalWe went to Charlie's fall festival at his school. We've been every year and it's fun to see all the cute children in their costumes. Charlie was excited when I told him we were going back to school for a party. <br />
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