tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156765282024-03-06T20:48:44.705-08:00Livin' the Life We DreamTepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comBlogger677125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-78208252847523302532013-01-01T14:33:00.001-08:002013-01-01T14:33:10.506-08:00One Word 2013: HealthyThis year I choose to live <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>healthy</i></span> ~ to create/maintain a healthy marriage, healthy relationships, healthy body, healthy mind, healthy thoughts, healthy words, healthy actions.Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-28357591722340756642012-12-29T15:07:00.000-08:002012-12-29T15:24:04.456-08:00Tepker Kids Wrap-Up 2012<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><b>What was your favorite trip in 2012?</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Collin: Oregon/California - because we got to pan for gold!</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Owen: Lopez and going to Cougar Game. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Do you know what Mommy does during the day?</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: She helps make laws and sometimes is the judge. She also writes things down to make our country a better place.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: That she takes care of me and protects me.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Owen: She likes Wazzu and lets me play Wii a lot.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Kate: She has the same hair as me.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>What does Daddy do during the day?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: Gives people money so that they can buy or build something. Then they give him the money back. He makes money because they pay him back more. Like they need $30, and then they pay him back $30 and 7 cents.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Kate: Goes to work. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">He's a banker.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: He makes dinner every night and makes money for our family. He also watches football and does activities with us.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Owen: He makes us good meals and he's a Notre Dame fan. It's his year because Notre Dame is awesome this year!</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Collin: Turcoise, Ruby Red, Gold, Silver</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Owen: Green</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kate: Purple and Pink</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: Lots of favorites. 1. Play DS. 2. Play my ipod. 3. Play football. 4. Play with my friends.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Where is your favorite place to go?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: Wild Waves, Shaw Island, Whistler, and Lopez Island</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Kate: Larkin, Lila, Sophie P, Sophie E, Abbie, Nora (all Blossom friends) and Wren Farrar</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>What is your favorite meal?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: Ribs, Cheeseburgers, Pizza (Don't like chicken pot pie or Macaroni and Cheese or rice or tomato or onion)</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>What is your favorite song?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: Dynamite by Taio Cruz</span></span></span></div>
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Owen: Football. Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Linebacker</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: Art or Choice Time (games, iPad, cars, legos)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: Caves with Bats, Eating Strange Foods, Picking up an Old Shoe, Spotting a Termite Mound, Finding a Bear Cave</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: First I'd go play football. Then I'd go ice skating. Then I'd watch football on tv - the Seahawks. Then I would play my DS. Then I'd play with friends.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Collin: 1) That I lived to be 120 years old; 2) That I become a Football Super-Star; 3) That I have a successful life.</span></div>
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This Mother's Day was especially touching. It marked the first year that my boys were old enough ~ and interested enough ~ to create gifts and cards for me on their own accord. (You know, as opposed to dad giving them a piece of paper and making them sit down to create a card.) They did get some prompting and inspiration at school ~ which was awesome ~ but both boys took the ideas and ran with them to create unique, heartfelt gifts and experiences that I will treasure always. </div>
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I already shared Collin's poem and scavenger hunt; here's Owen's gifts of love:</div>
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I love this flower! The stem is his whole finger print. The petals and leaves are his thumb! Cute!</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy Mother's Day! You are the best mom ever. I love you so much. Mom, you are the (best) mom that I know. Love, Owen </span></i> </div>
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[I had Owen read his card out loud to me, and he inserted "best" orally in the last sentence, noting that he'd left that word out. : ) I want to add here that we share our lives with many fabulous and wonderful moms and mom-figures that Owen looks up to and loves, so I consider this as a remarkable compliment! Thank you, Owen! And much love to all of my mom friends! You help me be a better mom every day, sharing your experiences and trials and many, many ideas!!]<br />
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Perry the Platypus, a favorite character on Disney's Phineas and Ferb</div>
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<b>You're Cool, Mom -- Special -- Fantastic -- Fabulous (faplous)</b></div>
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<b>Stylish -- Awesome -- Caring -- Super fragi listic expialidocious</b></div>
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<b>Kind -- Super Cool -- Beautiful -- Rockstar (rotkstar)</b></div>
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The important thing about my mother is she cars about me. she tack care of me if I am sick.</div>
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mom make dener for me. she help me wen I havft to do my reding (reading).</div>
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But the important thing about my mother is she cars about me. my mom is beautiful, fabulous, caring, fantastic, sylish, kind.</div>
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THANK YOU, OWIE!! I CARE OODLES AND OODLES ABOUT YOU! AND I LOVE YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH!!! </div>
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<br />Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-41419241407805300802012-05-15T23:07:00.002-07:002012-05-15T23:09:46.293-07:00Collin's Mother's Day Scavenger Hunt ~ Be Still My Beating Heart!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello, Sleeping Beauty! Ready for your scavenger hunt? Go to the door for the first clue!</div>
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Now are you awake? Go to the bathroom for some fun!</div>
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Oepn the door and what do you see?</div>
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You!!</div>
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Walk down the railing and you'll see one:</div>
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This one's not much, so go to the hutch!</div>
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I think there's another thing that looks just like this ...</div>
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(On the armoire) Wow! I can't believe you figured it out! Go to Kate's hide-out!</div>
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Kate's cave is never tidier, so now to the refrigerator!</div>
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Now it's your turn to go down the slide. Look under it, and there's your prizes!</div>
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Thank you, Collin!!! You are most amazing!!!! This was so much fun, and you know me so well! I love that you KNEW I would get a kick out of this hunt! You worked so hard and put in so much thought! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!</div>
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<b><i> I LOVE YOU, COLLIN!!</i></b></div>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-32435353579554821902012-05-15T21:39:00.000-07:002012-05-15T21:54:59.013-07:00Dreams Come True ~ Mother's Day 2012<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Sunday I celebrated the gift of motherhood! These four amazing people have changed my world in more ways to list, but some of the greatest ways are these:</div>
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1. They've taught me to love freely and completely, with no conditions or expectations.<br />
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2. They've reminded me the importance of being silly, of imagination, and of pure, joyful fun!</div>
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3. They've challenged me to be an inpiration, to model for them -- to show them integrity; to show them commitment; to show them loyalty; to show them love ... (You get the idea.) ... To take each moment and be the very best and happiest <b>I</b> can be in each and every one ~ <i>to live my dreams</i> ~ so that they might each also strive to be the very best and happiest they can be and live their own dreams. </div>
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Such remarkable gifts we can give each other ~ over and over again! Thank you, Kevin, Collin, Owen, Katelyn, and Eli, for giving me the greatest gifts of all. You are amazing and wonderful, and each of you is <b><i>one of my dreams come true</i></b>.<br />
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**These pics were taken Mother's Day afternoon when Kevin and I took the kids to Zuanich Point Park. We rode our bikes along the waterfront to the Bellweather and back. It was the first ride we'd all taken together since Kate removed her training wheels, and it was fantastic! We were able to pace together and enjoy one another. It was a perfect Mother's Day adventure!**Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-39942277469215110922012-04-29T19:11:00.004-07:002012-04-29T19:14:58.757-07:00Kid-Speak to NewlywedsWe witnessed the union of our dear friends Lisa and Mark yesterday! <br />
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It was beautiful and wonderful and so blessed! Congratulations!!</div>
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In leui of a guest book when you walked in, the entry table displayed an empty vase, a basket of rocks, and a handful of sharpie pens. Guests were to sign a rock and add a note to the newleywed couple. My kids loved it! They ran to the beach to select their own rocks (the ceremony and reception were at the Cannery Day Lodge at Semiahmoo Resort on the waterfront) and left their sentiments.<br />
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Go camping at least once a year. Happy Camping! Love, Collin</div>
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I love you, and I'm coming to your house soon! Love, Kate</div>
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Say I love you everyday. Love, Owen</div>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-61661265949377380232012-04-23T14:21:00.003-07:002012-04-30T16:21:19.345-07:00Kate's Fourth Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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- Aside from snow pants and pjs, Kate wore a dress or skirt nearly every day of her fourth year (exceptions I can remember: one day in early spring 2011 and she wanted to ride her bike in the frosty cold, when camping in the rain and simultaneously battling a fever, and at one of the boys' March soccer games). If she's wearing a skirt, 9 times out of 10, her top is a football jersey.<br />
- Kate can talk and talk and talk. She'll talk about the cat we just drove by, the breakfast she ate last week, the songbird outside her window, the purple hippopotamus that rode the roller coaster in her dream with Peter Pan. ; )<br />
- Kate turns every statement into a question. "Today is a stay-at-home-day ... right, Mom?" "I like purple ... right, Mom?" "I can pour my milk because I'm a big girl, but Eli can't because he's still little ... right, Mom?" "The rain comes down to feed the flowers. Then they bloom. Then it runs to the ocean because you said that. Then it goes up again. I don't know why. ... right, Mom?"<br />
- Kate loves to sing! She makes up songs, combines songs, and sings at the top of her lungs. <br />
- She is rarely walking. She prefers to hop, skip, jump, run.<br />
- Kate doesn't like to have her hair brushed, but if she loves pretty clips and hair ties so the brush is meeting greater success these days!<br />
- Kate went through a Dora phase, and now she can proudly count to 10 in Spanish and knows nearly 20 other random Spanish words. For months, we thought she had an imaginary friend or coined phrase because it was "teko" this, "teko" that. Turns out Teko is the squirrel on Dora. Thankfully, we're over the Dora phase (and it was short!), and she's in love with Disney's Jake and the Never Land Pirates. She also still enjoys Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Her favorite movie is Marmaduke. "Marmaduke, what did you eat?!" is her favorite movie quote and she busts it out randomly and frequently! : )<br />
- Kate's favorite song is Sweet Caroline, as rerecorded by Dave Matthews.<br />
- Kate can count to 18 and knows almost all of her letters by sight, but not all of their sounds.<br />
- Kate shares a room with Owen because she and he have the hardest time settling down and going to sleep. Kate regularly will talk and play in her bed for up to an hour each night. She sneaks into our room every other night.<br />
- Kate loves bandaids! Santa brought some in her stocking, and it was the highlight of her holiday morning!<br />
- Kate still loves temporary tattoos and still calls them "hat-toos!" Regularly, they cover one arm like a sleeve.<br />
- Kate learned to ride her bike without training wheels two days before her fourth birthday.<br />
- Kate can flip on a bar, cross the monkey bars, do a front handstand flip, climb to the top of a pole, and run a full mile.<br />
- Kate rocks to the beat of her own drum. <br />
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- Kate has lots of friends, but her best friends are her brothers.</div>
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- Kate's not concerned with "keeping up with her brothers." She loves to play with them at their games and does so every good chance, but she confidently breaks away to play dolls, paint, color, and make believe. </div>
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- Kate's happy at all times ~ whether she's doing her own thing or romping with her brothers. She absolutely loves when they join in her play! She and Owen tend to draw together; Collin often plays make believe and reads to her; Eli will do just about anything with her! Each brother will do just about anything for her.<br />
- Kate is the greatest "force" in our home. She's not just loud and talkative, but she's also an energetic beauty that can change the dynamic of any room simply by walking into it. She brings happiness and joy with each step. (Thankfully, she's always happy ... but catch her in a bad moment and you're in for a treat! It's catastrophic! The whole household might as well be on lockdown because she creates a wildfire! Lucky for all of us, those moments are few and far between. Fun factoid: Collin is the best at calming her and bringing her back around.)</div>
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When Kate turned three, she was Purplicious! Everything was purple and polka dotted! Over the year, she has grown to love all colors (rainbows are perfect!), but purple is still her favorite. </div>
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Kate has always been a daredevil. She spent her third year learning to ride her bike and discovering other physical possibilities, like front flips and hand stands, climbing, monkey bars and jumping!</div>
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Nightgowns were huge for Kate the last year. She had two favorites: this polka dot gown and her Hello Kitty nightgown.<br />
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April 14: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I've Learned (the hard way?) that I Should Never Leave 3-yr-old Kate Alone With: Scissors (haircut!); Shampoo (bubbles!); Toothpaste (yum!); A Full Bookshelf (takes them all off to make a firepit!); Handsoap Pump (fills it with water); Owen (t-r-o-u-b-l-e!); ...... ; )</span><br />
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May 26: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Kevin and I are tag-teaming coverage today b/c Kate is home "sick." At 8 a.m., I told Kate's teachers she'd be back tomorrow b/c she was bubbly and bouncing off the walls at home. At 9:20,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Kevin </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">sent me this text: "Kate has not stopped talking for over an hour." I LOL! Now, at 2:27, I can report that she has not stopped talking for 5 hours. Except when I fed her peanut better for lunch. : )</span></div>
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June 21st at All Comers Track Kate took 1st in the 50 meter hurdles for her age!</div>
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July 13: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Our refrigerator looks like it's a complete dairy aisle: fat free milk, fat free lactose free milk, whole milk, 1/2+1/2, cottage cheese, cream cheese, grated jack+cheddar, grated lactose free cheddar, string cheese, sliced cheddar, butter, margarine. Having a family with different dietary needs can fill a fridge! :) [*We believed that Kate was lactose intolerant and/or allergic to dairy and milk proteins (but as you saw July 4, she still enjoyed an ice cream on occasion). We found out six months later that she has asthma and is sensitive to but not allergic to dairy ~ so ice cream on occasion is just what the doctor ordered!]</span></div>
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August 4: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Love my little girl!! She is the silliest and sweetest grinning, singing chatterbox! Go spread joy, Sweet Kate, and have a great day!</span></div>
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Purple Ballarina Princess Fairy October 31/Halloween</div>
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<b>November 2011</b></div>
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November 11: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We created a Girl-Getaway for Kate in the closet under the stairs. Kate loves it so much, she spent half the eve in there and asked to sleep in there tonight! Guess we don't need a bigger house! (or do we?!). :-)</span></div>
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November 29: "Be careful, Boys! This box is full of glassables!" : ) *We were unpacking the Christmas tree ornaments. From that moment on, I have replaced the word "breakables" with "glassables" in my vocabulary in honor of sweet Kate! <br />
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Going to her first theatrical performance: Kids Production of The Nutcracker at Mt Baker Theater<br />
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December 31: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Ok. Who's responsible for teaching Kate to say: "Hey, Mom! Look at me! Holla!" Holla?!! She's three!!! : )</span></div>
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Taking the steep hills before even the boys mustered up the courage!</div>
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Roadtrippin' to Grant's Pass and Brookings, Oregon</div>
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Kate is a stacker. Everything comes out every day and becomes a fort, a house, a city. She'll build it with books, blankets, furniture, dolls ~ you name it! And once it's built, it must be "decorated" with dolls and books and "treasures."</div>
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Riding Ava's bike and discovering that she's ready to take the training wheels off!</div>
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It took three days. By the end of three days, she was going over curves, up and down hills, stopping and starting on her own ... and riding like she'd been riding for years. *I will note that it's been almost a month. She hasn't hit a person or moving object, but she has run into three parked cars that have jumped out in front her! : )</div>
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Kate was so excited to swim in the ocean! She had her suit on within minutes of unloading (as you see she was wearing it while bike riding even) and couldn't wait to get in the water! She was the only one who braved the icy waters that chilly eve at Harris Beach, Southern Oregon.</div>
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An example of one of Kate's "cities" ... she collected all the chairs and made a little world. : )</div>
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Gold Beach, Oregon<br />
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Voodoo Donut Birthday Cake<br />
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Happy 4th Birthday, Kate!!</div>
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</div>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-11375299679065644312012-03-09T14:49:00.003-08:002012-03-09T15:00:26.547-08:00Spring ~ with new opportunities and adventure ~ is knocking on the door!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofVU7YwaZRGPN1MXsIfiomJ9la4tYow49JDUn921C21MOZMQfwoaHCIeLo2B5RwtlsILtitkV6uZ8lp2wMNnHy2QHCIEBF-j5knm5bMb5aEwGPKuuHLLs8lYn45MGurP5qaIMUg/s1600/IMG_0401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofVU7YwaZRGPN1MXsIfiomJ9la4tYow49JDUn921C21MOZMQfwoaHCIeLo2B5RwtlsILtitkV6uZ8lp2wMNnHy2QHCIEBF-j5knm5bMb5aEwGPKuuHLLs8lYn45MGurP5qaIMUg/s320/IMG_0401.jpg" width="239" /></a>There's excitement in my home today! Seems like we've been balancing pretty well, and the rewards are awesome! Without going into too much detail, Kevin and I picked out a few things we wanted to focus positive energy on this year, and - I know it's only March but - I can tell that our efforts are working! In particular, I committed to work on balancing my/our most important goals, rather than squeezing in all of my/our great ideas. This has been challenging for me (I've had to say no and miss a few events that I'd have loved to participate in and I've established boundaries I hadn't realized I desired), and I have never felt so calm and rewarded. I'm enjoying my moments much more, and I'm avoiding feelings of stress I used to create with excessive planning and squeezing and double-booking, etc. And that's just me! <br />
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Each member of my family has had similar experiences! As a result, so far, we've already had even more great family times, had fantastic, scheduled, planful date nights, made time for friends (even quick phone calls; still working on that, of course!), treated our bodies with more care, and I'm feeling much more productive and less procrastinatic at work. <br />
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Although it's still snowing here off and on, sure signs that winter wants to hang on, <b>I feel spring knocking on the door!! </b>We're approaching an exciting lineup of soccer, more running, mountain biking, and camping and embarking on new adventures as well, with a family trip in the next month and new career opportunities and challenges. As we continue to focus on our goals and heed balance, I have little doubt but that we are about to have a doozie of a season! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Welcome, Spring! It's going to be a great one!</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">BTW ~ procrastinatic is a superb word! (I may have made it up, so I may be biased, but I love it!)</span></b><br />
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<br />Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-85678129523623688492012-02-27T16:20:00.001-08:002012-02-28T09:57:13.157-08:00TrueOn FB today <a href="http://www.thedatingdivas.com/">The Dating Divas</a> challenged readers to describe their spouse in one word. I laughed and almost typed in an easy truth, like honest, steadfast, patient, or sexy. *wink* But then I paused to really consider the challenge. Each word I considered (and I made a long list) marked just one aspect of the Kevin I know, the Kevin I love, the Kevin that is mine that no one else truly knows. I didn't think one word could encapsulate the man I adore.<br />
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He is honest and loyal, and his family comes first. He will protect and fight for those he loves. He considers our reality, and ensures that we recognize it. He creates dreams with me and ~ even if he thinks I'm crazy in the making ~ he works with me to make those dreams our life (despite whatever he's assured me was our reality!). He makes me laugh without trying. He is the yin to my yang. Together, we find <b>balance,</b> and joy is realized! <br />
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And then I found a word that said all that. The perfect match. Just like us. In one word, Kevin is TRUE.<br />
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<span class="ssens">*#9 cracks me up! He may drive me loco at times (afterall, my word for him wasn't "perfect"), but there's no error. I love him exactly the way he is! ; )</span><br />
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It's been flurrying off and on for the last 24 hours, and Kate has spent much of that time perched on the back of the bench, peering out the front window, willing the snow to stick. She's so sweet. "Look, it's snowing again!" "It's sticking this time!" "Aw, it melted." "Look, it's snowing again!" "Go faster, Snow! I want to go sled, Snow!!"</div>
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*Never mind that it's freezing outside and three of my four kids are tromping around in the underwear this morning. :-)</div>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-83207117297032332062012-02-22T00:19:00.002-08:002012-02-22T00:19:51.058-08:00Lost! Pulled? What's the Difference?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Collin has been waiting and waiting and WAITING to lose his first tooth. As his (seven and a) Half Birthday approached (Feb 15), he was beyond dismay that he was the "only kid I know" that hadn't lost a tooth yet. He used to come up to me, show me his teeth, and try desparately to wiggle one: "Look it's loose!" No luck. Then, finally one day, he announced that he had a real loose tooth! He opened his mouth to show me and ~ sure enough ~ it was loose. But that was not what caught my eye. Two of his adult teeth (bottom center) were already coming in ... behind his baby teeth! They weren't going to push out the baby teeth! It's remarkable the one tooth was even loose. </div>
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By last Friday, nearly a week after making the discover and with the one tooth looser but not out yet, the second not even loose, and the adult teeth nearly fully in, I presented an ultimatum. Start pulling those teeth or we're heading to the dentist to have them pulled. Collin HAD to make room for those adult teeth. So Dr. Kevin grabbed the needle-nose pliers (while I ran from the room to cringe and grab my camera) and went to work on the loose tooth:</div>
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Thankfully, one good, quick tug and it was out!</div>
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Collin loved how little the tooth turned out to be, and Owen loved the little jar that the tooth went into for safe-keeping until the Tooth Fairy arrived to collect it!</div>
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Collin and his cousins had a sleepover Friday night, the night he lost his tooth. So he perched his tooth on the window sill in its jar, next to his glasses.<br />
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Then ~ unbeknownst to Collin, me, or the Tooth Fairy, Owen and Marley snagged the tooth and put it under Collin's pillow "because that's where you're supposed to put it." Luckily, the Tooth Fairy still awarded Collin with a gold dollar coin and certificate AND, as a bonus, Collin got to keep the tooth (since the Fairy couldn't find it!):<br />
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Still need to pull that second bottom tooth as the other adult tooth is almost completely up as well. But it's not even loosening! Any ideas?! Do we go to the dentist or be patient? Will a bill now reduce our orthodotia bill later?<br />
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At any rate, Congratulations, Collin, for your patience and bravery and for the loss of your first tooth!Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-5613199818642428742012-02-15T14:57:00.001-08:002012-02-21T12:32:35.769-08:00Removing That Which Knocks You Off-Kilter<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How do you maintain Balance? One of the tasks I assigned myself this year to facilitate my goal of achieving greater, more consistent Balance is to <b>recognize the triggers that knock me off kilter</b>. Then, with that knowledge, determine whether I have any power or control to <b>reduce the impact of or </b><b>eliminate the trigger</b>. Then, before exercising any power or control, to question: if I can cause a change, <b>is that change for good</b>? Whose good? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For so many reasons, I find myself digging deep today. I'm </span><a href="http://tepkerblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-word-balance.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">off-balance</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. I identified a trigger, and I ultimately took action. I made some tough decisions and said hard words, and, even though I stand behind each one, there are emotional and relational consequences that I need to accept, potentially respond to, and move through as I steady and regain Balance. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Close your eyes. Clear your heart. Let it go.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>You're only one workout away from a good mood.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Always wear your invisible crown.</i></span></div>
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</div>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-398319143481140152012-02-01T19:40:00.000-08:002012-02-21T23:34:34.003-08:00Off to a Great StartIn January, I worked out over 29 hours. I practiced yoga, did P90X resistence routines, and ran at least 72.79 miles! I'm feeling "fit" again, and I've shed most of the "flubber" I created October, November, and December, when I enjoyed holiday feasts and treats and allowed my back injury (bulged discs) to recover. *Those months were tasty, but January has ROCKED! Recap: I LOVE when I'm more fit. I feel GREAT! <br />
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Two Current Challenges to Consider in February: <br />
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(1) I absolute can not do any plyo-type exercises. Three days in a row last week I tried to expand beyond resistance and running into some more hoppy, challenging routines (12 minutes tops of Insanity and Bodyrock workouts), and I had to refriend ice and ibuprofen. Not fun. If I don't pay heed to this knowledge, I may have considerable struggles this summer riding downhill at Whistler. That is unacceptable. I MUST take care of my lower back so it's ready to take on the mountain! : ) *Great news: Running doesn't hurt my back so long as I add in stretch and PT exercises. <br />
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(2) I have discovered that I am a chocoholic. Literally. This is new to me. I used to love sweets, desserts ... but now it's specifically chocolate. I developed this insane craving during my pregnancy with Eli ... he gifted me that and a nice large vericose vein in my left shin. Ha! Back to the chocolate ~ chocolate brownies, chocolate truffles, chocolate chips (white chocolate Ghiradelli, to be specific). If chocolate is near, I am struggling to muster will power. Basically, I don't stop eating until it's gone. This has got to be tackled!! <br />
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Have you ever created a Leprechaun Trap?! A friend of mine shared this idea with me last March, and I will forever be grateful! I have always enjoyed St. Patrick's Day, but the mischief and fun in this tradition has literally turned my St. Patrick's Day thoughts upside down, inside out, and sideways! I LOVE St. Patrick's Day now! Check out our Saint Patrick's Day 2011:</div>
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STEP ONE: In the weeks before St. Patrick's day, have your kids start gather materials to build their traps. <br />
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STEP TWO: Start theorizing the components and strategies those merry makers might apply! Collin used old coasters we'd picked up at the fair, pipe cleaners, the mesh bag our clementine oranges came in, etc. His goal was to lure the Leprechaun in with his one-way doors ~ and trap them inside! <br />
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STEP THREE: A day or two before, if you need to, glue the foundation of your trap. Collin glued his walls and doors ahead of time, so he could decorate his trap and apply the attractions the next day.</div>
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STEP FOUR: Get together with friends to build and decorate your traps! Apply your theories and test Leprechaun strategy! Tip: don't let them know they are "traps!" Layer disguise and create "attractions!"</div>
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Kate got into a little mischief herself as she created her trap! She painted green fingernails: :)</div>
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Isaac created a stick maze:</div>
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Eli created a Leprechaun Park:</div>
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Kate used corks and gold paint, paper clovers, yarn, and green glitter paint ... and lots of glue:</div>
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STEP FIVE: Set your traps before you go to bed March 16!</div>
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Owen put his favorite XBox game, Madden NFL, inside his trap to lure in the Leprechaun!<br />
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STEP 6: Let the mischief begin!! The Lephrechans tracked in gold glitter with every step, left a green footprint trail, tipped over nearly all of our furniture ~ even topsizing our shoes! ~ decorated our living space and left chocolate gold coins and a note!!</div>
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STEP 7: Enjoy the Memory Making!!<br />
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Miss Natalie was still helping us get out the door back then (our lifesaver!). What a perfect morning to share our lives! (We love you!) </div>
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Green Milk! How about Green Hair?!</div>
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Happy Saint Patrick's Day, Everyone!! I hope this post inspires YOU to join in the fun! Rumor has it that those Leprechauns have quite a few new tricks up their sleeves this year ... things like spray painting sleeping kids' hair and green water in the faucet! Have more ideas! Please DO SHARE! And have fun!<br />
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Here's a <a href="http://secretsofasupermommy.blogspot.com/2010/02/17-fun-things-to-do-for-st-patricks-day.html">link</a> to a page I found on Pinterest that has loads of cool ideas! She is a Super Mommy!<br />
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<br /></div>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-8465789639107144592012-01-26T21:49:00.000-08:002012-01-26T21:49:31.076-08:00Balancing my PostureAs I think about Balance, posture is an inevitable subject. I have terrible posture. I hunch over everything, and I HATE that habit! And when I try to correct my posture, my lower back starts to hurt (can you say weak?!). I just stumbled upon this most excellent advise for those of us poised before our desktops all day:<br />
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I love it! Sitting here now ~ mindfully pretending ~ I am sitting straight with much less effort than usual. Try it! <br />
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*Right now, I'm thinking silly things like: I wonder what brand of gum would hold best? Which refreshing smell would last longer? Which gum would you choose to be stuck on? : )Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-20603047268654266872012-01-24T23:11:00.000-08:002012-01-24T23:11:08.311-08:00January Snow Adventures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
When the snow hadn't hit by the last day of Winter Vacation, Kevin and I decided to take the family and seek it out! We packed the sleds and headed up to Mt Baker for a day of fun! Turned out we were super lucky!! It was nearly 48 degrees and as we loaded up to head home, it started raining. But, although warm, we had an awesome time in the (melting) snow:</div>
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Kate turned out to be our sledding maniac! She quickly moved up to the steepest slope, ditched her sled (smart because it was easy to bounce off them and since it was so warm, you could sled just as easily on your bum), and went from bum to tum and head first. Freaked me out!!<br />
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See the steep hill the boys are mountain climbing up? See that little purple thing at the bottom? Kate went down the steep hill face first and on her belly, laughing the whole way!<br />
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Eli slept in the car much of the time at Baker. But he awoke in time to work on a snowman and get a couple runs in with me!<br />
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Turns out we were destined for snow afterall though!! Last week we had a fantastic snow storm that left us with 11 inches and a whole week of snow days!<br />
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Apple cider and hot cocoas were huge hits with the neighbor kids. Kids were outside from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day!!<br />
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The first night, amazingly, Collin and I ended up outside - just the two of us. What a treat! We caught and examined snowflakes, had a snowball fight, ate snow, and made snow angels. It was so fun!! I can't remember the last time I laid down and make my own snow angel. We both laid in the snow and looked up as the snow fell above us. It was truly magical! One of those moment I will always cherish.<br />
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Here's my snow angel:<br />
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After everyone warmed, the crowd returned:<br />
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We even stayed out late! (It was the first day, and we weren't about to miss a single minute in fear that the snow would melt while we slept!)<br />
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Me and my neighbor Barb:<br />
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It did not melt overnight though! Instead, it accumulated like crazy!<br />
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Collin borrowed a pair of skis and showed me that he's absolutely ready to hit the real slopes! (*Unfortunately the boots were too small, so he only went down twice, and this is the only picture that I captured.)<br />
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Brannon caught a ride nearby and hiked in to play:<br />
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The boys built fortresses and had snowball fights. (except, Collin, that wasn't really a snow"ball"!!) Then Eli snuck in and Collin's crew declared that he was a decoy and part of their strategy: Don't Hit the Baby!<br />
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The Cyrus Girls came to visit Saturday and Sunday! What a blast!</div>
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Kacie is now 4 and a 1/2 months old!</div>
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Owen drew a heart around his face!</div>
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Marley is super proud of her loose tooth! She lost her second tooth Sunday night!</div>
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Happy 8th Birthday, Marley! A toast to you!</div>
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Slumber Party!!</div>
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Chocolate Chip Pancakes and Sausage Links Breakfast for the Birthday Kids! Marley turned 8 January 20, and Owen turned 6 January 17!<br />
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Yes, they play football/wrestling/soccer (you get the idea) in the house ... the pictures are all crooked but the panes are still intact! ; )<br />
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Beyblades: Still a Top 5 in the Tepker House</div>
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After breakfast, play, and gifts, it was off to Comcast Arena in Everett where we had a picnic lunch (in our cars, thanks the the heavy rains!) and went to see Disney's Phineas and Ferb Live! As you may <a href="http://tepkerblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011-wrap-up.html">recall</a>, Phineas and Ferb is both my boys' favorite cartoon show. They absolutely love it! Before the show, Isabella's character came out and prepped the audience and issued a quiz. Our crew knew a stunning load of P+F trivia! But when that's your number one go-to show ... So glad it came local and live!! <br />
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Kate, Isaac, Collin, Marley, Owen, Taylor, Ethan, Eli, Kai (Missing - Rikki and Lily)</div>
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I happened upon Phineas and Ferb Pez dispensers at Fred Meyers two weeks ago ~ such a score! I'm not super big on party bags, but these were a must! The kids were psyched ~ and I avoided a lot of pleas for the myraid P+F parapharnalia for sale at the event. Zoinks!</div>
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Happy Birthday, Owen!</div>
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For the second year in a row, Owen asked to have ribs for his birthday dinner. A six hour cooking process, and three full racks were demolished - literally licked clean - in less than half hour. : )<br />
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Three Cheers for Owen!!</div>
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<br />Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-81785253379960525562012-01-22T18:45:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:47:15.305-08:00Cupcakes in the Falling Snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Lucky Owen had 11 inches of snow fall the night before his 6th birthday! Such a remarkable event created a unique opportunity to enjoy an impromptu neighborhood birthday bash!</div>
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Eli, Landon, Kate, Max, Owen, Unknown, Brennen, Collin, Trevor, Emery, Rylan, Natalie, Evan, Sawyer</div>
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Kevin made cupcakes for every kid on the block!<br />
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Owen was thrilled to enjoy a cupcake as the snow started to fall again! </div>
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He wasn't the only kid enjoying the afternoon treat:</div>
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I should have edited these photos and brightened them up ... but if they post at all, I'm going to be so happy! So this is just a test. And what a sweet test! These two have become sweet friends (well, in truth, Eli's wiggled his way into every sibling's sweet spot!). And this photo strip shows just how sweet they can be ~ even as Kate teaches him to throw snowballs at ... me!<br />
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Snow sprayed on his hat and flittered to his face but E didn't care in the least! Hilariously funny!</div>
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Three cheers for snow days and the joys of a winter wonderland!!</div>
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<br />Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-70048983008310963762012-01-17T00:54:00.000-08:002012-01-17T00:54:21.069-08:00Checking InFixing the photo problem ... I hope. In the meantime, here's another blogger who's <a href="http://www.lesscakemorefrosting.com/2012/01/2012-one-word-kojo-designs-balance.html">Balancing 2012</a>! (Sounds like we chatted before we posted! At minimum, it's written proof that I'm not the only one going batty trying to do it all! : )Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-89469802643494829732012-01-12T14:28:00.000-08:002012-01-12T14:28:54.908-08:00Photo StorageI've exceeded my photo storage on blogger. Until I make up my mind on how to resolve this, I'm outta space. No more pics. So not cool. But do I want to pay to share photos?? Maybe. This IS the digital scrapbook of our life. If I don't pay, I won't have it. Or I could just journal on my personal computer, but then i can't share. And my kids are so fabulous ~ their moments so grand ~ that I want to share them with you! (especially family ... because this world is so big, but this is a way to keep you near.) Oh my. Time to look at that budget again. Until then ... sorry.Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-49896412198548730392012-01-12T12:24:00.001-08:002012-01-23T11:29:28.847-08:00What's in your Lunchbox?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">One of the things I was most nervous for as the boys started public school this past fall was the Lunchbox Debate. I queried every mom I knew. What do you put in? What do your kids actually eat? How are the hot lunches? The answers were quite varied. Now that we're 1/2 way through the year, I can share with you what I've learned about my kids and for myself. </span><br />
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<li>THIRD, they like different things. And that's ok. It's not something to stress over, and yet it's not something to ignore either. You can choose to make two different lunches OR you can choose to recognize that some meals Collin will eat; others Owen will eat. [*We only make one dinner a night. Half the kids dig it. The next night we make a meal the other half will love. But if they are hungry, everyone will eat it.] When it comes to lunches, I most often make double everything, and the boys have the same lunch. But some days, I cater. Sometimes Collin has turkey two (or three) days in a row because he's happy with that (and because it's easy for me - no real "thinking" involved!). On those same days, Owen has PB+J two (or three) days in a row, and he loves it.</li>
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Thanks to Pinterest (love it!), with hardly any extra effort, I turned a basic turkey sandwich into the boys' favorite cartoon character this morning! The meal was made in the same amount of time as it always takes me BUT it was eaten <i>lickity-split!</i><br />
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I know this because I was at the school volunteering this morning, and when I walked outside during Owen's morning recess - when they are allowed to grab a snack from their pack - he was giddily showing Ferb off to his friends. It was super cute! He devoured his whole lunch before the bell rang (by 10:15)! This was somewhat shocking to me - and a good reminder about presentation! He - of my two school-agers - has a tendency to skip the morning snack in favor of chatter and a race so fast for the soccer field. Likewise, he gets so anxious to get to recess "after lunch" that he typically eats two of three bites then claims he's "done" so he can sprint out the door to play! He winds up finishing his lunch on the school bus or within moments of getting home each afternoon (which doesn' t really bug me, but I think he'd learn more in school - or have a better time - if he had a full belly all day). BUT ... turn a sandwich into fun and <b>lunch is "game on!"</b><br />
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<b>UPDATE 1.23.11 - Owen asks me at least once a week now if his lunchbox has "Ferb" in it!</b><br />
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If you do a search on Pinterest, you'll find all kinds of creative ways to display lunch food as well as some creative items to eat for lunch. For my kids, the reality though is, it's all about the presentation. Here's another way I took a basic sandwich and "broke it down:"<br />
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<li>FIFTH, you don't have to give them candy bars and Twinkies for them to be the Talk of the Lunch Table. Cut a cherry tomato in two to create monster eyes and use pretzel sticks to add a silly mouth (easy sandwich adaptation!). Or, if they say "everyone else has chocolate" (which I acknowledge is some days true), take a whole grain cereal and turn it into a "special treat" with mini mallows and chips. They're sure to say, "May I have s'more, please!"</li>
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<li>LASTLY, the hot lunch is not all it's cracked up to be. My kids do opt for hot lunch on most pizza days, but not all. The truth for them is that they'd rather eat something mom or dad made with love - even if it's just a cup of water and crust of bread. (J/K ... sort of. Hhmmm ... that'd be a fun test! ; )</li>
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<br /></div>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676528.post-33479459687640024552012-01-06T12:00:00.000-08:002012-01-06T12:25:07.796-08:00Balancing my Event Calendar<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came across a blog today that hit home. Ellie G at "<a href="http://www.lesscakemorefrosting.com/">Less Cake, More Frosting</a>" was identifying her One Word for 2012: "Refine," and I liked her take ... because it identified another of the ways I will obtain Balance this year.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1438577285"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I can’t have 10,000 hobbies and do them all perfectly. I can’t have kids in 10,000 activities and still have them feel stress-free. I can’t have an awesome marriage when I never see my husband. I can’t have a clean home when I spend all my free time on my blog.</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lesscakemorefrosting.com/2012/01/2012-one-word-ellie-g-refine.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I just need to “REFINE” all the GOOD things I want to do. And take the GREAT ones."</span></a></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We should begin by recognizing the reality that just because something is good is not a sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them. Some things are better than good, and these are the things that should command priority attention in our lives.”</span></em></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It occurs to me that as I "choose to act with behavior that aligns with what I believe is really important," as I stated January 2, I need to balance my own and my families activities, just as I am seeking to balance my home/family/work time. When choosing our activities, I need to balance the good against the great. What is the goal of the activity? What do I expect myself or our family to get out of it? What benefit or impact will it have? Is my expectation realistic? Is the realistic expectation in line with what I believe is really important?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This message rings especially true to me today because I was caught up in the idea of running another marathon. However, deep down, as I searched the race events calendars, I knew that I did not have the time to commit to such an intensive race if I also wanted to experience other opportunities (like family time, mountain biking, getting back into yoga, etc.) Although another marathon would certainly be GOOD and is on my list for Potential Future Goals, it is not a balanced goal for 2012. The relief at this realization was amazing. I immediately shut down the internet brower, took a deep breath, and got back to work ... with peace. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*I'll schedule a 1/2 marathon with a girlfriend (or two or three!), which IS realistic and aligns with my balanced goals. And I'll work it into a trip that includes a family day and some time for Kevin too. Much better. : )</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also crossed paths with this blog that had a good One Word: "<a href="http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/2011/12/us-my-new-years-word.html">Us</a>."</span></span>Tepker Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555565183313585noreply@blogger.com