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Family photos from the summer…

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PURPLE DAY (Seth and Carolyn’s idea) BEACH PHOTOS WEDDING PHOTOS no more photos she says!

House Changes

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We keep rearranging, and we are “approaching” the best arrangment (at least for this year!) The playroom could use a little work still, and definitely the closet in the playroom… Our room at first…then moved around plus sewing table (which I then moved to the corner) We turned the playroom into the music room, and recently added a new couch (given to us): Seth’s room: toy shelves got added (constant tornado)  and now he’s with alee (who lives in his new tornado of clothes always on the floor) The girls moved from their HUGE room (where I tried to have toys and beds and food storage) to their new room (Seth’s old room): neither bedroom is usually this clean and finally…. The “new” playroom/craft room/guest room, which is only this clean late at night:      I might move the kitchen to the wall to make room for a kids’ craft area… The closet needs work… OK, interesting o...

Summer’s flying by…!

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YES, I know I have been terribly slack about posting…my posts have gone down to a bunch of pictures really…and they’re getting more so by the month…we are functioning (which says something in itself…5 kids is harder than I thought it would be), but I have had to let go here and there…and blog and facebook are two of those ‘let go’ areas.  Anyways, here’s what’s been going on so far: We have a schedule (so my sanity is returning)  - and the schedule has plenty of ‘free time’ and flexibility. Yes, on to those pictures I mentioned… The SUMMER began Alee got mad and got up on all fours Then she started pulling up And now she’s crawling! Tonight, she got mad again (see! she learns all of her skills when she’s mad!) – she pulled up to standing in her crib for the first time ever all by herself. What else? The kids have goofed off (guess who she’s pretending to be?") If you said the statue of liberty you’d be right…unless you’re Kaitlyn..then she’s bei...