tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246198802024-03-28T21:29:49.283-06:00Simply RadiantStephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger1015125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-86582854023427099712013-11-19T10:57:00.001-07:002013-11-19T10:57:47.412-07:00Hugo gets his picture taken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The most stressful part of having Hugo was that most of my family was out of town: my mom was in Hawaii for two weeks, my dad was in Las Vegas and then flew to Oregon, Larry's mom and step-dad were in California, my Aunt who was supposed to be our backup plan was in Saint George running a marathon. Luckily, Marissa was able to watch my kids for a morning and our sweet friends the Heywoods watched them for the rest of the weekend. And our lucky streak continued because my sister<a href="http://www.candicestringhamphotography.com/" target="_blank"> Candice </a>ended up being in town for a video shoot when Hugo was about a week old and she had just enough time to squeeze in a photo shoot for Hugo and she let me cry on her shoulder a bit too because I am an emotional mess for two weeks after having a baby. I mean, who wouldn't get emotional looking at this sweet little guy?</div>
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This is from Larry's favorite book to read to the boys.<br />
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The night before the photo shoot, I realized I didn't have any cute things to dress Hugo in that actually fit him so I cut up a maternity shirt and made him this little hat and leggings that I painted constellations on.</div>
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<a href="http://www.candicestringhamphotography.com/" target="_blank">All photos by Candice Stringham Photography</a>Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-85410754189274835462013-11-18T15:29:00.004-07:002013-11-19T10:57:35.779-07:00Hugo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My sweet Niece Lydia was born yesterday, which has me thinking about six months ago when Hugo was born. It seems like Hugo has been a part of the family much longer than that. I feel a little shy about sharing these pictures from the hospital, they almost seem a little too special and personal, but I never want to forget that day.</div>
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Like all my boys, Hugo came about two weeks early. I was babysitting while my sister Marissa and her husband were at the temple so I had a house full of kids and about 20 minutes after Marissa left, I started having strong contractions and knew this was it. 20 minutes later they were about every 5 minutes apart and it was time to head to the hospital. When I texted Larry, he said he would meet me at the hospital, and I laughed and said he would have to come get me, I wasn't exactly up for driving myself. I was really worried that they would turn me away because things still didn't exactly feel urgent to me and it took three days to have Ollie. They hooked me up to a monitor and my contractions were every 1 to 5 minutes apart. My doctor said it was time to check me and and break my water!</div>
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We called <a href="http://lightandink.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Lisa</a> and she came to take pictures. I was nervous about having someone else there, it's always been just me and Larry, but I loved having a dear friend there to distract me and I am so grateful for the pictures she took. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qqcVdAmhT3gZch39CXM17QCE99J7Mn82e5k6Rq-aZZicdhl0dlWG6PJF1vcFVKRx6-oaJSEhbauZ0M2BkCSlp4XuGTBfNhjW0reFIwQTfeoqSR3XCW-f8RbIhxzWer1KOeSR/s1600/Hugo-6sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qqcVdAmhT3gZch39CXM17QCE99J7Mn82e5k6Rq-aZZicdhl0dlWG6PJF1vcFVKRx6-oaJSEhbauZ0M2BkCSlp4XuGTBfNhjW0reFIwQTfeoqSR3XCW-f8RbIhxzWer1KOeSR/s640/Hugo-6sm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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A few hours later, Hugo joined us. I couldn't believe how fast and smooth everything went. He screamed like I've never heard a newborn scream before.</div>
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I don't know if it's his personality or just the fact that we are a little more experienced this time around, but Hugo is certainly the mellowist/happiest baby that I've had. He's so incredibly sweet and looking at him, I marvel that there was ever any debate over whether or not to try to add one more little person to our family. Things feel complete with him here.Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-16287998310831293482013-01-18T16:04:00.003-07:002013-11-19T10:57:53.383-07:00Family Photos 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of the few things that always gets me motivated to post is a set of new family pictures from my sister, <a href="http://www.candicestringham.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Candice</a>. These are from several months ago, but I held off posting these since I meant to use them for our Christmas cards, but I never quite finished them. Oops! Do not remind me of the irony here since I design cards for a living.</div>
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I just printed a giant copy of the bottom photo to hang in Ollie's room. It makes me smile every time I walk by.Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-38566104317836260412012-11-29T07:00:00.000-07:002012-11-29T07:00:00.512-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love seeing all the stylish gift guides that come out this time of year, but I'm always more curious about the toys people actually own and love because as lovely as some gifts are, they don't always appeal to kids or stand up to wear as well as we'd like. On that note, <a href="http://onemoremushroom.com/" target="_blank">Meta</a>, <a href="http://mermag.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Merrilee</a>, and I thought you might like to know about a few of the toys we each own and love. Here's my list.</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=kido+writing" target="_blank">Kid O A to Z Magnatag</a>- you use a magnetic stylus to pull up little metal beads to "write" and then erase them by running your fingers over them. Creed hated to practice writing so I picked up this toy and even he cannot resist its charms, but Ollie sneaks it away every chance he gets. 2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Discovery-Magic-Set/dp/B0007OF1QC/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354165625&sr=1-2&keywords=melissa+and+doug+magic" target="_blank">Melissa and Doug Discovery Magic Set</a>- I was surprised at how well-made and sturdy these magic tricks are. They've survived many a performance and still work like new. It's recommended for ages six and up, but Creed got this set for his fifth birthday and all the Five-year olds loved it and have no problem with the tricks. 3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plan-Toys-0411800-PlanToys-Animal/dp/B001DJ6QS2/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354165846&sr=1-1&keywords=animal+memo" target="_blank">Plan Toys Animal Memo-</a> The tiles are all so cute and their thick, curved shape make them easy for little hands to turn over. 4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Haba-4811-Block-and-Tackle/dp/B0002HYI8Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354166028&sr=1-1&keywords=haba+block+and+tackle" target="_blank">Haba Block on Tackle</a>- I don't know that you need this particular pulley, this is just the one we happened to get on sale, but the pulley from one floor to another in our house is the first thing kids want to play with when they come over (they have to be supervised with it of course) 5. <a href="http://www.eurekakids.com/toy/janod/magnetix-rocket-set" target="_blank">Janod Rocket-</a> Creed's been able to take this apart and put it back together since he was tiny and the magnetic pieces have always amused him. 6. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Haba-Ball-Track-Construction-Set/dp/B000F94GMO" target="_blank">Haba Ball Track Construction Set-</a> My favorite thing about this marble run is all the interesting pieces that you can add to it. We plan to add a piece each year which always renews interest in an old toy, and it's the kind of set that's worth holding onto for grandkids someday. 7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Sneaky-Snacky-Squirrel-Game/dp/B00486ZVC4/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354166525&sr=1-1&keywords=sneaky+snacky+squirrel+game" target="_blank">The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game</a>- If you've ever playing Hi-Ho Cherrio, this is basically the same game only so much cuter! 8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=bells" target="_blank">Schylling Musical Bells- </a>Not only are they pretty, they have really pretty tones, but you just might have to leave the room if the whole neighborhood is over playing them because they are LOUD. 9. <a href="http://www.automoblox.com/" target="_blank">Automoblox-</a> Every time my kids take these out and about, people stop us to ask them about them. These little wooden cars have interchangable parts so you can collect them and build all sort of cars. Creed prefers the small size (which are much more reasonably priced) because we have more of them and he loves to switch up the pieces. Ollie prefers the large ones because little people sit in them and he loves matching the shapes on their feet to get them all into the car.</div>
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I keep getting emails from people with questions about how I made the chalkboard Christmas tree I had hanging in my living room last Christmas. I wasn't going to post about it because there's not really much to it, and I didn't have any good pictures of it, but when I mentioned that to my sister, it was <a href="http://www.candicestringham.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Candice </a>to the rescue because she had pictures of Ollie in front of it last Christmas. How could I keep these to myself?</div>
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Can you believe how tiny he was just a year ago?</div>
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He was a stinker when we tried to take pictures so I'm so happy Candice caught a few!</div>
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It all started when we were staring at our big, empty living room walls and wishing we could buy a giant Christmas tree, but it was not it our remodellers' budget nor would have it been safe for Ollie. Then I remembered <a href="http://adelightfulblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/make-modern-chalkboard-christmas-tree.html" target="_blank">this idea </a>I saw for a chalk Christmas tree on a drop cloth, and I knew we could do a huge version so I was off to Lowe's to pick up a painters canvas drop cloth and chalkboard paint. The only advice that I really have is to lay a cheap plastic drop cloth below because the paint will seep through the fabric onto whatever is underneath your drop cloth. I only did one coat, because I didn't want to buy another pint of paint, but had I known we were going to keep this up and continue using it, I probably would have done a second coat. The fabric soaks up a lot of paint so you'll need more then you think.</div>
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Since my drop cloth was so big, I drew my Christmas tree while it was still laying down in our garage and just touched up any smudges after we hung it up. So simple and cheap for such a big effect.<br />
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By the time Valentine's Day rolled around, I still hadn't taken it down so I just washed it off and drew something new. My advice for erasing is to first vacuum your old drawing to remove as much chalk as possible and it will be much easier to erase (I just use our shopvac). After that I use a wet washcloth and wash everything else away. Use lots of water and scrub lightly or you'll scrub off some paint like I did the first time.<br />
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Now we use the chalk board for just about every holiday/party around here.<br />
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All the pictures with Ollie are by <a href="http://www.candicestringham.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Candice</a> (the rest obviously are not)</div>
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1. <a href="http://usa.alexandalexa.com/fox-hat" target="_blank">Fox & Hat by Maileg</a> 2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Drive-Elephant-Piggie-Book/dp/1423164822/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354090627&sr=8-1&keywords=let%27s+go+for+a+drive" target="_blank">Let's go for a Drive by Mo Willems</a>- We're big fans of Elephant and Piggie around here, and I know this will be a particular favorite of car-obsessed Ollie 3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Skip-Hop-Soapster-Foaming-Dispenser/dp/B005WJUPSQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354091006&sr=8-1&keywords=skip+hop+soapster" target="_blank">Skip Hop Soapster Foaming Soap Dispenser</a>- I might love this more than Ollie because he hates having his hair washed and this would free up one of my hands to help with his squirming 4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=mini+speedy+le+mans" target="_blank">Mini Speedy Le Mans</a> 5. <a href="http://usa.alexandalexa.com/le-toy-van-london-bus-with-driver" target="_blank">London Bus with Driver</a> 6. <a href="http://www.fawnandforest.com/david-weeks-lucy-the-crocodile.html" target="_blank">Lucy the Crocodile</a> by David Weeks- We have Hano the Gorilla because I found one on clearance and we love it. These are fairly indestructable and so fun to pose all over the place 7. <a href="http://usa.alexandalexa.com/toys-gifts/janod-nutty-the-squirrel-balance-game" target="_blank">Nutty the Squirrel balancing toy</a> 8. <a href="http://thewoodenwagon.com/woodentoy/marble-run/BGF501.html" target="_blank">Cascading Marble Tree</a>- I love the musical sounds this toy makes 9. <a href="http://www.littlecitizensboutique.com/collections/puzzlesfinal/products/stackable-panda-puzzle" target="_blank">Stackable Panda Puzzle</a> 10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Toy-800700-Bulldozer-Vehicle/dp/B005L99W6I/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3AKVU0TK6ACJG&coliid=I229WOUO8MY31S" target="_blank">Magnetic Bulldozer</a>- What toddler doesn't love to take things apart and this is actually meant to come apart and snap back together via its magnetic pieces 11. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Animals-Really-Fiona-Robinson/dp/081098976X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354091799&sr=1-1&keywords=what+animals+really+like" target="_blank">What Animals Really Like by Fiona Robinson</a> - This book was hard for Ollie to part with when it was time to return it to the library 12. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zuo-Modern-Phante-Chair-Red/dp/B008U4SQAE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1354091998&sr=8-3&keywords=zuo+phante" target="_blank">Modern Phante Chair</a>- as much as I'd love the real deal, this knock-off is more inline with our budget. It comes in many colors and oh, does Ollie love elephants!<br />
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Creed is starting to get a little more difficult to buy for. He'd love an armful of video games, and while I wouldn't mind getting him one or two, I'd much rather have him off using his imagination and still enjoying being little. Here are a few things that I think might walk the fine line of cool enough to interest him without being too grown-up.<br />
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1. <a href="http://usa.alexandalexa.com/janod-kubix-domino-set" target="_blank">Penguin Kubix Domino Set</a>- Creed loves setting up dominos to knock down, but it's still a little tricky for him to not knock them down while he's building. These look slightly more stable and the moving parts would be so fun to mix in with the rest of our dominos 2.<a href="http://www.littlecitizensboutique.com/collections/boys/products/fox-mibo-tee" target="_blank"> Fox Mibo tee</a> 3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Haba-3555-HABA-Kipp-Klapper-Bahn/dp/B001R92PQA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3AKVU0TK6ACJG&coliid=I3HX2P9303IKRX" target="_blank">Kipp Klapper Bahn</a>- This is just one of many cool pieces that you can add to the Haba marble sets. I love adding something new to renew interest in a toy that we already have 4. The Book with a Hole by Herve Tullet- Many people know Tullet for his amazing picture book, Press Here, but his activity books are equally creative. Creed isn't usually interested in coloring, but he was begging for this book once he browsed through it 5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Science-Surplus-Message-Writing/dp/B002ZY7JUI/ref=pd_sbs_op_2" target="_blank">Secret Message Writing Set</a>- we had a similar set that was a huge hit with Creed 6. <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e838/" target="_blank">I Duck</a>- this waterproof duck plays music in the bathtub. You can plug your ipod into the egg transmitter and keep it somewhere dry or even listen to fm radio 7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-OWI-Triceratops-Aluminum-Kit/dp/B003JD2HWE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1354093268&sr=8-4&keywords=aluminum+dinosaur" target="_blank">Aluminum Triceratops</a>- Truth be told, Creed is not ready for this one yet, but it might be a fun project to do together and the price is so reasonable, I'd be willing to try 8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lesters-Dreadful-Sweaters-KG-Campbell/dp/1554537703/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=OG9619WXTYNT&coliid=I3MA4RTUY0JVQU" target="_blank">Lester's Dreadful Sweaters by KG Campbell</a> - I dare you to read the excerpt on Amazon. You're going to want it too 9. <a href="http://www.magiccabin.com/product.asp?r=product_listing_ads&pcode=186&gclid=CMT1nZWo8bMCFUlxQgodDlsAYA" target="_blank">Cable Car Kit</a>- We have a two story entry with openings on both sides, just begging for things to be sent from one side of the house to the other 10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fascinations-Garden-Crystal-Flower-Styles/dp/B002BGJES0/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354093881&sr=1-5&keywords=grow+crystals" target="_blank">Magical Crystal Growing Kit</a> 11. Delux Magic Set- We have the basic set made by the same company and Creed loves to put on magic shows (over and over and over again). I'm ready to see some new tricks so maybe this one is more for me 12. This Way to the Moon by Miroslav Sasek 13. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-keywords=kikkerland+windup" target="_blank">Kikkerland Windup</a>- Creed collects little Kikkerland windup robots and this one is high up on his wishlist 14. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/circo-robot-bank/-/A-14086435#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=robot%20bank" target="_blank">Robot Bank</a> 15. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=kikkerland+crank+music+box&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Akikkerland+crank+music+box" target="_blank">Crank Music Box</a>- We own one of these and it is the number one item my boys fight over. I'd say it's time they each got their own, and I love that they have so many different songs to choose from<br />
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Don't forget to check out Meta's Gift Guide over at <a href="http://onemoremushroom.com/" target="_blank">One More Mushroom </a>and Merrilee's Gift Guide over at <a href="http://mermag.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mer Mag</a>. Later this week we'll all be sharing toys that we already own and love.Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-28361803032134374832012-11-01T01:25:00.002-06:002012-11-01T01:26:36.189-06:00Wild Thing, I think I love you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Many of you have wondered if everything is ok with the Ford household because I haven't been blogging (so sweet of you to ask by the way). Not to worry, all is well, I joined Instagram and that has met my friend/family sharing needs for the most part, BUT not everyone is one Instagram, in fact some of my best far away friends are not on Instagram. And this blog is my only form of journaling so I keep thinking about my poor kids won't know the details of this time of their lives unless I start blogging again so I guess I have a lot to tell you about.</div>
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But instead of playing catch-up today, let's talk about how magical this Halloween was. Both of my boys love the book <i>Where the Wild Things Are</i> by Maurice Sendak. This year the fates aligned because not only does Ollie fit into the Max costume that I made for Creed a few years ago, but Creed was happy about the idea of being a Wild Thing.</div>
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I kept Creed's costume simple knowing he would need to be able to put it on himself for his school costume parade. I made the top a jacket (I lust after these beautiful coats by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlegoodall?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">LittleGoodall</a> and tried to come up with something similar, but I wanted Creed's face to be the Wild Thing's face) and I just sharpied scales on some old pants. I bought a new crown for Ollie from my friend <a href="http://www.annilygreen.com/" target="_blank">Annie</a>, and we were good to go.</div>
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I've been wanting to schedule a children's portrait session with <a href="http://ashleythalmanphotography.com/" target="_blank">Ashley Thalman</a>, and I figured why not let them have a wild rumpus in their costumes? I called her up last minute and even though she had a busy weekend, she worked us in. She sent me these photos the very next day (and many more. I know this seems like a million, but I had such a hard time cutting it down to just my very favorites). I hope you don't mind me over-sharing; I just love them so much! It wasn't anything formal, just the two of them tromping around the yard, being themselves, and I think that's why they are so great.</div>
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Thank you so much <a href="http://ashleythalmanphotography.com/" target="_blank">Ashley</a>!<br />
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I hope all of you had a Halloween as magical as ours.Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-82983876366761615012012-08-23T01:43:00.001-06:002012-08-23T01:43:18.382-06:00New Head Shots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I hate being alone in pictures. I don't know what it is, but I just get awkward and everything looks so inauthentic. So last year when Sycamore Street Press came out with a new website, my about me page ended up with a weird picture of me standing in my friend's kitchen with Ollie standing in the sink in front of me. I kept thinking that I had to have a better picture of myself in recent years somewhere, but after searching, I came up empty handed. </div>
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Luckily, just as the Sycamore Street Press team was updating the <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/about-sycamore-street-letterpress" target="_blank">about me pages</a>, Candice came to town and took some new pictures of me while we were in the midst of a family photo shoot.</div>
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Even though I don't love being in front of the camera, I try to remind myself that it's important to have these pictures. I want my kids to be able to remember me at this stage of life (Heck, I want to vividly remember this lovely stage of life).</div>
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Sycamore Street Press updates the inspiration boards regularly, and I love seeing what's inspiring the rest of the team. And as an added bonus, for a limited time you can still <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/inspiration/stephanie.php" target="_blank">spot me</a> with a row of knives behind me with my child in a sink that doesn't even belong to me, and a little friend's hand holding a treat in the corner of the photo. Alas, I already sent in one of these new pics so it won't be up much longer.Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-3317704763824464722012-08-09T02:19:00.000-06:002012-08-09T02:19:39.211-06:00I can't believe we've lived in Casa Ford for over a year. It still likes there's still so much to do, and we haven't even begun to settle in. Lately, I find myself obsessing over well-made, functional household items. We're not buying much these days as we save to buy into Larry's practice, but I find myself putting more thought into what we do buy, and wanting them to be beautiful and long lasting (especially if it's going to be something that I see or use every day).<br />
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I remember when I was getting married, I looked around my parent's house and realized how much of their household items they'd had since they got married. Every time I've been tempted to take a hand-me-down or buy something cheap as filler until we could afford what we really wanted, my mom coached me not to do it because once it goes in your house it's not a priority anymore and it will never be replaced. And now I can't help but look around at some of the cheapo things we've been moving around with for years and knowing my mom was right. When we moved into this house, we had very few belongings that I would have been sad to see fall out of the moving truck and be destroyed (most because it's just junk, but I have to admit some of it was just a case of bad taste when I got married at 21 and was still figuring out what I liked. Don't we all wish we could do the wedding registry over again?). Over this year, I've been working on purging some of those things that I never really loved, but made do with, but I still have a long way to go. I'm finding I don't mind having the empty space, and it's fun to dream about the replacements, even if we won't be buying them anytime soon.<br />
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Here are a few little functional household things that I wish I owned because I actually would be sad to see them fall out of a moving truck.<br />
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<a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/peggy-mirror-c486/?pkey=call-sale" target="_blank">This mirror</a> to go on the landing by the garage door<br />
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<a href="http://shop.thefutureperfect.com/browse-by-designer-1/hay/kaleido.html" target="_blank">These trays</a>, that fit together with such pretty geometry.<br />
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I wouldn't mind tripping over <a href="http://www.bestmadeco.com/collections/frontpage/products/cloth-extension-cord" target="_blank">these fabric covered extension cords</a>.<br />
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And this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Umbra-Casa-Tissue-Cover-White/dp/B005M8GUOK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=OG9619WXTYNT&coliid=I1F6DEAWNQ8UAR" target="_blank">tissue holder</a> that almost makes me wish I had the sniffles.<br />
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Some sturdy <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/gold-flatware-c698/#" target="_blank">new silverware</a> because we are running dangerously low on spoons these days (What happened to all of them? I hope they are living a happy life while they tour abroad)<br />
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A<a href="http://www.cb2.com/glass-beverage-dispenser/f7569" target="_blank"> drink dispenser </a>of my own so I could stop borrowing one every time I throw a party.</div>
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And if my laundry basket had to be in the corner of the bathroom, couldn't it at least look like <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/load-bearing-single-laundry-hamper/f10367" target="_blank">this</a>?<br />
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Is the fact that this is what I drool over these days an indicator that I'm getting old?<br />
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So Creed's long been obsessed with OK Go music videos so when the topic of birthday party themes came up, it should be no surprise that he embraced the idea of a marching band birthday party. He's seen this music video approximately 30 thousand times and it does look like a lot of fun.</div>
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I love Miroslav Sasek's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miroslav-Sasek/e/B001HD307E/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1339102809&sr=8-1" target="_blank">This Is book series</a> and I've always thought the Guard on the cover of This Is London looks like he could be in a marching band so I redrew it and tried to copy Sasek's font to write "This is a Party"</div>
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Since Creed was turning five, we let him invite five friends, and we asked them to wear red, white, and blue.</div>
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I didn't do too much to decorate, but I did put up a new birthday themed chalk drawing (I don't know who did this original illustration, but isn't it great? I found it in a old piano book from the 50's)</div>
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And we got lucky when Target had instruments in their dollar section and they were actually really cute!<br />
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And of course, no marching band party would be complete without marching band hats.<br />
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Then I put up a paper fringe garland and a linen garland that I stamped with an old letterpress printing block of a drummer marching, and called it good.<br />
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I love that Creed would rather have donuts than cake so for the second year in a row, we just stacked up his favorite donuts from Costco. The vintage marching band cake decorations were an Etsy score. (If I had a million dollars there were some amazing vintage drum major hats and batons that I would have bought too, but they were thrilled with the plastic hats.) We also had a bunch of fruit "drum sticks" so I didn't feel like I was only feeding them junk.<br />
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After the kids arrived we brought in our lawn chairs and set up a little music class. Each time we gave them a new instrument I'd tell them a silly way to play it (you just loop this triangle over your ear and shake your head . . .) and then the kids would giggle and correct me and we'd practice playing to a simple rhythm.<br />
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They were so serious about it all, and it was adorable.<br />
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Once they figured it out, Larry put on a great marching band playlist and the parade all over the house began.<br />
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And of course, we couldn't leave out Ollie.<br />
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I think Creed had a lot of fun.<br />
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I can't stress enough how darling his friends are, but try to get a picture of a group of five-year-olds all looking in the same direction and smiling.<br />
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Several months later, the "Creed is awesome" garland is still hanging in our kitchen, because he is indeed very awesome.</div>Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-30930790921027991582012-06-07T02:05:00.001-06:002012-06-07T02:05:44.000-06:00Summer Camp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Did you notice that my sister Candice is teaching an online Summer Photography Camp for Kids? </div>
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I keep watching the video preview over and over and 1. being a little jealous that my sister is so much more stylish and put together than I am and 2. being impressed by her husband Mark just throwing that music together. They are quite the creative couple.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/43292041">Class Preview</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jeremyandersonfilms">Jeremy Anderson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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She's doing <a href="http://candicestringham.typepad.com/aperture_14_focused_blur/2012/06/new-.html" target="_blank">a giveaway on her blog right now</a>, so if you think your kids might be interested, you should head over and enter.Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-55057434633514319012012-05-22T14:24:00.000-06:002012-05-22T14:24:56.809-06:00The latest from Sycamore Street Press<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For stationery designers, this time of the year is sort of like tax season is for accountants because it's time for the National Stationery Show, and this is the time of the year when Sycamore Street Press releases their new additions.</div>
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It's sort of funny for me to see these just being released because I've already finished designing another collection since then that will be released in the fall, and I have another project that's already printed and will be released soon (I cannot wait to share it with you!). Even though I worked on these designs a while ago, it's still so exciting to see them in print.</div>
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So here are my latest designs, which are all available on the <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/shop/new.html" target="_blank">Sycamore Street Press site.</a> I had five new cards.</div>
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And we rolled out a new fortune teller to predict your baby's future career. You should <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/shop/new/fortune-teller-predict-your-baby-s-future.html" target="_blank">take a look at it</a>, because it's pretty funny.<br />
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And I have two new 11" x 14" prints. I can't wait to hang this first one in Ollie's room that I'm in the middle of putting together. Figuring out how to make the text with one continuous line was tricky, but I love how it turned out.<br />
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I am so lucky to work with this group. Kirk and Eva are the best printmakers out there and did you see Eva's <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/shop/new/mais-oui-print.html" target="_blank">new prints with gold foil?</a> Swoon! And Kristin and Amy have the best new series of<a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/shop/new/alpha-bravo-charlie-alphabet-print.html" target="_blank"> flight prints</a>. Really, if you have a second, you should head over to check out <a href="http://sycamorestreetpress.com/shop/new.html" target="_blank">all the new products</a>. I heart them all!Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-25378464868229176682012-05-21T15:58:00.001-06:002012-05-21T15:58:20.609-06:00Living a Colorful Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I asked Creed what kind of birthday party he wanted to have, he said he wanted a party where you throw colored powder all over each other (he saw it in a Regina Spector music video). As luck would have it, just two days after his birthday there was a Holi Festival of Colors at the <a href="http://www.utahkrishnas.org/" target="_blank">Hari Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork</a> so we were able to easily make his dream come true.</div>
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Larry and I have been to the festival before and it is crazy and fun, but we wouldn't have been able to take Creed without help from Larry Uncle and Aunt who live nearby. They let us park at their house and shuttled us over to the festival and they watched Ollie, and they let us use their air compressor to clean off afterwards (which was amazing). </div>
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The festival is huge. This year they had 80,000 people attend so we went as early as possible with our friends Wendy and Joseph and we met up with a few of Larry's cousins just in time for the first color throw (they do it several times a day, but it gets more and more crowded so we were glad to leave as things were getting too crowded). Creed was so excited. We went up to the top of the temple to get at good look at the crowd and then we met up with our little group on the edge of the crowd to throw colors.</div>
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We brought goggles for Creed, but he refused to wear them.<br />
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He had the time of his life.<br />
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Ollie thought the colors on everyone were hilarious<br />
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And Creed went home looking like a happy little zombie, and talking about how we HAVE to go every year!<br />
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It's so fun celebrating Creed's birthday now that he really gets what a birthday is. I love seeing him bursting with excitement of the tiniest birthday details. I wanted him to have a surprise right off the bat so I picked up twelve star-shaped balloons and stuck them all over his room at different heights (a trick I learned from Candice when we decorated with tons of balloons for New Year's Eve)</div>
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Creed was so cute when I woke him up for preschool<br />
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He asked if he could keep the balloons up forever, and when I explained that would not work, he said we should at least do this every year for his birthday because he loved it. I'm pretty sure he actually woke up before I came in to wake him for preschool and he pretended to be asleep so he wouldn't spoil the surprise.<br />
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HE got the be the helper at preschool which is a pretty big deal.<br />
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My friend Wendy offered to stay with Ollie during his nap so I could take Creed to see a movie. He chose The Lorax in 3-D and I knew who he'd picked when I told him he could bring a friend.<br />
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When Lydia's mom dropped her off, she joked that Lydia's dad said this was like a chaperoned first date. It turns out Creed and Lydia took this date seriously. I looked over during the movie and Creed had lifted up the armrest, slid over, and slipped his arm around Lydia. They watched the whole movie like this<br />
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Then they walked to the car like this, and he even insisted on walking her to the door when we dropped her off. How does he even know to do that?<br />
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Larry got home shortly after the movie and it was time for presents. I picked out a magic set for him.<br />
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He got the Mother Gothel Doll he's been asking about for ages (Seriously, I don't know another kid out there who would beg for that)<br />
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And the thing he wanted more than anything else in the world? A Rapunzel doll soft enough to cuddle with at night.<br />
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It is his prize possession!<br />
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We slipped a Wii game in there too, and he seems pretty happy about it.<br />
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And then, the Grande Finale: With a little late night help from my dad, we put a pulley up in the living room. It is without a doubt the most played with item in out house.<br />
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I bought this pulley over a year ago, and we've been waiting for just the right moment to give it to the kids. I just wish I'd thought to spend that year looking for a pretty plastic bucket that wouldn't scratch our wall. So far, it hasn't been a problem though.<br />
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I know the whole setup looks a little crazy in our living room, but when it's hoisted up, you don't even notice it in the room, and it's on a hook so we can easily take it down if our kids ever stopped playing with it long enough for us to take a break from it.<br />
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As you might expect, we now have a permanent pile of random odds and ends up in the loft. It's amazing what you can find to send up in that bucket.<br />
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Larry had plans to take the boys to Mr. Cheese's while I was out that night, but Creed just wanted to stay home and play with his pulley and the swing we surprised him with in the basement so our evil plan to put Chuck E Cheese out of business is working.<br />
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Oh boy, we adore this kid!Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-42479206463432848652012-05-11T14:47:00.000-06:002012-05-11T14:47:25.281-06:00Mr. Danger Turns Two and Lives up to His Name Oh, where to start with an update on this boy at the age of two? He is an adventurer and he fills my days with joy and stress. He is so smart and charming. He loves everyone, including strangers and is happy to wander off on his own to explore and scale any tall, precarious item he can find. He'll say with glee as he's hopping on whatever he's climbed, "Momma, I gonna fall!" I feel like I spend all day trying to prevent him from an accidental suicide, but it's hard to be mad when he's so innocent and takes such joy in everything.<br />
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And yes, he's speaking in sentences, which always shocks strangers who probably assume he's younger than he is because he's so small. I regularly get stopped in public by people who've heard him chatting away and want to know how old he is.<br />
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He loves to sing the alphabet and recognizes about half the letters, which is a little alarming because we haven't tried to teach him. He also annoys Creed by counting higher than Creed can.<br />
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He never sits still. Creed still doesn't like to be alone and follows me from room to room, but Ollie is always trying to sneak off on his own, and I have to track him all over the house. He loves Mickey Mouse, Curious George, and Pocoyo, but won't sit through a full episode of anything, which I guess is just the way a toddler should be.<br />
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He still loves his blanket. Before we went to Mexico, I found more of the same fabric and my mom made six more little blankets in case the real one was lost, but Ollie will have nothing to do with them. If we try to sneak him a new one, he'll sniff it and rub it on his face and then throw it on the floor shouting, "No! Blanket Two! No!" and then he'll just keep asking, "Where my blanket?" We've tried washing the new ones with each load of laundry to wear them out, but he is not fooled. He cries and stands at the washing machine anytime we have to wash the real blanket.<br />
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Last month, I had to leave Hobby Lobby in a rush because Larry's car broke down on the freeway and blanket was accidently left behind. When we realized, the store was already closed so none of us got sleep that night, but they were happily reunited the next day and Ollie took the longest nap he's ever taken.<br />
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His seizures have not improved. Our neurologist doubted how much his medication is helping so we tried taking him off of it and he hit rock bottom. He was up to four seizures a day, and I couldn't leave the house or do anything when we put him back on. Right now, he has one or two just about everyday and they wipe him out so I see him like this more often than I wish. Most kids grow out of provoked seizures between the age of two and three, so we have high hopes, but we don't see signs of any changes so far.<br />
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I didn't realize how much his seizures would affect all of our lives at this age: his friend is signed up for a preschool playgroup and we decided that it wouldn't be safe to send him, at play dates at the park I follow him like a shadow and probably seem totally overprotective while I'm wishing I could sit and talk with the other moms and I leave the park exhausted, most Sundays I take him home after sacrament meeting to nap because nursery is during his naptime, and when he's tired he's so much more likely to have a seizure (he has had a seizure almost every time we've decided to try to stay), we can't hire teenage babysitters so we rarely go on dates, I can't accomplish much during the day because he'll wander off and I'll have to abandon whatever I'm doing to chase him so even trying to do the dishes can be a struggle, we used to skip Creed's naps to go on adventures but that is not an option with Ollie, any time he stumbles I wince and our world freezes while we wait to see if he will have a seizure, I'm constantly canceling plans because he's had a seizure and is just not up for anything but sleep. Like I've said before, it hurts to watch him struggle daily and feel like I'm doing all I can and it's just not enough. I remind myself daily that things could be so much worse and we have so much to be grateful for, but I'll admit when I'm watching him suffocate and then holding him through a seizure, it can be hard to keep that perspective.<br />
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He loves to cuddle, and he loves it when Larry comes home from work. He bullets to the door the moment he knows Larry is home.</div>
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He loves to make us laugh and he'll wear just about anything that he can get his hands on, on his head.<br />
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He still has a deep love of dinosaurs and can often be heard roaming the house and roaring at things.<br />
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He has a way of repeatedly screaming "No!" at the top of his lungs when we are in public places that makes me feel like a little bit of my soul is being crushed. Larry actually thinks it is cute. I hope he grows out of that one soon!<br />
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He loves to explore every nook and cranny that he can get into. Luckily, when you callout, "Ollie!" where ever he is, whatever he is doing, he will yell back, "Ollie!" It's like playing an eternal game of Marco Polo.<br />
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He has a sweet tooth. Since we're still trying to pack weight on him so he has more of a reserve to draw from when he doesn't have enough glycogen I let him eat things that I never would have let Creed touch at this age. You want to eat that pad of butter by itself? Sure thing. You want to drink that cup of ranch dressing instead of dipping things in it? Go for it.<br />
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After he came to from a seizure a few days ago, he was crying for a donut. The crying did not stop so we went straight to the store and got one. Now any time I ask him what he wants to eat, he says, "A donut!!!!" I have created a monster.<br />
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He loves to get kisses and will point out pretend owies to get you to kiss them. He also will hurt you on purpose so he can give you a kiss. Watch out for his pinches.<br />
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He's so skinny that we still struggle to keep pants on him. In fact I was ordering at a restaurant today and I turned around to see him in his diaper because his shorts had fallen off and he just stepped over them and kept going.<br />
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He's an I-phone addict. I try to keep my phone hidden from him, but he has a way of always finding it. It's probably the number one thing I find myself arguing with him about<br />
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He is sweet and cuddly, and we love watching him grow.<br />
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Ollie's birthday party was thrown together last minute after we switched from a farm theme to dinosaurs since he really loves dinosaurs, and it turned out to be so easy and fun. On his birthday, I used some craft paper and sparkly gold craft foam that I had on hand to decorate the kitchen with dinosaurs so we decided to stick with gold dinosaurs for the party too.</div>
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I spray painted a few plastic dinosaurs from the dollar section gold and added party hats to match one that I made for Ollie<br />
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And we used one to top the giant chocolate cake that we picked up from Magleby's Fresh (I've been dying to try making a cake topper since I saw the idea <a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-08-08T15%3A21%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=9#axzz1VKcuSNse" target="_blank">here</a>.)<br />
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Dinosaur Footprints led guests up to our front door.<br />
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And once the guest arrived, each little cousin got their very own dinosaur tail and we had a dinosaur stomp. Their little dinosaur tails swishing made all the grown-ups smile. Thanks to my friend Wendy who helped me hastily put these together the night before. I used <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2011/03/guest-project-dragon-tails-sewing.html" target="_blank">this great tutorial </a>except I used faux metallic leather (you should have seen Larry's eye bulge when I walked if with that fabric. He thought I was insane)<br />
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The only other thing we did to decorate was change the chalk canvas in the living room to match.<br />
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Ollie thought it was pretty great.<br />
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We snacked on Bagels and fruit, Ollie's favorites.<br />
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And then he couldn't wait to dive into that chocolate cake.<br />
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Even though he is only two and didn't really need a party, it was nice to see him enjoy being the center of attention for a day.<br />
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And we loved having an excuse to get together with our family. (Doesn't my niece Lucy look adorable in her scalloped dino tail?)<br />
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The next day Ollie put his hat and tail back on and he was ready to do it all again.<br />
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He wears that tail all the time and everything is cuter when you have a tail accompanying you. (And yes, we totally ate chocolate cake for breakfast the next day, and we didn't even touch half of the cake)<br />
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Once upon a time, way back in February, Ollie turned two. We had a simple family party for him later, but we tried to fill his real birthday with the things he loves. We started off the day with my favorite birthday tradition, I always like to gift them a book they love to add to their own collection to share with their own families someday and I write a little note to them in it (and someday when I'm really on top of things, I tell myself I will tape A picture of them at that age in their books).</div>
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I usually have the books ready ahead of time, but this time Ollie came along to make his selection. He picked Spot Says Goodnight and I picked up Stuck because I deserve a reward for having him, right?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZK6IS1xAujsToC5TxWCyUC141Dx5L8BA_dFNRc9KS23NVKR5nELKX1pQal_0stRhRI-NPCR4xh_m0R0h3kb4Erq6e6uVbQB1zSB8FZxBEzH1kECJcjnMZc1pR7hAV4e2qsmPe/s1600/IMG_2342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZK6IS1xAujsToC5TxWCyUC141Dx5L8BA_dFNRc9KS23NVKR5nELKX1pQal_0stRhRI-NPCR4xh_m0R0h3kb4Erq6e6uVbQB1zSB8FZxBEzH1kECJcjnMZc1pR7hAV4e2qsmPe/s640/IMG_2342.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I had to run to Michael's on an errand so I let him go to town picking out $1 windup toys to play with at home/<br />
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And we had just enough time to stop for a treat before we had to pick up Creed at preschool<br />
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Larry was home when he woke up from his nap so we gave him his gifts, a tent and his own Hex bug track (because that's the number one thing snatches from Creed)<br />
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Then we were off on adventure. I think the highlight of the day for him was when we turned around his car seat, a momentous occasion indeed.<br />
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My parents met up with us afterward to give Ollie his gift (you can see him hoarding the Hex Bugs)<br />
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And in true Ollie fashion, he was excited about the cupcake but couldn't be bothered to eat much of it.<br />
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We are so lucky to have this sweet little guy in our lives.Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-18213883147844152012012-04-06T11:22:00.002-06:002012-04-06T11:22:49.320-06:00Moonlight/Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I just noticed that I never published this post from last year's Moonlight Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt, which works out well because there's still time to plan your own and now this post can serve as your reminder.</div>
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We hold an annual moonlight/flashlight Easter Egg hunt just for the adults. Last year Kersten and Tai were the big winners<br />
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My friend Lisa always has some wonderful surprise up her sleeve so I love doing the same for her. Last year, her birthday fell around Easter. As I was brainstorming, I kept turning to these hollow chocolate eggs that I had on my mantel. When I saw them at Costco, I knew we could do something fun with them (Costco has them again this year).</div>
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We ended up using them to make a treasure hunt for Lisa, leading to her birthday gifts. Larry and I made up the clues on the spot so we could look for clever hiding places in her apartment (like behind a hollow clock hanging on a wall, buried in the sandbox, inside a box of food in the freezer, hidden in the pocket of some jeans in a stack of pants in the closet, and under the hollow base of a globe). We were giggling maniacally the whole time we were putting the hunt together.</div>
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We left a note just inside of her front door after we carefully poked holes in the bottom of the eggs and slipped clues into them and hid them. I was worried about the eggs falling apart when we poked holes in them, but we didn't ruin a single one and they looked perfect once we wrapped them back up.<br />
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Thanks to Larry, some of the clues were crazy hard, but we knew Lisa and her husband Tyler love a good challenge and by the end of the night, they found her gifts.<br />
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I think this would be so fun to do with older kids to lead them to their Easter baskets or any Easter surprises that are too big for their baskets. Sheesh, why doesn't Creed just grow up already!<br />
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Our last day of vacation we decided to cram in a little fun before we flew home. Ollie fell asleep in the car on the way up to Hollywood so Ollie and Larry napped in the car while I showed Creed a few of the sites. We walked to Mann's Chinese Theater and Creed was in tears when we found everything blocked off for a premiere. A security guard took pity on the disappointed little guy and led us through the shop next door to small courtyard with a few handprints and footprints to check out.</div>
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Try explaining who Jackie Cooper is because I couldn't, but he was still pretty thrilled.<br />
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And he go to pose with an Oscar on our way back to the street.<br />
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It was pretty funny seeing Hollywood through a four-year-old's eyes. He had no idea what and Oscar was and he kept asking me to read the names on all the handprints and stars, but it was difficult to find even a handful that meant anything to him, "Whoopi Goldberg is one of the voices of the hyenas on The Lion King and that mark is where she imprinted one of her dreads in the cement."<br />
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We did run into a few characters he sort of knew though and he thought the whole things was pretty cool. Plus we stopped at Zara and I bought him the miniature man-bag he begged for so he left a happy man.<br />
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We also made it up to the J. Paul Getty Museum, which I haven't visited since Larry and I were engaged so that was fun to share with the boys (and Creed posed us for this awkward picture that I promised him I would post). It's still crazy to me that this is so close to the city, but seems a world away.<br />
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There are always so many amazing things to see there and we only had one hour<br />
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We roamed, taking as much in as we could, let the kids play in the family exhibit area, and then rushed the kids to see a few of the most famous pieces in the museum (while still trying to stop for a least a bit at anything they seemed particularly interested in). I felt weird doing that because I don't want them to think the only things worth seeing are the most famous or that if something is famous that makes it the best or most worthwhile, BUT later in life when they see this art in books or in classrooms (or on Little Einsteins) I want them to have a personal connection, and I hope that they get that this is real art hanging somewhere for people to enjoy, and that it's so much more amazing in real life.<br />
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I always take a picture of them with it so even if they don't remember someday, we can pull out the pictures and we can talk about it (and who wouldn't love to have their mom drag out these super awkward pictures of themselves later in life?)<br />
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And thus we conclude our trip to LA. I will spare you the pictures of the Tito's burrito that exploded all over Creed on the way to the airport and I will refrain from regaling you with the tale of Creed's horrible bout with airsickness on the plane filled with stars headed to the Sundance Film Festival like Chris Catan, Cillian Murphy, and James Marsden. I'm still trying to forget the details.</div>Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-91145053135552479132012-03-28T13:28:00.000-06:002012-03-28T13:28:19.406-06:00A Date to the Aquarium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve and Lisa are more like family than friends so we always try to work in a visit with them when we are in CA and they always spoil us in return. We met up with them for dinner and Creed didn't hesitate to get cosy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkll3AWirxecH-Eoa9IQwItV7rojZSnsF0O_NgYjl9o42KzbML_L2lfhY5OrafO0Amr7ZJ3HqoNlL41MezglBrMWTr61d8XSIYOn3sPK8CHRi0g-cOECajxqYko10JjWjcungr/s1600/IMG_0315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkll3AWirxecH-Eoa9IQwItV7rojZSnsF0O_NgYjl9o42KzbML_L2lfhY5OrafO0Amr7ZJ3HqoNlL41MezglBrMWTr61d8XSIYOn3sPK8CHRi0g-cOECajxqYko10JjWjcungr/s640/IMG_0315.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We spent the rest of the evening at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Creed hadn't been since he was a wee little thing, but it was amazing how much he remembered, and he couldn't wait to go pet the sharks.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPPv0CJ-Id-T3wdaLBeI198NbwVr1oUoVlzCXKnjLWK-VtS09Jfijq5xMv8vEDZA3bMyC4TtO0TKtRKqBF3wSctVKtYNn73iohaFgvJUssBOUIwEBvTVSb7GiQkWbAJ8hcxZo/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPPv0CJ-Id-T3wdaLBeI198NbwVr1oUoVlzCXKnjLWK-VtS09Jfijq5xMv8vEDZA3bMyC4TtO0TKtRKqBF3wSctVKtYNn73iohaFgvJUssBOUIwEBvTVSb7GiQkWbAJ8hcxZo/s640/IMG_1917.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-86456379627107613932012-03-25T23:57:00.000-06:002012-03-25T23:57:51.809-06:00VIP Status<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Larry's twin cousins, Trent and Trevor, had just come home from serving two year missions, and Creed loved hanging out with him on the cruise. They were sweet to come get him for a special trip for ice cream just about every day. I think they also liked having Creed as an excuse to do some of the little kids things like meet characters and volunteered to take him a few times (which we greatly appreciated). Trevor and Creed became friends with a cast member when they were waiting in a long line to meet Stitch and later she tracked us down and invited Creed to a VIP character meet and greet the last night of the cruise. I didn't even know there was such a thing so it was a fun surprise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was late so I stayed with Ollie in our cabin while the boys went, not expecting much. It turns out all the characters were there, in fact there were more characters than visitors so the characters were standing around waiting to talk to people. Larry said he even had to politely tell Minnie to move on because she was just hanging around them, which he could only take so much of because she can't actually talk. Haha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj0PYARcXHAAY2ytnGJODRePLqPp2EmTVyTCkh76HrgIf8bM6u2HPvKfE5isU9Dd8ZN48pWsD5YrgrXfXlK_3WppBj13VY66qxET0WjHaPUDyBoP66vbVN8gz2X4Jze45dxPT/s1600/IMG_0219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj0PYARcXHAAY2ytnGJODRePLqPp2EmTVyTCkh76HrgIf8bM6u2HPvKfE5isU9Dd8ZN48pWsD5YrgrXfXlK_3WppBj13VY66qxET0WjHaPUDyBoP66vbVN8gz2X4Jze45dxPT/s640/IMG_0219.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8DwoCJV-z0tJDs94cJlRszIFyvc76RFy7bEtSrJ8333Rt4GhWWUQ9oeGoBSsPm2KP-7Vf5SOsCkqDiMQ4yeXF6zoFPoy2jjl6joErTq7glEQBGn7pKM1VDIz-VWtovrTAMN0/s1600/IMG_0235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8DwoCJV-z0tJDs94cJlRszIFyvc76RFy7bEtSrJ8333Rt4GhWWUQ9oeGoBSsPm2KP-7Vf5SOsCkqDiMQ4yeXF6zoFPoy2jjl6joErTq7glEQBGn7pKM1VDIz-VWtovrTAMN0/s640/IMG_0235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Stephanie Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24619880.post-13860453125513119712012-03-19T00:32:00.000-06:002012-03-19T00:32:13.746-06:00Shore Excursions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As wonderful as the cruise was, it was also nice to get off the ship once in a while, especially when we got to stop in sunny Mexico in the middle of January. Our first stop was in Puerto Vallarta. We didn't book any day trips through the ship so we were free to wander and enjoy ourselves.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ekxNvMieOD2oXadZhFe6OgtcElGHFn0v9iuHl32AOnCkM__tuBTIIe1WGh8xxk-U2n9Ry3EQbf4i_33ODEIJ7MO1KYbJ4oFzSD8PlyYVMELoZtJ3PuJUKRhUfCrBXPx2EK1L/s1600/IMG_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ekxNvMieOD2oXadZhFe6OgtcElGHFn0v9iuHl32AOnCkM__tuBTIIe1WGh8xxk-U2n9Ry3EQbf4i_33ODEIJ7MO1KYbJ4oFzSD8PlyYVMELoZtJ3PuJUKRhUfCrBXPx2EK1L/s640/IMG_0108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>So we headed to the beach.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmAEWPp10YeEM8XbSMrIELdNJ7736RqvPGQ4CdWa0LCyBxrWslv4NMuiZf_SIeribxRK_9Y3uyEer8LHQHO713HSep8PE3Unl1BeF4E8IkBNijTkHLqCNQornvCLPWL4e2BE6/s1600/IMG_0134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmAEWPp10YeEM8XbSMrIELdNJ7736RqvPGQ4CdWa0LCyBxrWslv4NMuiZf_SIeribxRK_9Y3uyEer8LHQHO713HSep8PE3Unl1BeF4E8IkBNijTkHLqCNQornvCLPWL4e2BE6/s640/IMG_0134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Our second stop was Cabo San Lucas. We were supposed to have a third stop in Mazatlan, but it was cancelled and we spent two days in Cabo instead. The first day, we started off on a glass bottom boat tour with most of the extended family<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1a-2sc9jEZyGb11rXk3DhuZUY-Xt1QwRDLVeKdFzLgNA9UbbYoqR1ac1KG9DLqi7D6yb5fCRjxDizGETsjEK9DhlRrKR0B3N0jBnfUq7vmXCtSBoECOQLOA-F02PiOQ15owH/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1a-2sc9jEZyGb11rXk3DhuZUY-Xt1QwRDLVeKdFzLgNA9UbbYoqR1ac1KG9DLqi7D6yb5fCRjxDizGETsjEK9DhlRrKR0B3N0jBnfUq7vmXCtSBoECOQLOA-F02PiOQ15owH/s640/IMG_0186.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We signed up Creed for the Children's dolphin program knowing that we wouldn't all be able to participate with Ollie. We knew the dolphin would come up to a shallow area where each of the kids could touch it and have a chance to dance with it and kiss it, and that's all we were expecting, but they actually had each child hold onto the dolphins fins and lay on it's stomach while the dolphin laid on it's back and then it took them around the whole pool. Larry and I both looked at each other and knew there was no way creed would agree to do that. We watched as each child went, and then talked to Creed and he sat back down. But, after everyone went, he got up and volunteered to go. We were shocked! He looked terrified the entire lap around the pool, but he did it all on his own! My scanner isn't working so I can't scan in the pictures we purchased, but he's an I-phone sneak peek.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEepP3lInToOo19f9eOaZcubmNCGE2NKycVf8JjXNYEFtI2X8W8j1T_lHB6kxcJZP3HAU7SlIuzX_AOzdUHg4dNELQqB2PcBiYzFv2JMZMcTdcGMqQQUOXHSmayaLkUoeAD7E/s1600/IMG_1991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEepP3lInToOo19f9eOaZcubmNCGE2NKycVf8JjXNYEFtI2X8W8j1T_lHB6kxcJZP3HAU7SlIuzX_AOzdUHg4dNELQqB2PcBiYzFv2JMZMcTdcGMqQQUOXHSmayaLkUoeAD7E/s640/IMG_1991.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The first thing Creed had to say afterward was that when he was going around the pool, he got one drop of water on his face, and he was not happy about it. I had to laugh that that's what he will probably remember forever about the whole experience.<br />
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