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September 11th is a day we will forever remember.

Today was already memorable for us, due to the tragedy that struck in 2001. This morning my first-born got her drivers permit. So starts a new era in our lives. Children that drive. It's so surreal. I was pregnant with Savannah when the twin towers were attacked. It doesn't really seem that long ago, when I was driving to work, hearing on the news about what was going on in New York. And I'm going to use that cliche' verse of Romands 8:28 " And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." I am happy to say that some good has come out of the Sept. 11th tragedy. I'm sure there's been plenty, but today it was in my own home. All morning we were learning about what happened Sept. 11th, 2001. We watched the videos and learned details. Gwen was watching & listening and continually asked questions like "did the people in the airplane that died, go to hell?". ...
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Have you heard of the POGO pass?!

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I've decided to do a little "review" of the POGO pass. On the website it says that the "pogo pass is a membership that provides you 12 months of FREE access to the best entertainment venues in Phoenix".   Maybe you've heard of it, but wasn't sure what it was exactly. Or if it was worth it. Or you're wondering if it would make a good Christmas gift. Well hopefully this will help you figure all that out. We decided to purchase the POGO pass in February of this year and try to only do those things for our family entertainment throughout the year. Keep in mind we are a family of 7, so it's costly to do pretty much anything! Before I get into the details, I will admit that it is WAY more fun when your friends have POGO passes too and you can do things with a few other people. Everything's better with friends! So in no certain order I'll quickly cover what we did, and then how much it WOULD HAVE cost us. Keeping in mind we only bought ...
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No more babies!

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 3 months old. I consider 1 year olds and under "babies". Tomorrow Gwen turns 2. That means she'll be a "toddler" or maybe even just a "little" girl. Wow. 10 months old  I won't have anymore infants or babies. No more excuses like "I haven't had time to clean with having a baby and all...". :-) 18 Months old Now we embark on the whole "growing her up" process. Like the pacifier going away, moving into a toddler bed from a crib and even potty training. All these big steps will be coming very soon! We might even have to move from a highchair into a booster seat at the table! [gasp!] The weird part is, that this is usually when we start at least broaching the subject of when we should start trying for the next baby. But not this time people! 22 months I have about a hundred pictures I could put up of our baby of the family. Our little princess. Our Gwendolyn Joy. She's quite photogenic and h...
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Inside their heads...

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So I'm sitting there finishing up my lunch and Savannah kind of chuckles to herself. So I say, "what is it?" She says, "well I was just imagining when I'm 18 and Hunter is 17 and we're texting each other. Hunter will text me a joke and I will text back lol or rofl. Then I'll get a text from Dawson at the same time and I'll text him back that I'm texting with Hunter right now. " Whew,  that girl is so enamored with getting her own phone so she can text, that she's daydreaming about it!          
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7 month olds aren't supposed to be this mobile....are they?

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Gwen is 7 months old. And she has been learning things in leaps and bounds! She can crawl anywhere. She pulls herself up on chairs, people, couches....and then can walk along them. Now if we could just get her a tooth or two! Oh and speaking of which, she loves to eat, baby food AND real food. She loves to feed herself. She downed a banana muffin the other day in no time!  I remember when the things on the coffee table were safe until they were like 10 months old! Sheesh. Well, at least she keeps me from slacking on picking up the house and vacuuming!
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Saying good-bye

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 We have brought home each of our dear babies from the hospital and put them into the same cradle.  It actually belongs to my parents, but they've let most of the grand kids use it. My mom is who sewed the bumper, sheet and blanket for the crib. It has tiny pink and yellow stripes in the blue and white checked pattern. Perfect for girls or boys. 2002 - Savannah our first-born, that changed our lives forever. She was brought home and laid in the cradle in tiny pink overalls.  2003 - Hunter, our first son (and a big one at 10 lb.) A Summer baby, therefore he was put in the cradle 2 days after his birth in just a onesie.      2006 - Dawson, our third. He had the cutest little blue and white checkered outfit to wear home that hot August day.       2009 - Ella, the perfectly chubby little (9lb. 14oz.) bundle of pink. Since she's our December baby, she was dressed warm an...
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Savannah Banana

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Savannah wrote this as her first attempt at a character sketch: My mother, the 4th born. She has beautiful, bright blue eyes. Her hair is a dirty blonde. She is a wonderful cook. Firm, but fair. She helps us when we need her. She kisses us goodnight. She's awesome and there could be no better mom. Just warmed my heart. :-) I can hardly believe that Savannah, my first born; my wonderful, thoughtful child, is leaving elementary school and entering the 6th grade! Tomorrow she will finish up 5th grade! So for my own little sketch: S - smart A - athletic V - valiant A - able N - nice N - nosey A - achiever H - helping
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