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This is SEVEN

August 30, 2017

SEVEN! My little baby boy is now seven…and that sounds so old. It really is true what they say, it all goes by so fast.

Just born…

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One year old…

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Two years old…

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Three years old…

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Four years old…

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Five years old…

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Six years old…

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And now SEVEN!

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Maxwell is a special kid. I know every mom thinks that but…he really is! ๐Ÿ™‚ He’s responsible, kind, wise beyond his years, funny, personable, and generally awesome! I just love being with him and hearing the things he says and the questions he asks. He’s still very aware of the world around him and remembers everything. He has a ton of friends and seems to be liked by all. What a good, good kid he is.

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He’s sports obsessed right now! He’s going to play soccer and flag football this fall and would be playing baseball too if we let him! That’s going to have to wait until spring though. He’s happiest running outside with some sort of ball in his hands. Right now, Alabama football is king and he wants to learn all about the players and the plays. Robert is in heaven! ๐Ÿ™‚

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He’s got his own style and wears what he loves – mainly Under Armour! The arm bands and the tall socks – all him. What can I say? He knows what he likes! He still loves Legos and everything Star Wars. He’s recently gotten into music and loves to listen to songs on his iPad through Amazon Music. I love to hear him singing with his headphones on! His favorite indoor activity is definitely wrestling with Spencer! Those two chase each other around and pile up on top of each other all day long and enjoy every second of it. They are big time buds and I love it. Samantha still has all of Maxwell’s heart. All he wants to do is hug on her and all she wants to do is tell him “no!” Ha! Don’t worry, he gets plenty of hugs and snuggles in with his favorite 2 year old. Both Spencer and Samantha think Maxwell is as good as it gets and will follow him wherever he leads. I have no problem with that – with a big brother like Maxwell leading them through life, they’re going to be more than fine.

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A little interview with my favorite 7 year old:

Favorite book? Cool Baseball Facts
Favorite TV show? Alvin and the Chipmunks
Favorite movie? again, Alvin and the Chipmunks
Favorite color? Black
Favorite song? Castle on the Hill (thank you Kidz Bop!)
Favorite number? 8
Favorite restaurant? Mexico Lindo
Favorite thing to eat? Burritos (aka Moe’s!)
Favorite friend? Lila
Favorite toy? Nerf guns
Favorite animal? Diamondback Rattle Snake (??)
Favorite dessert? Chocolate Chip Cookies
Favorite sport? Football
What do you want to be when you grow up? A football player

Silly faces all day long.

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My favorite seven year old in the whole world. I love him so so so very much and can only hope that he sees himself the way I see him.

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Happy Birthday, Maxwell!!

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celebrate!

August 28, 2017

We had a super fun weekend that included Maxwell’s birthday party! Lots more on that to come but today we have another birthday to celebrate!! It’s Mrs. Susan’s birthday!!

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Happy, happy birthday to the one we couldn’t do without! You make our lives so much more organized, so much more FUN, and filled with so much more LOVE! We hope you have a day as wonderful as you!!!!

We love you, Mrs. Susan!!

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Oh Two-dles!

February 2, 2017

We celebrated Samantha’s birthday last weekend with a perfectly pink Minnie Mouse party! Maxwell suggested the idea of a Minnie party and I thought it sounded just right!

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Samantha was wearing pink, of course, and was ready to party!

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The house had plenty of decorations, including some impressive Minnie Mouse drawings by Maxwell!

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We had family over for lunch and cake – and plenty of cousin fun! We were so grateful to have LuLu, Granddaddy, baby Margaret, Jenny, Ronnie, Katie, Anna, GJ and Daddo there to help us celebrate! I was so happy to get this good shot of the kids with my parents (I say Samantha’s big smile cancels out Spencer’s sour face. ha!)…

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although this shot is probably more realistic and made me laugh! ย ๐Ÿ™‚

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Everyone had fun chatting and playing…

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and then we put on our (too tight!) party hats…

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and had a great lunch (Ousler’s, fruit, deviled eggs, salad with walnuts and apples, and chips) followed byย the very best cake from Olexa’s!

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Samantha did pretty good at blowing out her candles!

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Favorite pic of the day right here…

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Everyone enjoyed the cake. It was so, so good!

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It was then time for presents! Baby had plenty of help getting everything open!

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She got some really fun stuff including a Sit N Spin, a tutu, a remote controlled Minnie car, a singing Elsa doll, a doctor kit, and a princess dress! What a lucky little girl! I’d say she loved it all – and loved dressing up and dancing with Elsa and GJ! ๐Ÿ™‚

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What a fun day getting to celebrate the TWO-riffic birthday girl!

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Happy birthday Samantha!

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Pretty in pink

February 1, 2017

I’m still making my way through all the pictures from Samantha’s birthday party but today I’ve got a few more of her “official” TWO photos!

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Nothing better than my sweet little girl looking pretty in pink!

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Birthday girl!

January 31, 2017

Samantha’s birthday party wasn’t until Sunday but we still celebrated on her real birthday too! Just like I did for Maxwellย the past two years,ย I made her a big number cinnamon roll! A giant TWO! (Don’t worry, Spencer wasn’t deprived, he just wanted doughnuts instead!) ๐Ÿ™‚

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Even better was that we had GJ in town to help her blow out the candles!

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It was then time for some fun presents from Mrs. Susan, including her VERY favorite gift – Star Wars pjs!! ha! Now she can be just like brothers!

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These two had a fun day together doing around and hanging out at the mall.

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A perfect day for my perfect little TWO year old!

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As Baby says, Happa Birday!

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