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February 6, 2026

Took the kids for their checkup last week! I got no pictures of any of it but we did get good reports of healthy, growing kids!

Maxwell is 5’6 (28th %) and 125 lbs (45th %). Last year he was 5’3 and 100 lbs so he definitely had some good growth and gains!

Spencer is 5’2.5 (53rd %) and 97 lbs (37th %). Last year he was 5’1 and 89 lbs so a year of slower growth for him (but the year before he had grown 3 inches!)

Samantha is 4’6.75 (25th %) and 72 lbs (27th %). I don’t know what she was last year because I forgot to ever take her to her 10 year old checkup! oops!! But, two years ago she was 4’3 and 61 lbs so she’s grown almost 4 inches in 2 years which is great. Based on her %s I do think she’s going to have a case of the GJ and Lulu short syndrome! ha! Whatever height she is she’ll be just perfect! Samantha had to get 3 shots and a finger prick which she handled better than she has in the past. I’ll take it!

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Super thankful for three growing, healthy kids!

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OOTD

February 4, 2026

Time for an OOTD round up!

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Always well dressed, always cute!

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Stuff

February 2, 2026

Other stuff around here…

It’s fun when you and your bestie have birthdays one day apart!

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Samantha deserved a little treat last week after a doctor visit so we went to CFA and got 3 of the surprise cups. We were hoping for the golden cup to get free CFA for a year but…no luck. She did a cute unboxing on her cover star….

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Spending that birthday money at – where else? – Sephora!

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Love that girl!

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More birthday

January 30, 2026

After cheer Samantha came home and seemed much more excited about her new vanity! She got to work organizing…

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So cute! We then had tacos and took a break for brother’s baseball and basketball and then it was finally time for cake and presents!

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She was excited to finally get all those cute clothes she picked out on our shopping spree last weekend!

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The next morning it was back to school in her cute new sweater!

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I think she had a fantastic 11th birthday…even if she didn’t get a puppy. 🙄 Happy birthday, Samantha! We love you so much!

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Birthday!

January 29, 2026

Samantha woke up to even more balloons on her birthday…

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and to Starbucks, of course!

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Then it was off to school on a cold day!

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I then went up to school for lunch with CFA for her and cookies for her class!

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While Samantha was at school I set up her very special birthday present! A cool vanity in her bathroom completed with lighted mirror! I was very pleased with the setup that GJ and I cooked up!

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Samantha came home from school – with all of her friends in our cheer carpool – and was excited to see it! While I didn’t quite get the excited squeals I was hoping for, I do think she loves it. πŸ™‚

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Then it was off to cheer where they got more birthday treats!

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More birthday fun to come!

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