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Spring Break Kids Scrapbook…

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A few weeks ago I found a really cool travel scrapbook from the early 1960's.  My sweet #4 is going on a trip with his godmother to Mississippi and I thought it would be fun to get him one… except they don't really make those anymore.   So I made him one. (photos of the one I found in a antique mall below)

 

Leaving for their trip!

I bought him several things to do in the car, but I thought I would make him a little journal-game thing to take with him too. 

I bought this notebook because it had the rings we could add and subtract what we needed from the book.

Line and Dot drawings

The License Plate Game

Scavenger Hunt…

 

The Cow Game… he's still looking for the "Peg leg Man". 

(I know I spelled "cemetery" wrong.. I fixed it after I took the photo )

I included some jokes to tell and  some ideas of what to take pictures of… I even included stuff he thought would sell on eBay. 🙂

When he comes back home, we will develop his photos and put the stuff all in the book for him to look at years to come.  Have you done anything like this for yourself or one of your kids?

Here's the cool vintage scrapbook that gave me the idea:

 

One Year Ago….

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One year ago today The Man and I came home with #6.  His birth was not like any of our other kids.  He was 8 weeks early and weighed a little over 4lbs.  If you've never had a child in the NICU, you probably don't realize you have to be "tested" to see if you know how to take care of your baby before you bring it home.  I wrote about that HERE.

 

The day they cut this band.. I wanted to cry.. I wanted to scream and do a jig.  (I didn't because I thought they'd keep me there if I did.)

Here's #4 and #6 the day he came home. 

You should know that #4 isn't bank robber, he just had a cold that day.

Here they are today..

He was 4lbs 3 ounces and 16" long when he was born.  He's 22lbs and 31" long one year later.  He went from wearing preemie clothes to wearing 18 month clothes.  How blessed are we?

Pretty blessed.

Wrapping It All Up.. Halloween & Who is 3.5?

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I realized today that I had not properly introduced our newest family member AND I had not shown the monkey's dressed up for Halloween! 

Here's to killing 2 birds with 1 stone! (eww.. now that I wrote that, it sounds horrible.. but you get what I mean.  RIght?)

#4 in his Green Lantern Costume

#5.. I mean Darth Vader.. Nice Cat n the Hat Converse 🙂

#3.5 and #3

A month or so ago #3.5 came to live with us.  She and #3 have been friends since 1st grade, and #3 is sixteen HOURS older than #3.5.. which is how she got her number 🙂

You might be wondering what they were for Halloween. They have their own YouTube Show called "The Rita Show".  #3.5 is Rita, and #3 is an extra in the show.

Really.. it's pretty funny.

Welcome to the family you cute little muffin!

Now you know who #3.5 is.. AND what was worn on Halloween.  My work here is done. 🙂