We have had so much fun finding St. Louis's 250th birthday cakes around the region! We went to lots of new places and many of our old favorites. We probably had the most fun exploring all the different playgrounds at the different parks in the area. We will miss cake hunting!
Monday, December 29, 2014
Happy Holidays, 2014!
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| breakfast with Santa |
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| Donkey rides at "Our Lady of the Snows" |
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| Kai and Char's turn! |
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| Kai's cookie decorating party at Wilkinson |
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| Sage's Holiday party at Pierremont |
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| matching elf pajamas! |
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| baking cookies! |
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| our first gingerbread house! |
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| cousins! |
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| Christmas Eve selfie |
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| Sage loves his new art supplies! |
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| Kai was excited about his robot dog, Zoomer! |
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| playing with their new car tracks |
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| "A pig flashligh?!" - Kai's present for PaPa |
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| silly cousins! |
Kids' Night on Broadway
The boys and I enjoyed a night at the Fox Theater to see "Annie!" It was Sage's first trip to the Fox and even though he threw a fit saying he didn't want to go, he ended up having a great time. It was a great show! Sage loved the "It's a Hard Knock Life" song and Kai loved the dog in the show. When we left, I asked the boys if they had fun. Sage said, "Yeah, but now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head." :)
"No Turkey for Perky"
Welcome Back, Sammy!
Sammy, our Elf on the Shelf, came back the day after Thanksgiving! He arrived by balloon from the North Pole to keep an eye on the boys, give nightly reports to Santa, and have some fun. Here are some pictures from Sammy's adventures this year and last year.
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| Sammy painted the boys' noses red to look like Rudolph! |
All Aboard the Polar Express!
After weeks of anticipation, we finally had our ride on the Polar Express! The boys were so excited to visit the North Pole on a real, moving train. We had so much fun. Sage was a little disappointed that we didn't actually go to the North Pole, but they enjoyed the magic of the evening anyway.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
#Ferguson
11/25/14 - 3:32am
As I lay here unable to sleep with tears streaming down my face and sick to my stomach, I wonder how will I ever explain this to my two, beautiful boys. They are only five and six years old tonight, but will grow up in an America that is filled with too much anger. How can they ever feel safe and loved? I don't feel safe tonight. I don't feel love. My heart hurts. My body is heavy with grief for the city I love. St. Louis burned tonight while the world watched.
Here I am, a 35 year old white woman who preferred to wear rose colored glasses especially when I fell in love with a black man over 15 years ago - my husband, my best friend, my protector, my rock. I believed the country had changed and that the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and those that came before and after meant something. Progress had been made. On election night, in 2008, I cried tears of joy and celebrated America's first black President as I held my newborn son in my arms. I held my son up to the TV and said, "Look, son. A man who looks just like you just became the President of the United States. You can do that, too. You can be anything you want to be." But, as I lay here tonight, over six years later with two innocent, black sons sleeping in the next room, I wonder, was I wrong? Clearly, there is still much more work to do. Tonight, I'm taking off the rose colored glasses. Tonight, I speak up for what matters.
My beautiful, amazing sons who will run this country, maybe even the world, in just a few years, what can I tell you about tonight? It started with an unarmed black teenager being killed by a white cop in our city. But, it quickly became so much bigger than that. It was a match that reignited a fire that had been smoldering as it was kicked over with the dust of white privilege for decades. It was a match that rekindled racism and exploded across the country and even the world. I knew it was there all along, but I wanted to believe otherwise for you, for us, for our family. I heard it in the voices of people I call aunt, cousin, colleague, and, even, friend. I thought maybe once they saw US and met YOU, they might see things differently. Maybe they have, but it's not enough. Not yet. Not now.
What else can I do? I wonder? To show my family, my friends, and my sons that the world can be different. Stand up to systemic injustices, speak up when others speak against my beliefs, and do not go gentle into the night. The futures of my children, our children, are at stake. This is our moment in history and we are writing it with our words and our actions. We cannot let systemic oppression and racism continue. We, all Americans, all humans, must stand peacefully together because my family and your family, my sons and your children deserve better. For them, I will no longer be silent about things that matter. This matters.
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As I lay here unable to sleep with tears streaming down my face and sick to my stomach, I wonder how will I ever explain this to my two, beautiful boys. They are only five and six years old tonight, but will grow up in an America that is filled with too much anger. How can they ever feel safe and loved? I don't feel safe tonight. I don't feel love. My heart hurts. My body is heavy with grief for the city I love. St. Louis burned tonight while the world watched.
Here I am, a 35 year old white woman who preferred to wear rose colored glasses especially when I fell in love with a black man over 15 years ago - my husband, my best friend, my protector, my rock. I believed the country had changed and that the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and those that came before and after meant something. Progress had been made. On election night, in 2008, I cried tears of joy and celebrated America's first black President as I held my newborn son in my arms. I held my son up to the TV and said, "Look, son. A man who looks just like you just became the President of the United States. You can do that, too. You can be anything you want to be." But, as I lay here tonight, over six years later with two innocent, black sons sleeping in the next room, I wonder, was I wrong? Clearly, there is still much more work to do. Tonight, I'm taking off the rose colored glasses. Tonight, I speak up for what matters.
My beautiful, amazing sons who will run this country, maybe even the world, in just a few years, what can I tell you about tonight? It started with an unarmed black teenager being killed by a white cop in our city. But, it quickly became so much bigger than that. It was a match that reignited a fire that had been smoldering as it was kicked over with the dust of white privilege for decades. It was a match that rekindled racism and exploded across the country and even the world. I knew it was there all along, but I wanted to believe otherwise for you, for us, for our family. I heard it in the voices of people I call aunt, cousin, colleague, and, even, friend. I thought maybe once they saw US and met YOU, they might see things differently. Maybe they have, but it's not enough. Not yet. Not now.
What else can I do? I wonder? To show my family, my friends, and my sons that the world can be different. Stand up to systemic injustices, speak up when others speak against my beliefs, and do not go gentle into the night. The futures of my children, our children, are at stake. This is our moment in history and we are writing it with our words and our actions. We cannot let systemic oppression and racism continue. We, all Americans, all humans, must stand peacefully together because my family and your family, my sons and your children deserve better. For them, I will no longer be silent about things that matter. This matters.
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Sunday, November 16, 2014
Report Card Time!
Goodbye, Sweet Sadie.
Our family recently made a very tough decision to let another family adopt Sadie. We were feeling terribly guilty at the short amount of time we were able to spend with Sadie after working all day and the long drive home. Sadie deserved more time and love. We spent last Sunday saying goodbye to Sadie and wish her much happiness in her new home! We will miss her.
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| Kai giving one last belly rub - Sadie's favorite. |
Visiting Great Granny and GreatPa
We've been spending some time visiting Great Granny and Great Pa. This time the boys played Bingo and, as you can see by their faces, were very excited to play!
More Halloween Fun!
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| Sage on his field trip to the pumpkin patch! |
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| At Kai's Trunk or Treat |
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| Having fun at the Purina Farms Haunted Hayloft |
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| More fun at Purina Farms |
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| Sage in the Halloween parade at Pierremont |
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| Sage trick-or-treating at Daddy's work - he made quite a haul!! |
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| Trick-or-treating at Parker's house |
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