Monday, April 1, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
She's Two!
We had a whirlwind week this past week, traveling all the way to Birmingham, AL to visit with friends for the first part of Spring Break.
Throw in two birthdays, two birthday parties to plan for, and Easter celebrations, and you've got one neglected blog for the month of March!
Here's one photo of the birthday girl for now. We now have an unshakable family tradition of getting donuts from Carlson's for breakfast on a birthday. Then the birthday person gets to open gifts from our family and blow out candles at the breakfast table.
Avery doesn't realize what's going on one way or another, so during breakfast time I was actually still asleep recovering from returning home from Alabama at 4am that same morning. This photo was taken later in the morning when we stuck candles into a chunk of donut that was left over. And she didn't get her gifts until bed time. And we "shopped" for said gifts in our attic, where we store toys and clothes that are out of rotation.
Yes, we re-gifted.
She loved the baby doll bath tub and fancy Moroccan slippers (that Leah outgrew).
Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most affectionate, goofiest, funniest two year old Avery!
Throw in two birthdays, two birthday parties to plan for, and Easter celebrations, and you've got one neglected blog for the month of March!
Here's one photo of the birthday girl for now. We now have an unshakable family tradition of getting donuts from Carlson's for breakfast on a birthday. Then the birthday person gets to open gifts from our family and blow out candles at the breakfast table.
Avery doesn't realize what's going on one way or another, so during breakfast time I was actually still asleep recovering from returning home from Alabama at 4am that same morning. This photo was taken later in the morning when we stuck candles into a chunk of donut that was left over. And she didn't get her gifts until bed time. And we "shopped" for said gifts in our attic, where we store toys and clothes that are out of rotation.
Yes, we re-gifted.
She loved the baby doll bath tub and fancy Moroccan slippers (that Leah outgrew).
Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most affectionate, goofiest, funniest two year old Avery!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Our Oldest, literally
Grace and the rest of Kindergarten dressed like they were 100 years old for the 100th day of school!
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
What Three Months x4 Looks Like
It's fun to compare photos of the Deterding girls taken at the same age. Each time we add a new baby to the mix, we get opposite comments from people. Some say, "she looks exactly like her sisters!" Others say, "she looks exactly like [one of her sisters]". And then we'll get the comment, "she doesn't look anything like her sisters!"
I see a family resemblance here and there, but if you look at all the girls at three months of age...well, they all look very different to me! All adorable, but different:
Grace Olivia, July 2007
Leah Anne, November 2008
Avery Lynn, July 2011
Jane Elizabeth, February 2013
I see a family resemblance here and there, but if you look at all the girls at three months of age...well, they all look very different to me! All adorable, but different:
Grace Olivia, July 2007
Leah Anne, November 2008
Avery Lynn, July 2011
Jane Elizabeth, February 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
November
If anyone is still checking in here, thanks for coming back after a couple of months with no posts!
I figured out how to continue posting photos here and wanted to share what's been going on in the last several weeks...beginning with November.
Here is Jane, or "Janie Junie" as Grace has dubbed her, as a newborn. Grace is our official nick-namer around here.
Leah dressed as a Native American named "Loving Dove" for her school's Thanksgiving Chapel. I think the name suits her!
Avery "Smudge" looking cute in her jammies.
Grace holding Jane. She loves being a big sister that is old enough to hold a baby on her own:
November was a busy month of getting used to having four kids to care for and adjusting to having two kids in school for at least part of the day. We enjoyed Thanksgiving with both sides of the family and even managed to get a family photograph for our Christmas card!
Not without some outtakes, though...
Leah dressed as a Native American named "Loving Dove" for her school's Thanksgiving Chapel. I think the name suits her!
Avery "Smudge" looking cute in her jammies.
Grace holding Jane. She loves being a big sister that is old enough to hold a baby on her own:
November was a busy month of getting used to having four kids to care for and adjusting to having two kids in school for at least part of the day. We enjoyed Thanksgiving with both sides of the family and even managed to get a family photograph for our Christmas card!
Not without some outtakes, though...
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