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Flu Shots!

Today Bobby and I got our flu shots. It was perfect...right after Ashton finished with dance we headed over to get our shots. They didn't hurt a bit.....the girls get theirs next week so the flu can stay away from the Bryce house.

I think I have pretty much scared my kid and made her a "hand washing nazi"...is that bad? Not if she keeps her hands clean and doesn't get the flu!

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A new flavor of Air Borne...

Very Berry is my new fave when it comes to Air Borne. I have been drinking this today because I DO NOT want to get Bobby's and Landry's cold. I really don't like colds.

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practice...practice...practice!

I made these flash cards for a certain little second grader so she could get faster at her math facts. We took them with us on our trip so she could practice. They will live in my car so she can run through them while we are out and about.

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our little monkey....

After Landry woke up from her nap today she needed a little snack and was super excited to eat her banana all.by.herself.just.like.a.big.girl! This was the first time she has eaten a banana like this. She was a happy little camper eating her banana and watching a show.

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Walking down memory lane....

This is the place where Bobby and I met. We were really excited to bring the girls back to see where Bobby grew up for pretty much his entire life and where I lived twice.

You read the sign correctly....the name of the town is "Knob Noster" and the population is in fact 2,462 which does not include the Air Force Base that is based there. The Air Force base is how both Bobby and I ended up there since our dads were in the Air Force.

We had a good time at the reunion and it was neat to see the area again and to see our old friends!

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Rain...rain....and more rain

We left today after Ashton got out of school and headed back to Missouri for my class reunion. Not long after we got on the road it started to rain and storm. It rained the entire way through Oklahoma, but stopped in Missouri and didn't rain on us again until we went through Oklahoma on our way home.

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Big A...Little A

This morning just as I was about to get Little Miss Landry ready for the gym, Miss Jill called and asked if we could keep Allie today. Her babysitter canceled and what I needed to do could be put on hold so~she came to hang with us.

Ashton was so surprised when we went to pick her up from school...and tickled too! I had to snap some pics of my BG holding Allie. Allie was loving the girls!

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Bedtime Ritual in the Bryce House...

One of the things Daddy has done with both girls and still does is "shoulder rides" and "piggy back rides" to bed. Landry gets shoulder rides (Ashton did until she got too big) and Little Miss Ashton gets piggy back rides.

Landry squeals and giggles and loves looking at herself in the mirror. Daddy stops in the doorway to their rooms and lets them "touch the top". Ashton gets the "piggy back dump truck" onto her bed which makes her giggle!

It is the little things that I love the most. I love that my hubs does stuff like this with the girls....this is something I am sure they will always remember.

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20 Months Old...Today!

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Brilliant Idea...

Once again we have the need to do something to our house. We are painting ALL the plain white walls a light khaki color and changing the red accent wall.

We found out that Home Depot has these fabulous little "test" containers of paint that you can buy. You tell them what color you want and they mix up small container instead of a full gallon.

We brought them home so we could make sure we liked the colors we chose. So if we don't like them on our wall....we are only out $2.95 and didn't waste a whole gallon of paint.

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I wish I could do this....

My sweet friend Gina is SO talented...you should see the cakes she has made for her kiddos' birthdays. The one that stands out in my mind is the Treasure Chest for their Pirate themed party. It was awesome with TONS and TONS of details.

Anyway, today we went to Grayson's and Anna's birthday party (their birthdays are 10 days apart) which was a lot of fun. Grayson requested a football cake and Anna requested a HSM cake. I am always amazed at how talented she is. She did a fantastic job on BOTH cakes!

Gina is who taught Jodi her tricks...and Jodi has taught these tricks to me.

AWESOME JOB MY FRIEND!!!

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The girls' new fave these days...

My kids are just like me and love pretty much anything in the "Bread Group". Crackers is one of their favorite things to snack on. I was so excited to find these the other day....they are the perfect size for Landry and they don't make a giant mess like the normal size crackers. I don't know how they taste...I can't bring myself to eat them since I ate so many of them when I was pregnant and really, really sick.

Now, if only Ritz would make just regular mini crackers without the peanut butter and cheese we would be set!

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Homework....

One of the challenges we have in our house is homework....with a toddler who wants to be all up in her Big Sis' business! When Landry sees Ashton bust out the paper and pencil she immediately wants a "pen-ul". So since this is when I need her to be busy while Ashton reads to me, I am trying to only give Landry a pencil when it is homework time. She has a pink pouch with all of her own stuff in it (pencils, notebook, folder with dogs on it) just like Ashton. This is very helpful especially since last year Landry played during homework time and didn't care as much what Ashton was doing.

This usually only occupies her for part of the time... then when she realizes Ashton is sitting in my lap reading to me and she doesn't have my undivided attention (like she gets all day long) she sometimes has a meltdown (like she did today) and has to make several trips to the corner!

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New Kicks for Lan-Lan P...

Yesterday we bought Landry a new pair of tennis shoes. She was SO excited to try on shoes and didn't want me to take them off. We finally found a cute pair and she absolutely LOVES them!

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Tuesdays...

As I said all of last year....Tuesdays are B-U-S-Y! Well this year, Ashton's dance class begins at 3:30 instead of 3:45 which means we have to leave straight from school.

Since we leave straight from school, there is a lot of "stuff" that I have to pack and bring along.

Here's the run down:
* Landry's diaper bag
*Ashton's dance bag (with dance clothes, shoes, and hair stuff so I can whip out a bun for ballet)
*snack and a drink for both girls
*Landry's "dance bag" full of stuff to entertain her while Big Sis is dancing
*Misc. things needed for Miss Jodi

Then we have all the same stuff to lug back in the house when we get home plus her backpack and lunchbox.

Thank goodness this only happens once a week!