tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330720502009-11-11T23:58:36.269-08:00<a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b2.lilypie.com/oxIOm4.png" alt="Lilypie 2nd Birthday Ticker" border="0"></a> <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b1.lilypie.com/3CnKm5.png" alt="Lilypie 1st Birthday Ticker" border="0"></a>LauraBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.comBlogger569125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-70873055424164489802009-11-11T17:47:00.000-08:002009-11-11T17:51:13.209-08:00

I was blowing at Charley through a straw and he thought it was hilarious so I thought I'd catch a little on tape...Charley 9 months- giggling at table from Laura Sargent Bennington on Vimeo.

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I realize that my blog is often just cute pictures of my kids without alot of meat or provocative insight...and maybe that's why people like it?In any case, I aspire to one day sit down and write thoughtful and awesome entries about God or feelings or emotions, interjected artistically with personal photos to offer perspective.But alas today is not that day. I'm tired, hungry and worn. Instead I

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Today at dance class we learned about the recital. So the dance school is so big there will be FIVE separate recitals. All the same but there's just that many classes (the little girls class like Tessa's caps at 10 students). Our recital is on June 4th, and like class itself , it will be half ballet and half tap.We were all waiting on pins and needles (okay not really) to hear what the theme of

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Charley is perfect, but didn't y'all know that? We had his 9 month appointment today and all is well. His stats are:-- 19.4lb, 25th %tile-- 29 inches, 75th %tileTall and skinny. He had no shots and when I asked doc about swine flu shots he said they didn't have any more and didn't know when they were coming. So we'll just hope for the best on that. Maybe by the time we can get it the swine flu

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Well there it is- our new car. Yup, after 7 years of living as a one car family, we have added to our fleet a hybrid Ford Fusion. We knew the time would eventually come when we needed one, and Jeremy knew exactly what kind of car he wanted. So you all know Jeremy, one day we decided we needed a car, and the next day he was driving it home from Plainfield.It's pretty cool. It has more bells and

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Charley's getting more and more into finger foods every day and yesterday he tried some biscuit. He loved them and may very well become a biscuit addict. He also likes little pieces of egg yolk, green beans, mandarin orange, tortilla, cheerios, bananas and any kind of bread. Like his sister and parents, he knows good eatin'!

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I have never heard of this movie but Jeremy downloaded it onto our Netflix on Demand. Made in 1956, he insisted that this movie is a children's classic and he watched in school as a kid. So we thought we'd give it a try.Tessa LOOOOOVES it. She is glued the whole time that this little boy is chasing his magical red balloon around Paris and she shouts at the tv 'oh no!', 'find it'...'the balloon!!!

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Friday Jeremy was still out of town so we decided to head down south to show off Tessa's Snow White dress. First we stopped by Room 42 at Hayden to steal some snacks and visit the 4th graders. Tessa has been there enough times that she just made herself at home drawing on the board, hugging kids and visiting the 5th graders who knew her from last year.Watching The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and

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What a fun time we had! As you saw last week Tessa had a beautiful Snow White dress made by her Mom-Mom which she totally loves. Her little friend Olivia was planning to go as Cinderella so we decided they should go together in our neighborhood.Why oh why wasn't I smart and creative enough to make Charley a dwarf or prince? Well I just wasn't, sorry people. It didn't even cross my mind really. We

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I realize that it's almost the weekend again but I neglected to post some pics from last weekend's visit to the farm. Just went to visit and was perhaps a little bit motivated by the rumor of the world's best dessert, persimmon pudding.The kids and I are on our way down there again tomorrow to go to the Hayden elem. Halloween party and hopefully (rain permitting) catch the Boyd pumpkin display

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Me- you know tomorrow is school dayTessa- school?!!Me- yes with your friends and teacherTessa- Miss Cindy??Me- YesTessa- Cindy missed Tessa too?(she keeps getting missed and Miss confused)Me- so tonight we will take a big long snooze and wake up in the morning and have...Tessa- ....CAKE?Me- uh, no..breakfast. And then we'll get dressed...Tessa- and cake?Me- no, no cake but there's a fall party

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"Mommy, Tessa and baby Chaw-lay cooky dinner!"

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Thanks to Mom-Mom (Janet) for sewing a gorgeous Snow White outfit for Tessa's Halloween. We opened it this morning and she hasn't taken it off yet, except to eat lunch (and that took some persuading)Stay tuned to the end for the appearance of the Halloween Chicken!Untitled from Laura Sargent Bennington on Vimeo.

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Well the Indy zoo has this really cool event called the zoo boo and Jeremy had the day off yesterday so we were all going to go. Problem?..it was raining all day! So we ended up at the Children's Museum which was still fun because Jeremy's never been. Tessa is always up for a trip to see the dinosaurs but m an oh man was it crowded. The Haunted House, closing of King Tut and FFA convention makes

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How many times have I written on this blog that I need to lose weight? Probably 37 times, would be my guess.And yet with the stress of potty training, adjusting to two kids and Jeremy's hefty travel schedule over the summer, weight watchers slid right off my plate. Right off my plate and onto the ground where it crashed in a mountain of burritos and egg mcmuffins.Ah and I continue to have blood

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In case you wondered what Charley did during dance class. He sits in the holding area with me (behind the white picket fence) and oggles at the girls. I took lots of pics today because I had to show off Tessa's new dance outfit and brag on my friend Abbie who made it for us. You've seen her work on the blog before. She has an online store that Mommies of little girls should all visit. It's super

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Yesterday was pretty low key day around here. Can you believe that over the weekend I was sick AGAIN? I swear I never get sick, but this summer and fall has been like year of the illness for me. I'm blaming allergies and little people. Sunday morning I had chills and was achy and my first thought of course was- swine flu! But luckily no, just a cold and nobody else got it.Anyway, still recouping

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Nothing special, just crawling and babbling around the kitchen floor. Charley crawling and babbling from Laura Sargent Bennington on Vimeo.

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Tessa let me play with her hair this morning and we came up with this. Maybe she's finally coming around that she likes getting her hair done. A Mommy can hope! Sometimes if I tell her I'm giving her princess hair or ballerina hair she's more coorporative.

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Ode to ErinTrusted friend of 20 yearsthrough all the changes, laughs and tearsBabysitter of my kidsand they love you soMommy get some sanity time, and drops you a little doughYou're funny and loudof your life you should be proudYou might become a nurseor who knows, maybe drive a hearse (?)I'm glad you're marrying Rafeand that today we ate your birthday cakeHappy friend stay strongcan't wait to

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Not only did Cinderella die a horrible disfiguring death, the other two princesses (Belle and Sleeping Beauty) came along and pillaged her corpse for clothing. Our only hope now lies with Daddy and his ability to manipulate needle nose pliers in the reattachment process. That or the checkout at Target, where a hundred other Cinderellas can be found for $3.99.

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Anyone who's been around our house lately might have been asked to play monkey tails. And of course the normal reaction would be....what the heck is that? It's Tessa's absolute favorite part of dance class. During the tap portion of class they put on tails and do a conga line.On dance class day the things she talks about the most are her tights, shoes, her teacher, and doing monkey tails.She's a

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Tessa's been getting alot of attention lately with dance class and preschool and all so I thought we could all use a Charley fix....

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Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you've all probably seen this. It just makes me laugh because this is how Tessa is saying Charley nowadays...like she has a British Accent. Chah-lay!

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I feel the need to use parentheses when saying 'school' because it's not actually a preschool. It's the Parent's Day Out program at the church down the road, but they do use a Christian Preschool curriculum so from now on let's just call it school!Today was Tessa's first day, from 10am-2pm. We had visited on Tuesday once the director let me know they had one spot open for the 2 year class. There

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