January
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Field trip to UNCC with one of the most challenging classes ever! |
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Surviving the wretched first trimester with triplets |
February
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Surprise snowfall |
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Finding out the genders: two girls and a boy! |
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Bonding with my teammates after a rocky start to the school year |
March
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Celebrating April's life, grieving her loss |
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Happy Easter with three healthy chickadees |
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Rewarding students for good behavior |
April
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Celebrating Jackson's 2nd birthday |
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Playdate to the zoo |
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Watching my two favorite guys mow the lawn every Saturday |
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Giving Jackson a big boy room makeover during Spring Break |
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Reaching viability |
May
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Finishing the nursery, organizing the closet |
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Creating personal touches to the babies' room |
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completing final unit of the school year (Westward Expansion Unit), submitting National Boards |
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Purchasing a minivan
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June aka "Soaking Up Every Final Moment as a Family of Three"
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Splashing around |
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Parks |
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Watching the planes take off and land |
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Going on a train ride (We may have been slightly exhausted after walking around the train station.) |
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Birthday parties and museums |
July
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Celebrating my 27th birthday and final week of pregnancy |
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Surviving the c-section |
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Introducing the three most incredible babies to the three most incredible women |
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Becoming a family of six |
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Delivering full term babies, bringing them home three days later |
August
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Our first of many, many outings |
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Witnessing moments like this |
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Gaining confidence as a stay at home mom |
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Surviving moments like this |
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Newborn photo shoot by the lovely Amy |
September
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Alligator cookies (Crafts and baking are a regular part of our weekly routine.) |
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Cuddles while all three can still fit in my arms |
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Surviving humbling moments during toddler tantrums from hell (didn't make it past the library parking lot) |
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Second chances, being able to start over each day (Made it for library story time) |
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Summer wagon rides |
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Outdoor naps |
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Cloth diapering four children |
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Daddy cuddles |
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Date at the Dragway |
October
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Pumpkin patch |
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Experimenting with new recipes (pumpkin cupcakes, carrot cake, no bake cookies, mummy cupcakes, and more)
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Jackson's first day of preschool |
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Annual Robinson Fall Festival |
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Fun with cousins! |
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Halloween costumes |
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candy swap |
November
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Annual beach trip |
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First time babies go swimming |
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Thanksgiving-the kids greatly outnumber the adults :) |
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Watching personalities develop (especially from these two) |
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Accomplishing greatest professional achievement to date |
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Getting my rings reset/resized (after not wearing them for three years) |
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First time at the circus |
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Christmas photos, being reminded to let go of ideals and have a sense of humor |
December
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Baptism |
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Finally finding a new pediatrician! |
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One of three visits with Santa |
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Starting new traditions, anticipating Jackson's reaction each morning |
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Christmas morning! |
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Maintaining amazing friendships with former colleagues |
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Introducing solids |
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Potty training success |
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Jesse's first tattoo (Jackson's and trio's birthdates) |
2014...bring it!