things jack says

like most toddlers, jack has a language all his own. we love the hilarious things he says and the new words he adds to our family vocabulary. here are some of our favorites: baboo = pumpkin beeka = banana beebug = ladybug, ant, etc. trash = oscar the grouch and/or green eyes = glasses gaga's ears = ear plugs humpy dumpy = humpty dumpty chewy-bacca = chewbacca big cheese = cheese stick zoom = light saber two clicks = buckling into his high chair...

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a glimpse of life

this is our life in 2021. donald works nights as a nurse at ku's strawberry hill campus. i work from home for a law firm and spend my days with jack. we're fully vaccinated, and while things are not quite back to the way they were in the before times, life is feeling a little more normal every day. in just a few weeks we will be back at lakeland on sunday mornings as a family, and we're so happy to have our lunch gang back together again. thursday night is dyer dinner, which usually involves a game...

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jack is two

these are ten of the things we love about you:  1. you have such a cheerful disposition...you are always smiling, laughing, and ready to have fun  2. you're an all around good eater, but you especially love anything that comes with dip dip  3. the way you close your eyes when you do something you're not supposed to or when you're trying to hide  4. you love dumping your toys, but you're also a great helper when it's time to clean up  5. you are so...

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anniversary number eight

while it often feels like we've been enduring a pandemic for years, this marked our first official coronaversary. as with most celebrations these days our options were somewhat limited, and it didn't help that donald was scheduled to work that night. in true pandemic fashion we ordered carryout and dined on our traditional fried chicken courtesy of niecie's restaraunt. our after dinner entertainment was a game of gin, and we spit a box of heart shaped junior mints for dessert.it wasn't a flashy...

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