tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198122082024-02-20T23:17:29.310-06:00Jon & Shannon's Blog(because we can't think of a better name)Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-69182717424522043912015-09-21T14:13:00.000-05:002015-09-21T14:26:59.252-05:00Team Umizoomi Birthday Party<div style="text-align: center;">
I had REALLY hard time finding Team Umizoomi ANYTHING for this birthday party. Many of the free printables pinned from the Nick Jr. website had since been taken down from the site. I had to hunt them down through older blog posts from back when the show was new. Here's a short, sweet, picture-heavy, link-heavy post for all the other mamas (and papas) out there trying to put together a Team Umizoomi themed birthday party for their little! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shape and number balloons from Party City.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnetic number party favors from Dollar Tree for the little kids, similar bags of candy for the bigger kids. <a href="http://eng.ohmyfiesta.com/2014/05/umizoomi-free-printable-candy-bar-labels.html" target="_blank">Bag topper printables</a> are free from Oh My Fiesta and I added the text in PowerPoint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printable <a href="http://www.nickjr.com/printables/umi-table-top-printable.jhtml" target="_blank">party table decoration</a> is free from Nick Jr.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I embellished a plain cardboard cupcake stand with this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1061036896" target="_blank">shape-themed ribbon</a> from Etsy seller <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/WeMadeItSew?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">WeMadeItSew</a>. The <a href="http://www.nickjr.com/printables/bot-3d-puppet-template.jhtml" target="_blank">Bot printable action figure</a> and Umizoomi <a href="http://www.nickjr.com/printables/team-umi-party-decorations.jhtml" target="_blank">cupcake toppers</a> (for ages 1-9) are free from Nick Jr.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.nickjr.com/printables/geo-3d-puppet-template.jhtml" target="_blank">Geo printable action figure</a> is free from Nick Jr.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The<a href="http://www.nickjr.com/printables/milli-3d-puppet-template.jhtml" target="_blank"> Milli printable action figure</a> is free from Nick Jr.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more shot of Bot cause he's dang cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gift table complete with Amery photobomb. The<a href="http://eng.ohmyfiesta.com/2014/04/umizoomi-free-party-printables-images.html" target="_blank"> printable birthday banner</a> is free from Oh My Fiesta. I added the letters using PowerPoint and printed on cardstock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The birthday girl with her (first of FOUR) cupcake! I went cheap and easy and ordered vanilla cupcakes with vanilla elite frosting from HEB. At $6/dozen and being right up the street, I decided to forgo the fancy bakeries this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piper Approved!<br />
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Below is a list of a bunch more Umizoomi party printables that are not pictured or I didn't use. Others may want them, so here they are:</div>
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<a href="http://eng.ohmyfiesta.com/search/label/Umizoomi" target="_blank">A TON of printables from Oh My Fiesta</a> (lots of color combos, foldable boxes, straw flags, invitations...you name it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.nickjr.com/crafts/umi-squarebeard-3d-character.jhtml" target="_blank">Squarebeard Printable Action Figure</a> from Nick Jr.</div>
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<a href="http://www.nickjr.com/crafts/umi-shape-bandit-action-figure.jhtml" target="_blank">Umizoomi Shape Bandit Action Figure</a> from Nick Jr.</div>
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<a href="http://www.nickjr.com/crafts/umizoomi-popcorn-holders.jhtml" target="_blank">Umizoomi Popcorn Holders</a> from Nick Jr.</div>
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Light pink <a href="http://fazendoanossafesta.com.br/2013/06/umizzomi-menina-kit-completo-com-molduras-para-convites-rotulos-para-guloseimas-lembrancinhas-e-imagens.html/" target="_blank">party kit</a> from Fazendo a Nossa Festa (it's Portugese I think)</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Light blue <a href="http://fazendoanossafesta.com.br/2013/06/umizoomi-menino-kit-completo-com-molduras-para-convites-rotulos-para-guloseimas-lembrancinhas-e-imagens.html/" target="_blank">party kit</a> from </span><span style="text-align: start;">Fazendo a Nossa Festa.</div>
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Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-71490944933125660782014-12-03T14:52:00.001-06:002014-12-03T14:52:54.115-06:00Santa 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-74935430430350718952014-09-30T11:02:00.000-05:002014-09-30T11:02:25.800-05:00Sibling Birthday Party at Kiddie Acres!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This year we held the kids' birthday party at <a href="http://kiddieacres.com/" target="_blank">Kiddie Acres Amusement Park</a>. It's the perfect combination of family fun and "Austin weird." It's family-run and the folks there couldn't be nicer or more accommodating. Amazingly, Amery was ok with sharing his birthday party with Piper this year. Sure makes things a lot easier than hosting a separate party two weekends in a row!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of fun was had with cousins and friends. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearly the boats are one of the biggest hits.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The train circles around the park twice and passes right by the covered picnic pavilion area where the parties are held.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Piper's birthday cake. This cake was adorable and perfect when it arrived from my friend Kimberly of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kimberlys-Kakery/101738856536115" target="_blank">Kimberly's Kakery</a>. Then I made the worst decision ever by setting it on top of the wagon to get it from the car to the picnic table. Settling ensued. The topper with her name, inspired by <a href="http://meandmyinsanity.com/2013/01/county-fair-5th-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">me and my insanity</a>, took about 2 minutes and turned out great. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Forgot to snap a photo of the cupcakes so I had to settle for an iPhone pic in crappy lighting. More internet inspiration for the ticket toppers, this time from <a href="http://www.rocknrollbride.com/2012/04/a-circus-freaks-styled-shoot/#more-110497" target="_blank">Rock 'n Roll Bride</a>. There are all kinds of Ebay and Etsy sellers selling these tickets. I ended up going with Etsy seller <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/93136423/600-assorted-blank-carnival-raffle?" target="_blank">wrapworks</a> and had a great experience. The only problem I had was buying way too many! I originally thought about making some paper chains out of the extra tickets, but just plain ran out of time in the end.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Amery doesn't care for cake, so he requested cookies instead. For the candle, I bought a huge "6" candle from Party City. Then Jon cut a slit in the bottom of a paper bowl, stuck the candle in, and we piled up the cookies around it.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Stayed lit *just* long enough to blow it out. Amery's shirt is from Etsy seller <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/183941079/kids-youth-octopus-attacks-coney-island?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">GnomEnterprises</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The only shot I got of her cute new dress from <a href="http://www.decafplush.com/collections/dresses/products/carousel-dress-with-horses-applique" target="_blank">decaf plush</a>. Hopefully someone else got a better one. Oh, and I bought her some cute new pink gingham <a href="http://www.toms.com/kids/pink-seersucker-tiny-toms-classics" target="_blank">TOMS</a> to go with it but couldn't find them the day of the party. I tore my house apart looking for those damn shoes. They are still MIA and probably will be until they are too small.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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There's been a fair bit of controversy since I first started making this recipe about what it's actually called. <i> I </i>call it Texas Trash because the woman who taught me to make it - the mother of one of Jon's childhood friends - calls it Texas Trash. The actual Texans, however, have their own opinions. Some insist it's called Texas Caviar, but a quick Pinterest search on "Texas Caviar" brings up photos of something that looks similar but contains tomatoes, jalapenos, pinto beans, and all kinds of other stuff in there. Conversely, a Pinterest search on "Texas Trash" bring up either a cheesy bean dip or a bowl of Chex Mix. I won't go so far as to title this post "The REAL Texas Trash" but we all know, don't we. Thenceforth and forevermore (in this blog post) we'll call it Texas Trash.<br />
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<li>1 avocado</li>
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<li>1 bunch of cilantro</li>
<li>1 red onion</li>
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Start out by draining and washing the beans. Growing up in Minnesota, we didn't eat a lot of black beans unless we were at a restaurant, so the first time I opened a can I didn't realize they would be all kinds of soupy in there. Clean beans are prettier.<br />
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Add the corn to the beans. If you get in a bind and can't find white shoepeg corn, get whatever white corn you can find before settling for yellow canned corn. The white corn is sweeter and "crisper" in my opinion. Mix the beans and corn together (you can wash the corn too, but there's usually not much juice in the cans, at least not in the Green Giant brand I use) and throw in some onion. How much? Eh, I dunno, how much do you like onion? I doubled the recipe I made for this post and I used about 2/3 of that big onion in the picture. So maybe 1/3 of a big onion? You can always add more later to taste.</div>
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Mix up the onion, corn, and beans and throw in a bunch of cilantro. How much? That depends on if you ask me ("All of it! All the cilantro!") or Jon ("Can we just leave out the cilantro?"). In other words, put in as much or as little as you like. Mix that up and squeeze the lime juice on the whole bunch. Here again, you may want more than one lime, taste it at the end and add more if you need to.</div>
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At this point you can do one of two things. If you plan to serve it within the next 30 to 60ish minutes, you can go ahead and add in the avocado. If you are making it ahead to serve later in the day or even the next day, I would wait and add the avocado right beforehand. Even with the lime juice in there it gets brown pretty fast.</div>
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One large avocado is usually enough but you can always...wait for it...add more later if you like. Mix it all up again and it should look something like this:</div>
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My sister and I got my parents a family photo session for their 40th wedding anniversary this year. I don't think we've had professional family photos taken of all of us since Jon and I got married in 2005. The photos were taken at Laura and Brett's store, <a href="http://www.rusticrivertradingcompany.com/" target="_blank">Rustic River Trading Company</a>, in Emily, Minnesota by Abbey of <a href="http://www.whimphoto.com/" target="_blank">Whim Photography</a> in Owatonna, Minnesota.<br />
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We had to do something about that drop-off to the yard below. A person making their way around that side of the pool and spa could easily step off the edge and twist an ankle or worse. The new patio was looking a little bare anyway, so mom and I ran out to Home Depot and picked up a few Pygmy Date Palms. </div>
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Actually, that guy in the middle had one lonely elephant ear plant that suddenly came back to life after all the rain we've had recently. My mom transplanted it to a smaller pot so we could use the big one for one of the palms. After discovering, freaking out over, and destroying a giant fire ant colony in that pot on the far right, we ended up with a really great solution to the safety issue:</div>
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No biggie, except that he just happened to turn FIVE today!</div>
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After last year's party was cancelled due to Piper's early arrival, he was just a little excited for this year's party:</div>
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Happy Birthday to my first pride and joy, the smartest smartie I know!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 23, 2012<br />3 lbs 9 oz<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We gave her on of the cupcakes left over from Amery's birthday party last Saturday to make sure we'd have a successful cake smash for her birthday party coming up this Saturday. I think we're good.</td></tr>
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<br />Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-45044855917501148282013-09-24T09:14:00.002-05:002013-09-24T09:14:16.703-05:00Backyard Renovation: Day...No ClueIt's not my fault! We've had a whole lotta rain over the past week or so, and it caused some delays in the concrete finishing. The patio is pretty much done at this point. I'll come back with some "final" photos, but these will give you an idea for now.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blue tape has been removed, but this generally shows the final contrast between the stained/stamped portion and the older portion that we had stained a color called French Gray. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the other side. We're thinking of adding another concrete bench just past the point where the pool steps are located and having it wrap around to the left (far side of the pool). This is a great area to set up our portable fire pit because it is far away from the house but still close to the action.</td></tr>
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Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-42526461265626432013-09-11T09:06:00.000-05:002013-09-11T09:06:23.833-05:00Backyard Renovation: Day 2Not a lot to share today. We (finally) got some rain last night. Great for Austin, not so great for curing concrete. Since the new patio had to be covered in plastic I wasn't able to get any photos after work. Jon snapped a couple during the day, but he was trying to stay out of the crew's way so they don't show the whole area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freshly poured concrete where the wood deck used to be. The deck was also built a step higher than the covered patio so it will be nice to be able to just walk right across it now.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stain and stamping have been added to the concrete. The stamping isn't very pronounced, but when I can I'll take a closer photo of it. The stamping basically gives it some interest and makes it less slippery when wet.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the stained concrete around the spa.<br /></td></tr>
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A few things we still need to work out:<br />
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- Steps from the patio down to the yard (off to the far left in the middle photo above).<br />
- How to manage the slight drop-off to the yard from the patio area beyond the spa. Right now there is about a 2-foot drop. Not a huge fall, but enough to twist an ankle or ruin a kid's day. We may add a poured concrete bench that will also act as a little wall. A step down to the yard there is not ideal because the strip of grass between the patio and the fence is already pretty narrow. I also have four huge terra cotta pots just sitting unused around the yard. If steps or a bench or whatnot are not in the budget, I may plant some nice palms in those pots and line them up along that portion of the wall.Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-30570426499019328922013-09-10T10:47:00.005-05:002013-09-10T11:24:01.726-05:00Backyard Renovation: Day 1The crew installed the piping for the French drain and constructed the concrete forms yesterday. Sorry for the crappy photos. I forgot to take some when I got home last night, so I snapped them with a flash while it was still dark this morning before the crew arrived.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French drain. Those bars you see sticking up will be a poured concrete bench to hide the drain and provide additional seating along that side of the pool.</td></tr>
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<br />Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-50419121805794406142013-09-10T10:42:00.003-05:002013-09-10T10:43:42.860-05:00Backyard Renovation: "Before" PicsI'm going to attempt to keep up with our backyard renovation on the blog to share with our family and others who are planning similar projects. Sorry in advance, I don't have a lot of free time these days, so these posts will likely be some drive-by posts with lots of pics and few words!<br />
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Here is the backyard when before we tore out the deck and the lattice privacy walls on either side of the pool:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No more lattice wall! Everywhere that used to be covered by wood deck will be stamped and stained concrete patio.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No more lattice wall on this side either. This is where a French drain will be installed to re-drect run-off from the neighbors' yard which is situated at a slightly higher elevation than ours. Any time we get a heavy rain storm, buckets of silt run into our pool from under the fence.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The textured concrete under the covered patio and around the pool will be stained a darker color to freshen it up, modernize the look, and hopefully prevent stains from showing as easily in the future.</td></tr>
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The knockdown-textured concrete around most of the pool and under the covered patio will be this French Gray color:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.concreteideas.com/contractor/concrete-repair-nashville">http://www.concreteideas.com/contractor/concrete-repair-nashville</a></td></tr>
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And the stamped/stained concrete will look similar to this to hopefully tie in our red brick coping around the pool:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Cedar Park Concrete</td></tr>
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<br />Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-564818402595815862013-07-24T08:43:00.001-05:002013-07-24T08:43:11.935-05:00Double Digits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching big brother swim.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pool = awesome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First head bump. She needed some glue and tape.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at Papa before her ear tube surgery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My girl.</td></tr>
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Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-81633815193080781442013-02-27T08:38:00.004-06:002013-02-27T08:39:31.772-06:00Piper in the NICUJust when I think my girl is still tiny, I remember that she was <em>teeny</em> tiny. These pictures were taken by a good friend who came to visit Piper in the NICU on October 6, 2012, the day she was moved to her open crib from her isolette. We took her home with us 6 days later. She probably weighed about 3 lbs 12 oz in these. I'll post more when I get them.<br />
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Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-67899532715174295672013-02-25T08:58:00.002-06:002013-02-25T08:58:47.110-06:00February in Texas<div style="text-align: center;">
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Still too hot in short sleeves.</div>
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Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-69132170636171110202013-02-11T15:32:00.001-06:002013-02-11T15:37:33.109-06:00Oh right, this happened"This" being pretty much the cutest set of newborn baby girl photos in the history of history. <br />
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We waited until after her due date for her newborn photos, so I think she was about 6ish lbs in these. A few of my favorites:<br />
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<br />Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-22327631755777738762013-02-07T16:00:00.000-06:002014-08-25T10:12:20.298-05:00Piper's Yellow and Turquoise NurseryIn all the craziness with Piper arriving early, I never posted any pictures of her finished nursery. I got so much inspiration from others on Pinterest that I wanted to be able to contribute there for others. Here are a couple pics taken when my mom was in town last month. I will come back and add more when I have some time (so a year or so from now).<br />
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Crib: Munire Urban Collection</div>
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Fabric for window seat cover (made by a friend) and valance/pillow (made by mom): <a href="http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=89f505e9-3371-4c65-ba76-2161a1a57ab5" target="_blank">Premier Prints Twill Suzani Corn Yellow</a></div>
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Picture wall collage: center print from Etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84458829/nursery-poster-yellow-bright-childrens?ga_search_query=womb%2Byellow" target="_blank">happydeliveries</a>, upper right print from <a href="http://www.bitsycreations.com/item_94/Look-Up-Yellow-Printable-Freebie.htm" target="_blank">here</a> (free printable), lower left print from <a href="http://blog.persnicketyprints.com/2012/01/free-8x10-valentines-printable.html" target="_blank">here</a> (free printable), upper left and lower right are just a framed piece of fabric with scrapbooking stickers on the glass (insipred by <a href="http://www.freshmom.com/2012/decorating-2/preppy-nursery-art/" target="_blank">this</a>).</div>
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Hutch/changing dresser: Munire Urban Collection</div>
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Yellow metal bin: <a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/yellow-metal-die-cut-oval-pail-705731/" target="_blank">Hobby Lobby</a> (party supply section)</div>
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Changing pad cover: <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12559294&prodFindSrc=search" target="_blank">Babies R Us</a> (bought in desperation when we realized she was about to be released from the NICU). I also have <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61610073/changing-pad-cover-yellow-lemon" target="_blank">this one</a> from Etsy seller LittleOwlsNest and I love it. Both are super soft and well made.</div>
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The wall hanging on the left is from Etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/100378314/raining-love-in-yellow-personalized-baby?utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_source=Pinterest" target="_blank">MaisieMooNZ</a>. I ordered the night before I was induced. Call it retail therapy when I realized I was about to have a teeny tiny 33.5-week-old baby girl the next day. Here's a better picture of it:</div>
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Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-2671284902273583252013-02-03T14:39:00.001-06:002013-02-03T14:39:33.561-06:00Happy February!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And since today is Superbowl Sunday, here's a side-by-side of Amery and Piper in their <a href="http://www.bambinoballs.com/" target="_blank">Bambino Balls</a> onesies. Think they're related?</td></tr>
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<br />Shannon and Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888081936174602697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19812208.post-61080145328951212172013-01-02T11:44:00.001-06:002013-01-02T11:44:08.619-06:00Growing!Here's a little comparison of how much Piper has grown in the past 3 months. The top photo is her with a pacifier when she was about 10 days old in the NICU. The bottom photo is the same pacifier about 3 months later.<br />
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