tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42181357693520506442024-03-12T18:56:50.303-05:00Welcome to the Happy Haus: A Newfoundland Therapy Dog and China Adoption BlogA blog about Newfoundland therapy, rally and draft dogs, Chinese adoption, organic food, National Parks, Nature and whatever else strikes our fancy.Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.comBlogger551125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-51681572282688940232016-02-23T15:47:00.000-06:002016-02-23T15:47:35.654-06:00Goodbye Old Blog! Hello New Blog!<h2>
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It was called a "Math and Literacy" carnival, but was mostly a Halloween party. My favorite thing was the book walk (similar to the cake walk of my day). Natalie did the book walk several times and ended up winning 5 books. Natalie's favorite thing was walking around looking for her friends. However, since she was wearing a blond, curly wig most of her friends didn't recognize her. Natalie has recently become fascinated with a show called "Ever After High" where all of the characters are the offspring of famous fairytale characters...like Briar Beauty, daughter of Sleeping Beauty; Madeline Hatter, daughter of the Mad Hatter; and Apple White, daughter of Snow White. Natalie's costume resembles Ashlynn Ella, daughter of Cinderella.<br />
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Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-50060874377708569632015-07-28T14:19:00.000-05:002015-07-28T14:19:26.840-05:00Chinese New Year and Other Winter FunIn February we celebrated Chinese New Year with a bunch of other families who have children who were also adopted from China. Below is Natalie doing crafts with some of the other kids.<br />
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-41827797656849387292015-06-16T15:15:00.001-05:002015-06-16T15:15:06.128-05:00Happy 5th Birthday!!!!!About 5 months ago Natalie turned 5. Maybe someday I'll get back to keeping this blog caught up, but I doubt it. My girl just keeps me too busy.<br />
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Natalie had her 5th birthday party at the Museum of Discovery again and like last year she chose to have a safari party. This year the animals she chose were an albino corn snake, a chinchilla, a black rabbit, an insect from Australia called a prickly stick, and I think the other animal was a lizard of some sort.<br />
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There were 20 children in Natalie's Pre-K class, but we didn't have space for all of them. I let Natalie choose who to invite and she cracked me up by making her choices based on how the children behave in school. Two children were eliminated because "they don't listen to the teacher". Another was mean to other children. Natalie is usually a rule follower and she wants others around her to do the same.<br />
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Everyone had a wonderful time. Natalie was a very happy birthday girl!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Precious Natalie!!</span></td></tr>
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Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-69120139237759063482015-01-24T00:03:00.000-06:002015-06-16T14:29:58.449-05:00Busy Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Natalie and I have been so extremely busy that I haven't had time to post to our blog in ages, so brace yourself for a TON of pictures.</div>
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Natalie with her school project turkey that we made together. Each feather of the turkey shows things she is thankful for.</div>
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During a reenactment of the first Thanksgiving each child chose their own Indian name. Natalie chose "Cooking Owl" :) Also, note Natalie's entry on the chart in the background.</div>
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Another school project... a funny one, especially for a vegetarian</div>
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Eating a huge Thanksgiving dinner with Mitch, Donna and family</div>
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Resting after the big meal</div>
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In early December we went to Natalie's Greatgrandmother's house to visit with her and my Dad, Natalie's Grandaddy. We had a wonderful time. It makes me happy to see Natalie having wonderful times with people that I love so much.</div>
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Letter to Santa (wishlist reads Necklace, horse, doll)</div>
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Celebrating Donna's Birthday</div>
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-11503682205204555632014-12-04T16:50:00.002-06:002014-12-04T17:53:54.598-06:003 Years Together!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">November 7, 2014 was the third</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;"> anniversary of our Family Day. The wonderful day that Gary and I met our amazing daughter, Natalie Wanhan, in the Jiangxi province of China. I knew from the very first moment I met her I would do anything for Natalie including giving my life for hers without hesitation. Since then I have seen this beautiful (inside and out) child touch the lives of so many others. Recently I was asked on a form to list at least one strength of my child. I could have written for hours, but I just wrote the first few w</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">ords that came to mind: focused, detail oriented, curious, compassionate and wise. When I read the words back to myself I seemed like I was talking about someone in their 40s or 50s. Natalie Wanhan is an old soul. It is mind boggling how a four year old girl is changing the world through her deep love and compassion. In the last 12 months I have lost Gary and three other friends. All four of those people had life altering moments with Natalie prior to their deaths. She inspires so many others, including me, to be their best selves. I am so excited to see what the future holds with this phenomenal </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">child in my life and on our planet. </span><br />
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When I asked Natalie what she wanted to do to celebrate our 4th Family Day she said she wanted to climb Pinnacle Mountain. In the picture below you can see the sign that says it is a 1 1/2 mile trip that is steep, rugged and strenuous. I wasn’t anticipating going all the way to the top because I thought Natalie would tire out before then, but she surprised me (as she frequently does). Once when I stopped for a rest Natalie said “Come on Mama, we can’t stop until we get to the top.” </div>
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-27798161839170468852014-11-05T23:49:00.002-06:002014-11-05T23:50:29.504-06:00Welcome to Tara West...aka the New Happy Haus<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The last couple of months have been a whirlwind of activity and big life changes. Natalie started a new school, a new dance class, a new swim class and we moved to new home. We are finally settled enough for me to be able to take a few minutes to post some pictures and catch up on what we have been doing. </h4>
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At the end of September we moved into a new home. Before that we spent most of our waking time for four weeks working on it and were only going to the old house to sleep. So when we moved in it already felt like home to Natalie and she had a very easy transition. We are in the process of getting the Happy Haus ready to sell... something I <u>never</u> thought I would be saying since I always planned on staying there until I got to the age that I couldn't climb the stairs on my own. </h4>
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<br />We spent most of the summer in Monticello with my mom and stepdad (aka Marm and Papa). The four of us get along wonderfully and really enjoy each other's company, so we decided to buy a house together. Natalie and I have been lonely in the Happy Haus since Gary died. Our new house has plenty of space so that we can have as much togetherness as we want and still have lots of privacy.</h4>
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<br />Katie and Louie have also adjusted very well to our new home. They love taking walks in our new neighborhood and running around in their new yard. After 8 years for Katie and almost 7 years for Louie of living on a sloped lot they are really enjoying being able to run on a flat surface. They spend much of their daytime hours outside or snoozing in the dog area of the garage. At night they usually choose to sleep in my room. </h4>
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Our new house is called Tara West - named by Mitch. It has four columns on the front that made him think of Tara from Gone With the Wind which he knows is my favorite book. We have moved from midtown to West Little Rock. Hence, the West part of the new name. Natalie says we should call it the New Happy Haus, so it will likely have two names.</h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At school each child has a different job every week. This pic was taken when it was Natalie's turn to be the flag holder. It brought tears to my eyes to listen to the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance while watching my beautiful Chinese American daughter hold the flag.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Halloween Natalie choose to dress up as Wonder Woman... I thought it was a great choice for her. Not only did her black hair look good with the outfit, her bravery also was a perfect match.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie got to spend some time with two old friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">....and she got to spend time with new friends as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress designed by Natalie. Strapless dresses are her all time favorite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last week I went on a field trip with Natalie's class to a pumpkin patch. Natalie sat by one of her new friends and they had a wonderful time playing, talking...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and resting together. Natalie and her friends are so sweet and affectionate with each other. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finding her way through the hay maze</td></tr>
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-80955285309630052752014-09-04T16:26:00.000-05:002014-09-04T16:34:25.461-05:00Goodbye Summer; Hello School<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">After our New York and South Carolina trips we spent the rest of the summer traveling back and forth between Little Rock and Monticello where we spent time with Natalie's Arkansas grandparents. Below is a picture of Natalie touching the tooth of an alligator at a Monticello bank. It was her idea to pose like this.</span><br />
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We also made a visit to Natalie's old school where she enjoyed seeing some of her old friends.</div>
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Sissy came for a visit and the three of us drove to Louisville Arkansas to visit my 96 year old grandmother. It was a very wonderful, special time.</div>
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Since we were traveling for 90% of the summer, Katie and Louie had been staying at Newfoundland Doggie Camp. Natalie was so excited to have them home (so was I :-). She was especially thrilled to be reunited with her best buddy Louie.</div>
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<span style="color: #37404e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Natalie was nervous, but brave when I dropped her off for her first day at her new school. The little fashionista wasn't thrilled about having to wear a uniform, but she was rockin' it anyway. I stayed for a bit and watched through an observation window. The students sat on a carpet on their assigned seats (Natalie was lucky enough to be between two classmates from her old school.) As the introduction to the class was going on one of Natalie's classmates mentioned her grandparent recently died. Natalie raised her hands next and then told the group that her Daddy died. She was very matter of fact about it. We still talk about Gary almost every day and regularly watch videos of him and Natalie together. Even though death is a complicated subject Natalie seems to grasp the fact that her Daddy's love lives on. There is a children's book about this called "Always By My Side" that Natalie frequently asks to read.</span><br />
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Natalie was recently tested for both Physical and Occupational Therapy. She still qualifies for both so she will continue to receive PT and OT for another year. Natalie barely qualified in PT, so I am certain that this is her last year of that. She started back in swimming lessons recently and will start dance class next Monday. She is going to a new dance school and will learn ballet, tap and jazz (all in a one hour class). I predict that the combination of PT, swimming and dance will help Natalie's gross motor skills catch up to age appropriate levels very soon. OT is going to take more time and a lot more work. Natalie's fine motor skills are still severely delayed. However, both of her therapists are amazed by the progress she has made. She is great about paying attention and working hard. I am very proud of her.
Next on Natalie's agenda: Dancing With the Stars. She asks me every day how many more days until her favorite show starts.Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-43302284922438013762014-07-17T10:27:00.000-05:002014-07-17T10:27:28.234-05:00A Visit With the South Carolina GrandparentsLast month Natalie and I went to visit family in South Carolina. We both had a wonderful time with Grandmother and Granddaddy. Between this and the previous New York trip Natalie has gotten quite a bit of traveling experience. She is becoming quite a pro. I am very proud of her.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-58517795232419344062014-07-01T10:08:00.000-05:002014-07-01T10:08:53.548-05:00A Day of Firsts at Coney Island<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: left;">On our last full day in New York Natalie, Sissy and I took an hour long train ride to Coney Island.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Natalie wanted to ride this swing ride which was rated "High Thrill". Sissy and I both thought that the 100 foot assent into the air might be a bit much for Natalie's first ever amusement park ride, but Natalie was determined to try it. She was not a bit scared. After the ride was over she said she had fun, but that it didn't go fast enough :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie had a big smile on her face after her roller coaster ride and was ready to do it again. <br />She also rode the log ride which had a 40' extremely steep drop. That was her favorite!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Natalie also experienced the ocean for the first time. At first she was a bit scared of the motion of the waves, but after a short time she fell in love with it and it was hard to drag her away. We played in the sand, looked for seashells and jumped the waves over and over and over.</span></td></tr>
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Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-42444034207252407902014-06-20T09:07:00.003-05:002014-06-20T09:07:44.769-05:00The Brooklyn Children's MuseumNatalie and I had a wonderful time visiting The Brooklyn Children's Museum. We went last year also, but found many fun new exhibits to explore this year.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new sensory room was a big hit. Natalie especially loved the hammock swing. She buried herself in it and laughed hysterically while I spun her in big circles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year we discovered the interactive gardens. My favorite part was the fragrance garden. They had mint, geranium and other plants that you could rub between your fingers and smell.</td></tr>
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-73978692846030918612014-06-18T16:30:00.000-05:002014-06-18T16:30:02.006-05:00We Love New York in June, How About You?Natalie and I had a wonderful time with Sissy and Stella in New York this year. We went on lots of walks, played princesses, went to the Brooklyn Children's Museum and took a trip to Coney Island. (Pictures to follow in future post)<br />
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-74796984448328142352014-06-13T08:21:00.001-05:002014-06-13T08:21:58.055-05:00Forever Friends<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
Natalie and I just returned from our annual pilgrimage to NYC. Our first day was spent with our very dear friends in Long Island. Natalie had a wonderful time playing with "S" (age 10) and "A" (age 6), who were also both adopted from China. The older girls were so sweet with Natalie. It was wonderful to see her interact with them and fun to see her hold her own. Natalie is definitely no shrinking violet; she is a girl full of plans and ideas which she loves to share with others. Natalie had the time of her life and I think she would have been thrilled for us to move in with this amazing family. </div>
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-21497494952112877092014-06-10T17:30:00.000-05:002014-06-10T17:30:00.238-05:00Natalie's First Dance Recital<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Natalie just had her very first dance recital. She and 6 other little girls from her class did a tap dance routine to the song "Mairzy Doats" (a hilarious song that I remember my father singing to me when I was a little girl). </span><br />
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Excitement (and messy hair) before rehearsal.<br />
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The dress rehearsal was on Thursday. The girls only did about 25% of their routine that they had worked on for months. Here are some of the girls before their practice run.<br />
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Friday was the big night. Before her dance I gave Natalie a card to commemorate the experience. She was so thrilled and immediately started looking at it with her friends. The girls did a much better job (maybe about 75% of the routine) during the actual recital. I was so proud and loved watching my brave little sweetheart on stage in front of a few thousand people.<br />
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For months Natalie had been wanting roses... I'm not sure where she got the idea. I told her that she would probably get some as a surprise at some point in her life knowing that I was intending to give some to her after the recital. When she got them she was absolutely thrilled. It was probably the best $10 I ever spent. </div>
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Since I'm on a kick of trying to catch up on my blog posts I thought I would post some miscellaneous pictures that show what Natalie and I have been doing lately. From all the recent posts you can see that our lives have been extremely full. I am actually ready for some quiet time now, but I'm guessing Natalie is not. She loves to be on the go and be around people as much as possible.</div>
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One of the things we love to do on an almost daily basis is turn on some loud, happy music and dance around the house for about 30 minutes. The other day Natalie wanted to wear one of her fancy dresses during our dance. She loves it when I pick her up, spin her around and then throw her on the bed. This particular time I was captivated by the way she looked in her red dress against the blue and white material, so I asked her to be still so I could take a couple of pictures.</div>
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Natalie's little boy friend requested princesses and race cars on his birthday cake. It was a definite crowd pleaser.</div>
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One of my favorite moments in May was when I took Louie to visit Natalie's class at school. We gave them all a lesson on how to introduce yourself to a dog you don't know.</div>
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-27080709598406926672014-06-06T16:52:00.000-05:002014-06-06T16:52:00.333-05:00The Graduate<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
Natalie just graduated from the Pre-K3 program at Pulaski Heights Methodist Children's Learning Center. In the fall she will go into our public school's Pre-K4 program.</div>
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After graduation we went to a pizza party with all of her classmates. <br />
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Natalie loves all of her friends, but that night she decided that she needed to hang out with her girlfriend "S" because they had matching sandals. The ideas she comes up with crack me up on a daily basis.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">She is off for the summer and is thrilled to be spending every day with me. We have lots of fun things planned for the summer. It's going to be a whirlwind of swimming, dance, and trips to visit loved ones. Natalie keeps asking me, "Where are all my friends, Mama?". I tell her the answer that she already knows, that they are in school still for the summer. Her response every time: "But not me Mama. I get to stay with you!" and then she always gives me a big hug. It will be interesting to see how long she stays excited about being out of school. She is such a social butterfly and loves to interact with people. </span></div>
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Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-89826490785235921472014-06-05T17:30:00.000-05:002014-06-05T17:30:01.621-05:00Mothers' WeekendInstead of just celebrating Mother's Day, we decided to make it a whole weekend of girl time. My mother came to stay with Natalie and me and we all had a blast.<br />
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The celebration of motherhood began Friday morning with a "Mothers' Breakfast" at Natalie's school.<br />
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On Saturday, Mom, Donna, Natalie and I went to see Disney Princesses on Ice. Natalie dressed as Ariel. She shared a big tub of popcorn with "Marm"... I think Natalie ate about 80% of it. We all had a wonderful time.<br />
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After the show Mitch joined us for a yummy fish dinner.<br />
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The next morning Mom, Nat and I had brunch at the Purple Cow where Natalie and I took our first selfie photos. The pictures remind me of ones you would get from an old fashioned photo booth.<br />
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That afternoon we went to the Children's Theater to see a production of Sleeping Beauty. Natalie doesn't have a sleeping beauty dress, so she decided to dress as Cinderella.<br />
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It is quite a wonderful gift to be in the middle of this mother sandwich. Being a daughter to such an amazing Mother, having an extraordinary daughter of my own and spending time with them together is one of the best feelings in the world.</div>
Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-751465494144792452014-06-04T22:01:00.000-05:002014-06-04T22:01:08.483-05:00Growing Up and Firetrucks<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
On the way home from visiting a dear friend in the hospital Natalie declared that she wanted to eat Chinese food. I suggested we call ahead and order some and then pick it up on our way home. Her response, "Mama, I really want to eat IN the restaurant." We've been out to eat so many times but in the past we have always been with friends or family. This was the first time it was just the two of us. She sat across from me in a booth and was such a little grown up. We had a great time... she is excellent company. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">After we ate we were walking to our car and saw two large firetrucks in the parking lot. I noticed another mother with a small child talking to one of the firemen, so we walked over. The firemen were so nice and offered to take pictures of us in their firetruck. It was a great experience for both of us and was the perfect opportunity for me to talk about the role that firefighters play in our community.</span></div>
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Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-10362654630347356462014-06-04T16:37:00.001-05:002014-06-04T16:44:44.767-05:00First Field TripNatalie and her classmates recently went on their first field trip to the Wonder Place which is a children's exploratory play center. Since I am no longer working full time I was able to go along with the crew. Natalie was so excited to have me there and held my hand the entire way to the center.<br />
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Playing grocery store<br />
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Next it was Natalie's turn to be the cashier<br />
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Playing in the kitchen<br />
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Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-63717971058638027572014-05-13T16:46:00.000-05:002014-05-13T16:46:01.987-05:00Dress Up Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie loves to dress up. In the picture below she is wearing her swim class clothes complete with goggles :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie recently went to a friend's birthday party at a movie theater. It was a private viewing of the movie "Frozen". Most of the little girls in attendance dressed up as princesses. Natalie decided to wear her Belle dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every time a song would play during the movie all of the girls would break out in song. They were so passionate about it and sounded so sweet that I teared up at the beginning of each song. When the song "Let it Go!" came on the girls were so excited and so LOUD :).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie wearing her Little Mermaid costume that she purchased with money that she saved. She was so pleased with her purchase.</span><br />
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<br />Charity, Katie, Louie & Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126387696547111370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218135769352050644.post-90392170252405168762014-04-29T16:48:00.003-05:002014-04-29T16:48:46.467-05:00Flashback to Family Gathering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I just realized that due to my recent erratic pattern of blogging I forgot to post pictures from my grandmother's 96th birthday. Natalie and I made a 2 1/2+ hour drive to a little town in SW Arkansas. When we arrived Natalie followed her usual pattern of being withdrawn from everyone there for the first few minutes. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I commented to my Aunt D that when Natalie grows up I predict she will be a fashion designer or a director. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> Within 10 minutes of our arrival Natalie had dropped all of her barriers and was engaging every single person in the house in an elaborate game of her creation. Natalie had all of the adults very happily doing her bidding. As we watched Natalie issue command after command, all of which were promptly followed, Aunt D said, "I see what you mean about Natalie being a director". It was so nice for me to sit back in a corner and relax while watching the whole scene unfold with Natalie and her loving Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Feeding the birds during a light snowfall with Uncle R and Uncle D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goofing around with Grandmother</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Playing with the marble toy that has been used by generations of children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie and her GreatGrandmother, the 96 year old beautiful birthday girl</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie and Granddaddy are ready to eat</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The whole crew</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sad to say goodbye to Grandmother and Granddaddy</span><br />
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