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Madness

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The mid-winter break festivities continue! Madness Pt 1: We made our way to Costco via bus today. It was quite the trek with our crew--6 children, 4 and under--but we really wanted to check it out and eat at the food court. haha. It was very exciting arriving at Costco and they had lots of good stuff. Unfortunately I had 0 space to haul it back with me so I opted to just enjoy looking around. The actual store wasn't too packed, but the children were crrraazzyyy. At one point Sarah, Nika, and I were in the check out line, and our girls were all lying on the floor hahaha. It was super embarrassing but I was also like "these children never have space just to run around in the winter" so I could see why they wanted to just be kids and get their wiggles out! The actual eating was also chaotic. We were trying to juggle taking kids to the bathroom, finding a place to sit in the 6 table food court, keeping the babies happy, and navigating around missed nap times. haha. Even with ...
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Here, There, Everywhere!

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This week is mid-winter break, which means we'll be doing fun activities at friends all week! In the morning we went to the children's museum! It was packed. But still a good time! After we were finished playing in the museum and about to head out, we hopped on the elevator to go downstairs, and just as Emi was about to hop on the elevator door shut. It was the SADDEST thing ever. I could hear her screaming as our elevator went to the main level, and as soon as we got there I ran upstairs as fast as I could and there she was (with a nice family who was watching her). She gave me the biggest hug. So traumatizing! After the incident, Emi bounced back quickly and we walked over to Popup with our friends. It's all about the cream cheese amiright?! And then home for a nap for Macy and I/quiet time for Emi, and then Aunt Courtney and Marlie came over! After quiet time, Emi came out of her room with this toy and wanted me to "glue it to her nose" so she could be a unicor...
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Valentines

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 My Valentines! 
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Teacher Things

In my ElEd program at BYU, they taught me the importance of recognizing the good things students did and then letting their parents know about it! I tried really hard to do that with my students, and would shoot their parents an email saying a quality I admired about their child. It was received very well but I didn't think too much of it. Fast forward to now, and I got my first text from Emi's art teacher saying "she's such a great friend to her classmates." I have felt SO proud of her all day.  I had no idea that such a small gesture could make such a big impact.
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Nostalgia

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Emi got to pass out more Valentine's today! Art class and preschool. Her preschool friend's birthday also happens to be this weekend, so there was a birthday celebration too!  Emi has loved giving out her Valentine's--she worked really hard to write her name on all of her preschool friends' Valentines. She also has loved getting Valentine's! It's so nostalgic for me to have these Valentine's exchanges. Speaking of nostalgia, I made the girls/Marty and I our annual Valentine's cookies. I feel like it was just yesterday that I was the one coming home from school with a big Valentine's cookie awaiting me. It's so special getting to recreate that magic for my own kids. Emi was sooo excited! She was also very excited to see Valentine's sheets on her bed last week. I put them on her bed while she was at school and was hoping she'd see them when she got home. I really wanted her to be the one to notice them, so I just kept waiting for her to not...
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Make Believe

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Today was a big day because it was the Music Class Valentine's exchange. So many people were there. For the music portion it was very crowded...we were shoulder to shoulder in the primary room for music class and the exchange in the church basement was fun and pure chaos. A friend captured these pictures at music class. Love my girls! Emi and her twins. One is in her "front pack" (aka her sweater) and the other is in the stroller. She was taking them to the pediatrician in her imaginative play today. Emi's favorite game right now is rental car (can you tell we live in NYC?) and we are always bringing a baby or two along with us in our make believe travels. Little Macy Moo.
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Summer

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Today felt so warm! It was 34 degrees and felt like summer! Or at least spring? It was sooo refreshing after a freezing weekend. I'm hoping this means we've turned a leaf after today's weather!  I get the cutest view while I push my stroller around NYC. 
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