tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47315989356492776312024-03-13T21:30:14.323-07:00The Boyds: frame by frameThe life, times, and general hoop-la of Tyler, Connie, and Emma Boyd!Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.comBlogger471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-60778259878449919282013-07-07T11:57:00.001-07:002013-07-07T12:04:41.402-07:00Photo Card<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="height: 494px; width: 425px;">
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WOW has it been forever since we've posted anything...I have really struggled with time since last year about this time when Emma dropped down to 1 nap. I really wanted to keep up with the blog, but with the pregnancy and all it entailed it just hasn't worked up to this point. Since Estelle's come in to our lives, of course, the potential overlap of nap time that I do have I spend napping myself and therefore even less time for being here :( </div>
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Anyhow...popping in here now as we're getting ready for Emma's 3rd bday! Check out the fun invites below we were able to get with our pampers rewards points ;0 LOVE FREE STUFF! They were simple to make and this mama still has time for a nap ;0</div>
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Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-34117204980623906882013-01-15T19:57:00.000-08:002013-01-15T19:57:06.906-08:00Emma and the Animals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was our first stop: sea lions...she's still doing her 'arc, arc' while clapping and referring to these guys ;0</div>
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Next up were the penguins. Not the best pic, but I had to share because she was so worried about these little guys. They each had tags on their arms. She thought they were band aids and, she's so traumatized by 'pokes' from the doctor, that she thought all the penguins had 'pokes'. She talked about that for SO LONG. Every now and then she still brings it up ;0</div>
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To me, this was one of the neatest for her because they were right in front of her! </div>
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she doesn't know that sharks are scary yet, so not too impressed by these guys swimming right above her!</div>
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loved seeing the giraffes! And, PS, this is her 'smile' or 'say cheese' face...love it yeah?!</div>
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here she is saying 'roar' ;0</div>
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She loved all the animals and the whole day, but, this little girl...when we'd tell her to tell someone about our trip, all she could talk about was getting to hi-five rudolph! ;0 (she just watched Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer movie this year and he's her fave;0)</div>
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We don't get many pics together, so had to share this one (see, she's 'smiling' for the camera!)</div>
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We ended our day at the Dolphin Show. We got front row seats....and didn't realize that there was a reason the front row was open!! </div>
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We got splashed....</div>
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So sorry that I've been so slow with posting these last few months! There are several reasons...one is that I'm almost out of room on my photobucket account...so it makes posting pics a little challenging but I don't have time to figure out what to do about it :( Will try to keep truckin' along here, tho! <br />
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Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-86803101518627349932012-12-28T20:34:00.000-08:002013-01-15T19:43:31.384-08:00Baby's DebutI'm officially 17 weeks now (at the time I'm starting this post;0)...I guess it's about time to add some pics and info on this little one!<br />
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Back in September, we got some amazingly wonderful (ly scary;0) news and we began to share it immediately. Why wait, right?!<br />
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We figured that the Lord already knew whether we'd make it to the end or not and so the least we could do is start to get this littler person prayed up!<br />
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At our first appointment, we got to meet him/her! AND hear the heartbeat - we were not expecting that at all. But it was a relief to hear that all was well at that point ;0<br />
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The first trimester was not so bad (compared to my first 5 months with Emma;0), 'morning' sickness would come and go randomly and I was beat at the end of each day...and by 'end' of the day I mean 4:30/5PM so when Tyler got home I was ready to hand the reins over and go to my room ;0</div>
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Our next appointment brought us the same unexpected excitement. We weren't expecting an ultrasound (nor was the Doc) but the monitor that lets you hear the heartbeat wasn't cooperating, so she grabbed it (ultrasound machine) and we got to hear the wonderfully fast heartbeat and see this little thing wiggle about! here's the second photo of Baby-B</div>
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and a glimpse of the wiggles ;0</div>
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Wanted to say that we appreciate SO MUCH those of you that joined us in prayer over the first trimester. It's definitely settling in that we have a little one that will be joining us in 4-6 months! We made our first official purchases for it today...CRAZY!!!!</div>
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<br />Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-64429692869592567232012-12-17T11:53:00.000-08:002012-12-17T11:53:00.271-08:00HalloweenAlthough Emma's done the Tinkerbell thing before, that was for a bday party and not for Halloween...that and she LOVES tink, and it was only $6 at once upon a child (yay!) While she's still a little too young to get much about Halloween, she did have herself a fun time this year.<br />
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Here she is all dressed up and NOT thrilled at all about it ;) Off we were to the church's harvest carnival!</div>
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and went down the slide together a few times ;0</div>
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Jessica brought over some pumpkins to carve for the kids and Tyler went at it!</div>
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amazing! (too bad someone stole it on halloween night :0)</div>
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After the carnival night she had it down, but thought we were going to go play more games, ride more slides, etc to get more candy :)</div>
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Caden the cow came to grab some goodies with us too!</div>
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and Isaiah and my sister...oh my :)</div>
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<br />Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-21524569722550211492012-12-10T11:38:00.000-08:002012-12-10T11:38:00.046-08:00I heart weddingsMeet some of our dear friends we've met through JAMZ<br />
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My girl, Kimmy, whom you've met here before. We first met through JAMZ I guess 15 yearsish ago and we were instant buddies. Before we knew it, we were BFFs and have remained so ;0</div>
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Mike & Arie. Micheal was hired at the JAMZ office about 9ish years ago. We were buddies, developed a little love-hate relationship (sorry Micheal, my opinion, i know!) but I'm glad that before my time was over in the office, we really got to a place where we loved and appreciated and respected one another. I love our inside jokes and great memories we've shared over the years. </div>
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Arie is this beauty inside & out and an extremely talented dancer (that I would admire and be jealous of when she was on stage). They are now a happy little family with a little man named Gavin that's about 20 mos - that we haven't seen since his bday!!- Tyler and I heart these two ;0</div>
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Mario and Kelvin. Oh these two boys. Kelvin started with JAMZ shortly after I did and is just a hoot. Everything is happy and great with him. all.the.time.no.matter.what. Mario is something else;0 I didn't really get to know him until we were on a 13 day JAMZ Hawaii adventure where we had not choice but to be nice and become friends ;0 And for that, I'm glad. He's my brotha from anotha motha - and please tell your mama I said hello, btw, if you're reading! Tyler and I must come visit you guys soon;0 -</div>
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A shot of the girls. You've met everyone here but Julie, who is on my left. I have too many words for her...so to keep it short, she was my boss for 13 years, but most importantly my friend, sister and confidant during those years...and it was such a treat to get to spend an evening with her</div>
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Kimmy & her hubby Adam ;0 our view of them at our table</div>
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the amazing house up on a hill in Murphy's...</div>
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my handsome hub and I ;0</div>
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...in the gorgeous sunset</div>
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Heather Bee, sister of the bride and someone also very special to me. She and Mike (from above) were hired at the same time, and I got to choose heather to be my right hand woman and we worked side by side the rest of my days there ;0 I got to train her in a lot of my areas as we'd pass around the jobs :) But mostly I enjoyed sharing an office with her, getting to know her better. How sweet she is with her dad (since I got to listen in on phone calls;0), how her mind thinks. She also (along with her sis coming up below) helped me when I was going through my divorce and taught me to be a strong, confident and independent woman. Mouthful, but really, I appreciate the nights and days we spent together and everything that she shared with me to bring me to a place where I could be myself no matter who, what, when, where and why. </div>
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...and the Bride, Ms Hollie...she too was a part of the 13 day JAMZ Hawaiian adventure where she and I roomed together the whole time and divulged every inch of our souls to one another making us dear friends. She's just as strong and independent as her sister and her influence during the same time frame was also a huge help for me. She's a phenomenal dancer (her sis too!), and such a kind hearted and genuine individual. Love her!</div>
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OH YEAH, the post title is WEDDING...what we were all gathered for ;0 Here is Hollie and her man Brian (who I picked for her hub the night we met him!;0)</div>
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...and the start of their happily ever after!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">**Of course, they are all 'our' friends now; I just happen to be having my own moments while telling you about everyone today;0**</span></div>
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This past weekend I went to clear my memory card on our little camera before heading out to Discovery Kingdom for a little day trip (pics to be shared later) and to my surprise, there were so many pictures I had not yet transferred! Including these fun ones from Thomas & Steph's visit this summer. Well, August/September.</div>
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My goal is to share a few of the fun times we've had since then and get you up to date. Hub is gone for about 12 days followed by a vaca for just us then vaca from work for him...SO lots of time coming my way to do just about...nothing...or whatever I want ;0 YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY<br />
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OK here we go really quickly!! The kiddos had a fun time playing out in the dirt @ Nani & Popi's, Matt & Charrie's house;0<br />
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the guys had an itch to climb the dirt mountain...just to do it mostly (i think) and also to see the view from way up there...</div>
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We had the opportunity to go to dinner without the kids and Nani & Popi got a fun opportunity to watch Caden, Emma & Justin - and try to put C&E to bed...neither of which were asleep when we got home - it wasn't a successful attempt at having the kids go to bed to say the least ;0</div>
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It was such a treat to have Justin, Steph & Thomas stay with us! </div>
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As some of you know, however, Emma does like her own space...so sometimes, it wasn't so happy ;0</div>
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I just loved this shot of them all cuddling together ;0 </div>
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Sweet times, sweet memories. Love you and miss you guys!</div>
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After some crazy days/hours in June and July, Tyler was granted a well deserved vacation. it was interesting timing, really. (Que the background story ;0) Working for JAMZ didn't leave much time for socializing outside of well, JAMZ. You're so exhausted from everything that you have no desire to do anything on your days off. Quitting a little over two years ago, I was ready to 'be social' So many people have heard from us how we want to get together. Combine being new parents and Tyler working events and side jobs and that left us...putting getting together with people back on the shelf.</div>
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It was tough, especially for me being home and feeling a little more lonely, no longer surrounded by people on a daily basis. I would wait for projects to be done, events to be over, blah, blah. This summer, after a combination of Emma going down to one nap, me feeling normal again and just realizing there's always a reason to not do things, and you just gotta do them! I started to be social just Em and I. </div>
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I am NOT blaming Tyler in this. It was my decision to wait for times that we could all do things as a family... and I'm just kinda sharing a little of where I've been with all this over the past couple of years. (and apparently turning a post about Tyler's vacation about me;0...um need some adult/conversation time I think!)</div>
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ALL THIS TO SAY...as we finally started to go out and do things - Tyler got vacation! And to kick off our vaca, we got a call from my BFF Kimmy that they were taking their jet skis out to the lake, so we met up with them there!</div>
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Minutes after we got there and Em got in, she fell in ;0...</div>
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...got her ready to not fear the rest of the day, I guess ;0</div>
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We had taken Caden overnight the night before, so we asked if Matt and Charrie wanted to meet us out there...and they did ;0</div>
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it was a fun day</div>
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it felt like we were really living; doing things as a family. Going out and just enjoying life. it felt awesome and it was a phenomenal way to start vacation!</div>
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We spent most of our time around the house. One night, Tyler took us on a date!</div>
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Contrary to the look on her face here, Em LOVED her cold stone ;0</div>
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We made a family trip to Carmel...it was gorgeous and a WONDERFUL day!</div>
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We invited both my sis' and their kiddos and the littles, and awesomely enough, Ann and her crew were already planning to go! Perfect timing!</div>
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Tyler spent his time making this beauty...that everyone wanted to pose around ;0</div>
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Just a little of our vaca and August. Just thought we'd share (and I'd have a little therapy session;0)</div>
Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-642024539702022602012-10-05T10:39:00.001-07:002012-10-05T10:39:32.150-07:00The Beauty in Messy MotherhoodA nice, comforting and encouraging post. Mamas - please read!<br />
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<a href="http://www.thebettermom.com/2012/10/the-beauty-in-messy-motherhood/">The Beauty in Messy Motherhood</a>Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-53196892779097514722012-10-02T10:16:00.000-07:002012-10-02T10:16:43.554-07:00Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just wanted to share our news!</div>
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It is VERY early - we are just 4 weeks along.</div>
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However, we wanted to enlist the prayers of anyone that would join us</div>
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to pray that we make it through the next couple of months!</div>
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Please and Thank you :0</div>
Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-9701785253895040892012-09-21T19:33:00.002-07:002012-09-21T19:33:52.509-07:00Emma's first prayer (on her own)YAY! I wondered when this would happen! Emma is pretty good about repeating what we say during prayers. Lately, she's been asking to pray several times while eating; sometimes at the time of getting more of something, or just because;0<br />
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Tonight, she asked "mama, pray again? to Jesus" followed by a cutie of a little smile ;) So I prayed with her again. Specified some things about today that we are grateful for: Tia Cherrie and Caden for letting her come play this am/watch her;0, Tere, for watching her this afternoon, Tia Ann for giving Papa a ride home, Tia Diana for teaching Mama to make salsa, for Papa for making dinner (incase you were wondering what our day consisted of!)<br />
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A few minutes later, she asked "mama, pray again?" and I said, "Sure, what would you like to pray for?" When I've asked before she just repeats Jesus but this time she said the following (while<b> I</b> repeated after <b>her</b>;0)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">"Jesus, thank you for toys, papa, mama (repeated papa/mama a few times;0), poo poo...A-MEN!"</span><br />
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Just melted my heart! Had to document it, it literally JUST happened. Have a fab weekend!Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-53240888968098596842012-09-20T20:22:00.003-07:002012-09-20T20:22:55.701-07:00Super CuteWhere is everyone?! ;0 Did y'all tune out since I'm not checking in as often? Just checkin'...<br />
anyhow...just had to send this beautiful reminder I found here: <a href="http://laybabylay.com/downloads/page/2/" target="_blank">Lay Baby Lay</a>. neat little blog i will have to check out more when i'm not so zombie;0<br />
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<br />Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-87829311111906085462012-09-18T08:36:00.002-07:002012-09-18T08:36:49.395-07:00Little Interruptions<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%px;">
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">September
18 </span></strong><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #6cab21; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Little
Interruptions</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">by
Barbara Rainey</span><o:p></o:p><br />
<em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining
the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.</span></em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
Philippians 2:2</span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">As
moms, we get to deal with such exciting things as spit up, poopy pull-ups,
and frogs and lizards escaping in the house. So how do you balance all of
that with the desire to be an attractive, romantic, interesting wife? </span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">One
key is to remember that <em>your
children are third on your list of priorities.</em> They cannot be
more important to you than their father and certainly not more important than
your heavenly Father.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
wise woman said to me years ago, “Honey, one child will take all your time,
two children will take all your time and so will three. It doesn’t matter how
many children you have; they will take all your time.” And she’s right . . .
if you let them. It’s up to you whether or not you save at least some of your
energy, time and attention for your husband. </span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When
you pay attention to your husband, children begin to see that their needs and
desires don’t have to be met immediately. They learn patience when they have
to wait for you to finish your tasks, your conversation . . . or your kiss! A
healthy marriage creates security in their hearts and minds. Plus they can
learn responsibility and greater independence when you and your husband leave
them (well supervised, of course) to go on a date or a weekend away. They
need an occasional break from you, just like you do from them! </span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Yes,
children are often little interruptions, but keeping your husband a higher
priority is the first step in balancing the roles of wife and mother. </span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #6cab21; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Discuss</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Perhaps
this sounds very freeing for you. Or perhaps it sounds selfish and unkind.
Talk about how you feel about putting limits on the time you spend with your
children so that you can spend time with each other. Discuss a regular time
each week when you can have a date night together.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="color: #6cab21; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Pray</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ask
God for the wisdom to set aside time for one another to invest in your
marriage relationship.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">**THIS WAS AN EMAIL FROM 'MOMENTS WITH YOU' <a href="http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/momentstogether/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THESE MARRIAGE DEVOS**</span></span><br />
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Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-80160506660441262702012-09-14T11:03:00.003-07:002012-09-14T11:03:39.229-07:00Emma Turns 2 TwoWe are finally here! FINALLY?! Yes, I know you've been waiting on pins and needles for these photos, right?! hehehehehe.....<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">THE PREPARATION</span></b><br />
I have to confess...it was back in March (I believe) that I was leisurely spending time online when I came across a 'Tutus and Ties' birthday party theme. You know, back when TWO NAPS a day and FOUR HOURS of free time allowed for such things ;0 Emma loves tutus and is SURROUNDED by little boys in our families, so I thought it would be great fun to make this the theme of her second birthday! (um and I may have a little mom-guilt from not making a big fuss over her first bday?! who knows...) I did LOTS of research, and started EARLY with attempts to see if this was indeed the path we wanted to take....<br />
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and all signs pointed to YES - LET'S DO THIS! this is the tutu that my sister Diana and I made for Emma (followed by 7 tutu skirts for invited guests)</div>
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the next step was attempting a tie pattern I found online. AND the help of Grandma Boyd (and her lovely assitant, the sewing machine ;0)</div>
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...SUCCESS...here are all 18 of the ties that we made ;0 (yes - i did HELP - I ironed, folded/pinned and turned them outside in ;0)</div>
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Once we figured the tutus and ties out, it was time to attempt some recipes to see if this mama could pull it off..</div>
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..my lovely assistant helping frost the cookies ;0</div>
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and taking a break...because it was so tiring?! or because more sampling was needed?! ;0</div>
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It all worked out SO...we were officially underway with all party planning for the official party!!<br />
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Em's birthday morning, she was anxious to help me make her pancakes ;0</div>
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When Papa left for work that day, we found a gift waiting on the doorstep! Emma tore in to it!</div>
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It was perfect! It was from Tia Ann (Un, as Em pronounces ;0), Jessica, Paige & Jayce</div>
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That week, Jamba Juice was having $1 drinks, so we ended our week there...and apparently Emma needed to sample everyone's :)</div>
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We were bummed that our fave photog was not avail, and we headed to Picture People. SURPRISINGLY...we had a very successful visit! Although I was tempted to take my disgruntled child out of the studio on several occasions (because she was refusing to sit still, wear the dress or smile ;0...and was throwing fit after fit), with the persistence from Papa and the photographer, we got some GREAT shots!!</div>
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Since Nani and Popi were underway with their OFFICIAL MOVE TO CALI, we opted to save the party day until later in the month when they could be here to celebrate with us!!</div>
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We had some prepping to do leading up to the party</div>
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couldn't have done it without my helpers!!</div>
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Em's newest cousin-cousin, Elise!!</div>
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the display/pick up area for tutus and ties</div>
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my dear friend dawn who happened to be in town from LA! such a treat to have her stop by</div>
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the beautiful Paige;0</div>
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my little(?) niece Jenaya - who started Jr High this year...oye time flies!</div>
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Popi on the 'que (with his designer glasses ;0)</div>
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I think it was such a treat for Tyler to have his parents here for this! I know he's longed to have them be a part of stuff for years, especially since Emma was born...and now they live 20 minutes away!</div>
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my girl Kimmie ;0</div>
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Charrie and Caden ;0</div>
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Papa sporting his grandma made tie </div>
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my brother Jeff and his grandson, Julius - what a cutie!</div>
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my precious ;0</div>
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doesn't he look like a little model?!</div>
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an attempt for a family photo (thank you, Thomas!)</div>
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Em having a ball!</div>
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dessert table (cutting and passing out cake last year was very stressful for me for some reason, so I opted for stress-free sweets this time around-THANK YOU, NANI AND CHARRIE FOR YOUR HELP ;0)</div>
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precious Lita ;0</div>
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...and a wardrobe change ;0 - made her do it, we did spend an hour+ making this puppy!</div>
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CUTIE PIE!</div>
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Thank you, Tia for your tutu making abilities ;0</div>
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Tera and Lyla ;0</div>
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we TRIED to get a pic of all the kiddos in their tutus and ties...but all the parent's wanted their own photo so we couldn't capture them all...here's Thomas' attempt</div>
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Emma loving on Elise!</div>
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CAKE TIME!</div>
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let the sugar highs begin!</div>
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seriously, such a photogenic little lady, if I do say so myself!</div>
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she loved having her own cake to dig in to ;0</div>
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DOESN'T HE LOOK LIKE A MODEL HERE?!</div>
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such a treat to have some sweet girlfriends make it!</div>
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...and then there were 3 ;0</div>
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we just had all the gorgeous boys at our party ;0 ANOTHER little model shot!!- great job capturing all of these, Thomas!</div>
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father-son shot ;0 Love that Matt joined Tyler in wearing a tie!</div>
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I think Josh was feeling left out, so he grabbed an extra tie and joined the fun!</div>
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LOVE that, at the park, if you're not in to what the bday girl is doing (or are a child and need to keep busy;0) you can still be 'there' without being RIGHT there!</div>
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adorable shot of little Miss Millie! And Steph!</div>
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what a cute pair! such a blessing to get to have Thomas, Steph & Justin here again for Em's bday party!</div>
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Ahhh...what a fun month, really, it was celebrating little Miss Em! We cannot believe she is TWO already. Such a blessing this little girl is. </div>
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Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-64283966543593430492012-09-10T16:34:00.000-07:002012-09-10T16:34:31.554-07:00Vids in the meantimeHello! I'm currently working on sorting through 588 photos from Emma's bday party (thank you, Thomas!) SO...since little darling is at a new level of playing and mama involvement and I have lots of catching up at home to do - yes, I have neglected our home for about the last month! YIKES! - thought I would share a couple of vids that I caught up on this am!<br />
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As some of you know, I enjoy watching Elevation Church sermons online. I learned about their church through one of my fave women out there, <a href="http://www.lysaterkeurst.com/" target="_blank">Lysa TerKeurst</a> (amazing encourager, author, mama and gal!).<br />
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A few weeks back, when we started potty training, we stayed home from church, so I saw the first message in a great series...when I hopped online this am to catch up, to my surprise, Lysa was the one that delivered the final message in the series! Catch it <a href="http://www.elevationchurch.org/sermons/iknowheis/part4" target="_blank">here</a>. If you'd like to catch the previous ones, scroll to the bottom of the screen in the link and you can select each one of the 4 sermons at your leisure ;0. I encourage watching them ALL! Good stuff. <br />
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PS on the potty training: she's all good! we've gone about 10 days without a daytime accident, and I think night time we're about 80% dry nights, if not more?! She's been waking up about 2 am for the past week and most of the time we go potty then right back to her room to go back to bed. So proud of her! The first 3 days were tough, and yes, the bathroom seems to be our new hangout on some days, but enjoying my time with my little lady so much. She talks up a storm while we're 'hanging out' in there ;0 I should make a post just of some of the fun things she's saying. <br />
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Have a great week, all!Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-4001196183243319492012-09-01T14:01:00.001-07:002012-09-01T14:02:59.076-07:00Happy Second Birthday Emma!Our precious baby girl turned two on August 3. We have tons of pics to share, but here's a photobook we recently created that we thought we'd pop up!<br />
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On the last day of class, we were able to invite guests to watch our fun day (40 minute class) and allow them to take pics of the experience! So, of course, inviting we did! here are a few of the pics that were taken during the class<br />
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her newly found FAVE pool toy, the noodle ;0</div>
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our wonderful instructor, Miss Haley</div>
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...she loved it so much, she wanted to do it again!</div>
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the moment that melted my heart</div>
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she got called up to go get her award!</div>
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taking this class was such a growing period for both of us. It came right as I'd taken all 'things' out of our schedules and days that weren't focusing on our family's needs. It was a sweet time to focus and bond with Emma, and I sincerely believe that doing this class, just the two of us, did play it's role in bonding Emma and I closer together. She'd never really asked or looked for me to cuddle up with or be held by, that was always either Tyler or my mom before this point. Makes me smile, as though I've been reassured, 'I do love you, mama!' sigh...<br />
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the award moment really did make me get a huge lump in my throat. I didn't expect a moment like this until maybe kindergarten?! I shared it with my sis Steph and she was having some of those same feelings with her little man that day/week too! It was a blessing to both of us to be able to share it and as much as we felt silly about our feelings, feel encouraged that the other one of us was feeling them too...just feeling like our babies are growing up (and kinda seeing their lives flash before our eyes right quick). <br />
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It's also let me give her a little independence in teh back yard and in the pool as well, which I think is good for the both fo us. <br />
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Such a sweetie. Love this baby girl so much! Can't believe she's two already! Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-36591137911015731612012-08-22T15:57:00.000-07:002012-08-22T15:57:24.718-07:00Potty Training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SO...we're potty training. It's actually not as bad as I had imagined. Praise God that I have a good imagination?! Know how to really dread something? Just kind of like labor, when you imagine the most horrible things ever, when you really go through it, not so bad (at least these times around)...I am exhausted. It's tiring to read body language and constantly be on the alert in case she doesn't listen to her body!! BUT she's doing well...<br />
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anyhow, still obsessing a bit on how to decorate for the big party this weekend and as i was searching out google, i saw this...had to share. I told Tyler that if we didn't have her bday party this weekend, I think I would do this!<br />
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came from "Kara's Party Ideas" blog. See the whole post <a href="http://karaspartyideas.blogspot.com/2012/01/potty-party.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Will share more of our experience later!Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-41255552715093632432012-08-21T08:04:00.000-07:002012-08-21T08:04:00.745-07:00RandomAhh...today is a little 'catch-up' day - just sharing random different things over the past few months. I don't necessarily enjoy sharing this way, as I am an organizer and like for each thing to be in it's own place tied with it's own bow and easy to find later, if needed. HOWEVER. ;0 Time's too sweet to spend a month (at the least) 'catching up' to only be behind again! So here's a (long) posting of pics and fun!<br />
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Tio Carlos' 80th birthday!</div>
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it was so nice to see Aguirre family...lots of great memories going on vaca to huntington beach or el centro with my parents to spend time with them...and now that we're all grown up, times together are (very) few and far between...</div>
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As many of you know, Tyler's just endured a very tiring and long trek of working incredibly hard and long hours/days (long enough to have earned nearly 3 additional weeks of vacation!)....this day he was just tired and having a head ache and Ms Em went to comfort him and rub his head...
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one of our first Boyd family outings with the newly arrived Matt, Charrie & Caden!</div>
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here's Em visiting grandpa (Luis)</div>
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Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-58966337775238454752012-08-14T09:54:00.000-07:002012-08-14T09:54:05.651-07:00Mama & Papa BoydI don't know about you (all), but I really enjoy when the Lord offers the opportunity to see where we've been and where we are going.<br />
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In the last couple of days, I've realized the choices we've made that have really held us back from living the life we've been wanting to live. Last night we had the opportunity to sit and talk about it all, so now here I am to share with you ;0<br />
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For as long as we can both remember, we've been dedicated to our work. Spending so much time at the office, traveling, etc, we have really skimped on 'living' life by just doing things; going places, being social, being actively involved in not only other's lives, but really involved in our own lives as well. <br />
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Just recently, I had been thinking to myself that I've been off of work for two years, and still it doesn't feel like much had changed in that realm. Feels like it's mostly just the three of us and we're pretty much always home. Not that there's anything wrong with either of those two things; we've quite enjoyed our time together at home :) HOWEVER, towards the end of Tyler's crazy work hours, I was realizing: it hasn't just been this summer (with this project) or since October (with the CE project) or just the travel with JAMZ or just the side jobs...we'd been 'waiting' to DO life once things were done, but they continued to come to us one after the other.<br />
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I finally got to the point, about the first week of July that I wasn't going to wait for Tyler's schedule to allow for Emma and I to do things. We'd been not planning things with others, or turning down invitations because we couldn't all attend. Some of you may be thinking, WHY?! I guess when there continued to be the it's (project/season/whatever was going on) 'almost' done season and hope for it being done...and in the mean while lots of time had gone by. WELL, I finally accepted invites regardless and set out to DO things. And it's been GREAT!<br />
<br />Then Tyler being done with working the 80 hour work week, we've continued rolling with it getting together with family, having people over (so we're not just vegging at home;0), going out to the mall and dinner last weekend for Emma's birthday and just this past weekend, going to the lake Saturday and the beach yesterday. <br />
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It feels like we're a a family unit, doing things together (okay...because we are;0) and it feels awesome!<br />
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Sad that it took us this long to get here, but grateful we're here none the less. Now the challenge is to continue this pattern - and no, not crazy doing stuff day in and day out NEVER being home, just including int in to our weeks, ya know? Our pact is that we speak up next time we see ourselves falling back in to the old rut.<br />
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We see ourselves turning another page in life and starting a whole new chapter. We are refreshed. We are enjoying right where the Lord has us at this moment. It feels awesome. <br />
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Tyler's on (a well deserved) vaca this week, so hoping to have a chance to upload some pics and share them at some point! Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-48595367240111821642012-07-30T14:36:00.001-07:002012-07-30T15:38:30.528-07:00Sweets from Sunday & Mon am!Alright. I am on the computer working on receipts and budget anyway...so I may as well upload some photos and videos that were taken last night and this am!<br />
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Sundays have turned in to Boyd BBQ & Swim days at our house, and I must say, it's a fun little tradition in the making!<br />
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I feel like, over these past few months, I've been SLOW MO when it comes to the camera trigger; missing MANY moments. Catching some (that I may or may not get back to and post!)...but missing so many more! Last night, for some reason I was snapping away!<br />
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In the past 6 weeks that the Denton's have been official Californians ;0 Mr Caden has done a lot of growing! I saw him last on Tuesday, and yesterday I was like 'he looks so much more grown up! bigger!' Maybe it's the walking so you see his length more?! I don't know, but Matt & Charrie concurred, whatever it is! <br />
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I thought it was sweet fun to see both Emma and Caden playing like big kids 'in the kitchen' so here are a few of those pics<br />
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Before the gang left, we Emma and Caden were playing in her room, and we walked in to Emma singing 'no more monkeys jumping on the bed'...I think she was trying to teach Caden how to 'play' to this song! Here are a few fun vids that we took...</div>
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I turned and noticed Emma in her rocking chair with Panda, and she was 'reading' one of her bedtime books, 'Slamy' (Emma for Family)...this just warmed up my heart! She's such a sweetie!</div>
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LASTLY - SUCH A BLESSING...Emma slept in her bed ALL NIGHT LONG lastnight! She is told that if she does this, she gets to pick out a sticker in the morning...all together now, "oooohhhhhh";0</div>
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So there we are! Hope everyone had a great weekend! We loved having Tyler around....things are turning up over here and we're all smiles about it ;0</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have missed you ;) and our blog. Yes WE. Emma LOVES to look at videos and pictures, and mama has not done much with them over the past few months. Tyler likes to see our fun days on here too ;0 I try to get them uploaded and get excited to think I'll post some real quick, but then time runs out and here we are: two months later with not much to show for it :) I miss comments and communicating over posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So many thoughts have gone through this brain in that time regarding our little family blog here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I was thinking of '<a href="http://www.tylerandconnie.blogspot.com/2012/05/checking-into-check-out.html" target="_blank">checking out</a>' I was so IMMENSELY overwhelmed. My priorities weren't in order. Most importantly, due to the lack of brain function (from all the lovely sleep issues; both mine and Em's) it was difficult to start each day hearing from the Lord and dedicating each day to Him before getting moving. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was struggling with the basics like: taking a shower (actually getting to shave a leg or maybe both AND washing my hair), doing things that brought me joy with ACTUAL joy, caring for Emma in a loving and patient way and being the supportive and helpful wife that Tyler needed me to be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Through my struggles, I have learned so many lessons. And I have gotten new desires. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is one main reason to shut the blog down: time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There are several reasons for wanting to continue sharing my/OUR real life with you (friends, family, peeps clicking through from blogs I leave comments on). And, in Connie fashion, I'd like to be wordy and not brief what-so-ever in sharing what those reasons are. :0 (did you miss me?!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. </span><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Connie</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. I am saddened that you will not be moving out to California....YET (you KNOW I'm praying!) For the past 5 years, your blog has allowed me to feel 'right there' even though we're so far away. When you were busy, I missed seeing the beautiful faces of our family; I missed hearing from your heart. I missed you :) YOU are reason ENOUGH for me to continue. I want you to get to see Emma grow and keep up with our lives too!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. <span style="color: #c27ba0;">Crystal</span>. I know you're crazy busy serving the Lord with all your heart, but when you do get a chance to hop on, I'd love for you to share in our lives too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">3.<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> Creating memories</span>. I'm a memory junkie. As you may remember, we lost about 95% of our pictures from Emma's first 10 months (and every other picture taken during that time frame). In delayed reaction, I STARTED a baby book for Emma this year, and since I just started it, the fact that I had shared so many details of her life and milestones HERE, I was able to print them and tuck them inside her book (for the 'background' info she'll learn is her mama's trademark) - and use the brief basics to write up throughout the pages of her book. I want to </span><span style="background-color: white;">continue</span><span style="background-color: white;"> to share about our beautiful baby girl...and any other ways our family may continue to grow in the future ;0</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. <span style="color: #c27ba0;">Reality</span>. Sitting with a few fab cousins the other night and discussing the 'super mom facade' that's put on out there (replace mom with whatever you're stage of life is: wife, career mom, saym, homeschool teacher, etc) there's a huge front that many of us create whether we mean to or not. By virtue of not talking about our rough days or bumps we experience along the way, we appear to have it all together. For those of us (which is ALL of us, right?!) that are going through a rough sleep or discipline phase with a child, or huge lack of connection with hub, (<span style="background-color: white;">or </span><span style="background-color: white;">again, fill in with you're own issue) I feel there's a lack of 'reality' out there on these endless blogs and websites (mostly...there are SOME being real out there ;0). Not that I look for answers (per say) to issues but just an 'I hear you sister' or sense of community in the sense of not feeling alone (aka: I'm NOT going crazy; I'm not the only one that gets these feelings). Those that are able to share how they made it through something, hey - go for it. I want to be able to say, "things are great! and also, I was more than happy to have Emma spend the day with my mom because I just needed a break!" as well as, "I've been so tired that I've laxed a bit on discipline and now I'm paying for it" or "I JUST WANT SLEEP (8 hours of uninterrupted GOOD QUALITY sleep)" </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(which has been a request on repeat in our household for me over the past 3 months) </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or "I dislike that I say things to my hub that I have to apologize for". I want to share my reality to be real with you and also to maybe help someone out there (by letting you know you are NOT going crazy - 2 Timothy 1:7) when they go through the same (or similar) thing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. <span style="color: #c27ba0;">Encouragement</span>. My heart is always wanting to encourage, especially when I hear, read or watch some powerful words of the Lord. I know that if it hits me in a good spot, it's bound to be a good hit on someone else too. I also want to be able to share encouragement stemming from the realities that we live through. Meaning: I'm not a writer, by all means. I (many times) leave part of my thoughts in my mind and omit them from what actually gets out through my little fingers. HOWEVER, if you can get the jest of what I'm trying to say, and it encourages you to hang on, do something, go somewhere, make you feel like you're NOT going crazy...whatever, HEY, that's all I want! Again, in going through all these FUN experiences in mamahood, marriage, and just plain life, it's been nice to read about someone that has made it or that tries really hard and shares while they're trying to get through. Things that I've needed encouragement with, I don't feel I was able to find much (online, in real life - outside of encouragement that comes from the Word...and not that it isn't enough! But I think you know what I mean hear), so I just want to do my part! I also want to encourage people to encourage others.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. <span style="color: #c27ba0;">Reflection</span>. It's also a great opportunity for me to be able to go back and see what my thoughts or feelings are on something after getting to the other side :) So I guess this point is mainly selfish ;0</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">SO...<span style="color: purple;">We're NOT quitting yet</span>! The reasons to continue far outweigh the reason to quit...and I'm not a quitter! While I'm now feeling normal once again, and feel like things are much more balanced, I'm not sure how often I'll actually get to share our lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">During our absence, here are a few of the things I learned and gained:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">chill on the advanced scheduling</span>. I've always been SUCH A PLANNER. minute by minute. I'm a list maker. If you don't run it by me when I'm making my plans for the week, not sure I can handle changing things (Oh, I guess that means not so good with change too ;0). HOWEVER. I'm now (for the most part) kind of opposite: day by day. Minute by minute. I just got off the phone with a girlfriend that was afraid to not be able to tell me yesterday when she could get together this week, since she knows the planner me. She was relieved when I said, "Hey call/text me tomorrow and give me a 30 min heads up (just enough time to pack up Em and go) and I'm there!" This is all due to the Lord making changes in me, and it all happened through needing to just focus on our needs each day, minute of each day, etc. based on how much or little we'd slept; Tyler's crazy work schedule, my mom randomly popping in and taking emma for an hour or the day, etc. AND IT'S BEEN A *HUGE* LOAD OFF let me tell you. I still like plans. I make my week's worth of menu planning on Tuesday or Wednesday. I like to have goals for the week, and list out things to do during Emma's nap each day, but, I'm much more forgiving of myself when things don't get done, and I have fun when something unexpected comes up and I rearrange or squeeze it in. It's been easier to enjoy my little Em and myself;0 this way. I guess you can say I'm growing in to 'the Boyd way' (being spontaneous). I think Tyler just may be appreciating this change;0</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">before you do; pray</span>. With the goal of eliminating things out of our lives and simplifying over the past couple of months, I've seriously been afraid to add things back in. That (the fear of going back to crazy) was God's way of making sure I pray before I move forward with something. It's been such a relief. I was getting lots of uneasy feelings up until the last couple of weeks. Now I'm excited to see that the Lord is slowly allowing things back in. So, we've tried to go out and be social again. I'm THRILLED He said yes to joining a Bible Study (<a href="http://www.lifeway.com/James-Mercy-Triumphs/c/N-1z10gpu" target="_blank">Beth Moore's James:Mercy Triumphs</a>). Man did I crazily pray over that one! I WANT to do it so badly, but wanted to honor the Lord's direction if it was a 'not now'....I'd actually had about 3 different things in mind to study this summer and hadn't felt the Lord working any of those out, and this one came along and my heart jumped at the thought of the growth potential in me through the talented BM. She makes me feel smart and like I really get what God's word says!.........anyhow... ;0</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">a cuddly, affectionate, beautiful little girl</span>. We have had a ROUGH time with little Em. She was fighting sleep, climbing out of her crib (in the middle of the night, which was new) waking throughout the night, sleeping too little at night and during naps, growing in her pushing boundaries ;0...etc. YES lots of stuff was going on with her: she got her 4 eye teeth (1 after another, yet slightly overlapping), we transitioned her bed to a day bed (so we wouldn't worry about her hurting herself in the dark night), she had a new found freedom of roaming the house at night (but thankfully just comes to mama to put her back to bed ;0) her vocab is growing like crazy, awareness to new things, growth spurt...you name it and we were going through it all at once. Through this (mainly sleep was effected by everything) we started new nap and bedtime routines that give us (she and I, since Tyler's always had it at bedtime) bonding time together each day - now that we're not nursing; we used to just put her in bed and walk out for naps- she's become VERY affectionate, she likes to be held more (I know, could be bad, but I know it wont last long either), she likes to just sit in my arms more often and now lets me cuddle her in my arms whenever I want;0 This is also due to all the hours Tyler's been working, and the added time she and I are getting together with the 1 nap (vs 2) schedule. MAN i love it ;0</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FOR ALL THESE LESSONS: I am GRATEFUL. Sure, it was a difficult period. I thought I was going crazy; or close to getting there. I doubted my ability to care for my child, my husband, let alone myself. I felt like my life, as I knew it, was over. I spent lots of time daydreaming of a getaway for me ONLY, just wanting to go somewhere I could sleep and just sit still and quiet and relax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As much as I disliked hearing, 'it's just a phase' from 'experienced moms;0, I typed up a little sheet of encouragement for myself and put it on Emma's door to remind myself. Funny thing is: the nap I put it up was the last time I suffered. After that, I eased in to the fact that it was A phase.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, now that we've got a NEW normal, and I'm (mostly) rested, I'm just that much more in love with my hub, my baby (whose almost TWO!) and life. I'd go through those few months all over again to get these results. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now that I've made 'me time' a priority, and gotten to read more (books, not online, still trying to limit my online time;0) and I have healed (from my divorce) in ways I didn't realize I was needing. It's all absolutely made a difference in my marriage to Tyler.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm hoping to share this new side of me with y'all and SOON! AND pictures. While I've been out of it so much and missing many photo opps, there have been some fun stuff I've snapped or gotten on video that I'd love to share. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I promise to share the good and bad of all things Boyd here: pics, life struggles, lessons, you name it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So that’s the scoop! Expect more silence as I work on posting some pictures, but don’t be afraid to ask a question or say hello! Thank you all
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Until the next time...have a great day! (and if you're having a bad one, let me know! I'd love to hear about it and pray for you!)</span>Tyler and Connie Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05532432211799405269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731598935649277631.post-35568445128425730002012-06-26T13:55:00.001-07:002012-06-26T13:55:18.457-07:00had to share...<br />
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