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The Hoyt Family
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Sunday, June 20, 2010. Sunday June 20th we celebrated Father's Day and Elisabeth's First birthday! We woke up and covered the birthday girl with kisses (and some of mama's tears). We brought her down to see her stack of presents! Yeah, spoiled girl got a car! And didn't even have to use any of her own savings on it. That is not the way it will be in 15 years :). He got to pick all three meals. Andrew opened her presents. But we acted like she was doing it. This water bottle seemed more fun. Sunday June 2...
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The Gardner Family: Gardner Campbell
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011. I realize that my daughter has both a last name and a boy's name as her first name, but I never thought I would have the following conversations with confused individuals. I got a call from my doctor's office the other day and literally felt like someone was playing a joke on me. Nurse - Hi, Gardner Campbell please? Me - I think you are referring to my daughter, but she is an infant so she isn't really talking yet. Can I help you? Nurse - Yes, hello, Mrs. Campbell. Since both in...
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The Gardner Family: Tuesday Top Ten - Top Ten Lists
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Tuesday Top Ten - Top Ten Lists. I was recently at a party and over heard the hostess point me out to a friend and say, "Jill has a blog about parenting in Northern Virginia, with little tips about how to raise your kids and the best places to take them in the DC Metro.". My first thought was "this person does NOT actually read my blog! Followed by "maybe I could put more stuff like that on my blog, since I do have a lot of readers who are local mothers.". 8 Favorite kid TV shows.
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The Hoyt Family: November 2009
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Saturday, November 28, 2009. Ellie has finally learned to roll from her back to her belly. She has been rolling from belly to back for a while. She is a belly sleeper, and has always liked to flip herself back over, then throw a fit because she absolutely cannot sleep on her back, oh no! She has quickly learned that rolling over in both directions, along with spinning on her belly, can do some good things for her! I'll put her down, and a minute later, she's 10 feet away from where I put her! Anyway, we ...
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The Hoyt Family: December 2008
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008. This year, we decided to switch things up a little bit, and went to the five o'clock service on Christmas Eve. It's the "family" service, so when your kids is misbehaving, it's no big deal. This meant we'd have to eat dinner with mine and Andy's parents as soon as we could after we all made it to our house from church. This posed a meat-making problem for me! I made a buche de noel for dessert, I love that thing. Not my best, but still so tasty. And fun fact: My Granny bought ...
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The Hoyt Family: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009. I thought you might like to see a few videos of the kids in action! Ellie loves to chit-chat and be naked. So. we have a naked chatting baby! Andrew is making us repeat the same three Christmas songs over and over and over and over. Turns out, this is an excellent learning opportunity for him, and he's actually learned the songs! Now if only he'd actually learn to the go to sleep and eat his supper lessons in this song! Thursday, December 10, 2009. I talked to him a lot abou...
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The Hoyt Family: July 2010
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Saturday, our last day in NY, we threw a family party for Ellie. I had made the theme elephants. Which I have deemed her animal, Ellie Elephant. is this cruel? Andrew's animal is a monkey. This is just going to be a picture post to show you what I did! I made elephant garland out of felt to hang all around. This will eventually go in her room, when its less of a Honey Bee theme. We call her Elliebean, so I got jellybeans! I had the kids paint elephant piggy banks. The kids goody b...
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The Gardner Family: How Did I Become a Caps Fan?
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. How Did I Become a Caps Fan? I am a member of The Washington Capitals Club Scarlet. And received an email with a contest opportunity this week. Write an essay, 600 words or less, explaining how you became a Caps fan. I had to give it a shot. It should be posted on the Scarlet website. In the next couple days, and the winner will be announced on April 7. Fingers crossed! Here is my entry:. We beat the Russians! I am now the mother of two boys, and my oldest son (two and a half) can...
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The Gardner Family: A Baby for Aaron
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012. A Baby for Aaron. Aaron loves his sister, Campbell, but only on his terms. He will very randomly want to kiss her or play with her, but will absolutely not be pushed into it. I figured he just wasn't into babies (let's face it he still thinks HE is the baby), so I don't push the issue. Then the other day Aaron says - Mommy, when are you going to have a baby for me? Me - You have Camby. Aaron - No, Mom, Camby is Peter's baby. Me - Camby is everyone's baby. A Baby for Aaron.
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The Gardner Family: Ask a Stupid Question, Get a Stupid Answer
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Ask a Stupid Question, Get a Stupid Answer. This morning Peter and Aaron were playing with something that I didn't want them touching. Me - Peter and Aaron, please stop playing with that. Excuse me, Mommy is talking, I asked you to stop playing with that! Finally they stopped and looked at me. Me - Can you please explain to me why I have to constantly repeat myself before you two do as I ask? Peter - Because we are always not listening to you, Mom! Read Jill's Newest Blog:.
