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Simonds Family Inc.: March 2014

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Last night Thea slept * the entire night* in her own little bed. She maybe slept 2 or 3 nights all the way through in her crib so this is a pretty big deal! She'd stay in there until anywhere from 11-2 then wake up and come into our room and bed. When she slept in the crib it was usually no later than midnight so we felt like things were good. Then we had the time change. Henry was almost a year older when we moved him so it was a lot easier to explain some of the things to him.

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Simonds Family Inc.: Henry turns 7

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Friday, June 12, 2015. Last month we celebrated Henry's 7th birthday. Someone on facebook pointed out it should be impossible for me to have a 7 year old when we hadn't been out of high school 10 years yet. haha! Henry is the best surprise we've ever been blessed to have! Henry's birthday morning he woke up to a few decorations in the living room and some balloons in the hall. We had pancakes per his request then did a few normal school things. Then cupcakes and "Happy Birthday! I'm just so happy! And pr...

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Simonds Family Inc.: May 2015

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Sunday, May 24, 2015. Leo was in the middle of having roseola when he turned 11 months and was too miserable to do anything other than cling to me 24/7. I wish I was exaggerating. My poor, poor wrists. So these pictures are from 11 months and one week. It's hard to realize the little baby time is about to be all but gone. Thankfully he's still quite the most 'baby baby' I've ever had. He loves to cuddle and is just goofy all around. He loves, loves mommy which can be a plus and minus. In addition to clim...

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Simonds Family Inc.: April 2014

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Monday, April 28, 2014. I am done being pregnant during holidays. It makes me feel like a slacker for not doing more crafts and activities with the kids but dang am I tired. Luckily for the kids that meant I dragged Johann into preparations this year and told him if he didn't go shopping with me for the kids' Easter stuff, it just might not happen. So Saturday morning the kids were happy with their surprises from the Easter bunny:. Thea was invariably the first on the scene. Afterwards the cousins all pl...

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Simonds Family Inc.: January 2015

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Saturday, January 3, 2015. Wednesday everyone returned from Oceanside. We got some crackers and had fun pulling them as well as letting the kids do some poppers. Leo even got in to the spirit of things for his first New Year's Eve. We put the kids to bed and Johann and I watched It's a Wonderful Life. Can you believe I had never watched the entire movie? Maybe that will be our NYE tradition. Thea threw snowballs by coming and patting them into you. It was so beautiful by the lake. Posted by Simonds Family.

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Simonds Family Inc.: Leo 10 Months

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Alright, I'm done with this. The biggest change Leo made during 10 months was climbing. It began by finding out he could get on top of the lincoln log bin. Then the playroom couch. The trunk in the kids' room. And the next morning, Dorothea's bed. He is so proud of himself when he climbs up something. He can get on some other couches in the house if someone is sitting there and he can grab on to their leg and scramble up. And that's Leo at 10 months! Posted by Simonds Family.

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Simonds Family Inc.: December 2014

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Monday, December 1, 2014. I use to have a fantastic memory, then I had Henry and it has steadily decreased since that time. I've been bad about blogging routinely but I want to break that habit and get some of the things I've missed up while I can still remember them. So. Halloween. No skeleton pjs left in Henry's size, sadly. The ones he got had a zombie and mummy instead. We did the witches in between General Conference. Henry's is the drugged out looking one on the left, Thea's on the right. Grandpa, ...

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Simonds Family Inc.: A day at Huntington Library

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Saturday, June 13, 2015. A day at Huntington Library. One of the Saturdays in May we signed Henry up for a class through the Huntington Library. The class was on greek myths and the teacher took them around the statues and told them stories from Perseus to Athena and gave a little information on architecture. Henry's favorite architectural term he learned was 'dentils,' "because they look like teeth! Sketching ideas for his own myth. Working on his own tympanum for his myth. Once we met up we worked our ...

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Simonds Family Inc.: June 2015

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Saturday, June 13, 2015. A day at Huntington Library. One of the Saturdays in May we signed Henry up for a class through the Huntington Library. The class was on greek myths and the teacher took them around the statues and told them stories from Perseus to Athena and gave a little information on architecture. Henry's favorite architectural term he learned was 'dentils,' "because they look like teeth! Sketching ideas for his own myth. Working on his own tympanum for his myth. Once we met up we worked our ...

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Simonds Family Inc.: September 2014

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Thursday, September 4, 2014. Odds and Ends of Summer. A few of the things we want to remember we did during the summer:. Johann camped in the backyard overnight with Henry. I thought for sure Henry would want to come in because he would get scared but he did great. A small but fun trip down the hill to a little splash area in Victoria Gardens followed by a trip to pick up empanadas from Empanadas To Go for dinner. Henry's obsession on and off was making Word Girl cut outs as well as Skylanders. Finally t...