tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42715268702766845912024-02-19T11:23:01.051-05:00Get Ready Set GoRACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-28841984324848700362012-11-04T12:30:00.003-05:002012-11-04T12:30:39.962-05:00Below My Feet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />i'm stuck on this Mumford & Sons song, Below My Feet.<br />I read a random person's comment on what this song means to them. And i think i agree with most of it. when i listen to it, it fuels my fire for the Lord.<br /><br />"I believe this masterpiece to be about staying humble and trying to
fight the temptation of the flesh. When everything is going well in
life, it's easy to stray from God and his word. We begin to think that
we accomplished everything on our own and forget to give glory to God.
It's in our time of need, when all is steeped in blackened hopes, that
we often turn to God for help and direction. God is the one constant in
life and God will always be there through all the ups and downs. In a
world where your whole life can be flipped upside down in a instant,
it's amazing to have something you can always turn to.<br />
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Mumford was able to find strength in God and is trying to hold onto the
truth that he has found. Christianity is about admitting our flesh is
week and admitting that we need God's help in life. By keeping the earth
below his feet, Mumford is trying to stay humble so that he won't feel
the way he did when he was lost. He is trying to grounded to the lesson
that he learned from his past. This is a song I think we can all relate
to, or will eventually be able to relate to as life progresses.<br />
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James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up." </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">above comment taken from <a href="http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858847821/">here </a></span><br />XO, <span style="color: #990000;">rachel</span></div>
RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-59706785564209799342012-09-22T00:45:00.001-04:002012-09-22T00:45:47.477-04:009 months & wondering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHnZxvKL-Hn_g2ti-GlYC-6bl1PTWFP3siBRDT8q9pxRyqMu8ixtapysB1hudrH-5pPPMiKB4duAgoM1Z_Su2331-RhyrhugPyrN68NX7-efLkav4_yuEWIa2iZecMZlD9Ql80TCwEgw1/s1600/7970904930_1eebedfa1d_z.jpg" /><br />my girls are 9 months old. wow!<br />i need to find a blog for moms going through weird emotional hormone swings so i don't feel like i'm the only one. i can't wait until they can talk. i have been having bouts of extreme lethargy and i work out every day, except sundays. is this hormones?</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqbZWzHKFSEnQRtzKeVM425Zl0SSN2HWM1p-X6r45d5Mk1J50YA9fei5zXKLwBLXJUPMZsqpB5sRKA6MEUppK7Wo-Sz-surkCDxfnlv_i0_XZB174kQwyWDYE1cWl4tLtNG4GTkW7AmOk/s1600/8003806384_04025071a7_z.jpg" /><br />reading this book with my best friend and it's sooooo good. so insightful, so perfect for the current state of "religion" in our society. it tackles the tough questions. it isn't full of hypocrisy nor does it beat you over the head or shove things down your throat. </div>
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i highly recommend it.<br />now for the random shots of the girls doing their thing......</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uoYxhPoXxfKaH-V2e0UXZGKAA3-yTy22-oOXOhbAYRyIxAIbrkVj4o-E-Jt1H3KnU2o4C31Ye3zmXEmFrxXMdC5rtlGsSdLmFV2Hdj1v_b__Z75i_pnlJibhvaN9YoNgESA1TXnpx4Cj/s1600/8010512570_60ef9d4efe_z.jpg" /><br />oh, and yes, i did Ombre my hair. and even in the midst of a really hormonal and difficult week i still liked it. so, that says a LOT! i like how it's growing out and highlights my face. it's fun and super easy to maintain. i really don't have time for much more fashion maintenance at the moment. i'd rather be at the park or relaxing.</div>
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i've had 2 intense massages that have been great for getting the toxins out of my system<br />i've been having crying spells in the evenings. nothing too intense. more stress-relieving than anything..... i think.<br />i know this is just a phase.</div>
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i know i need to hold fast to the assurance.<br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b>XOX, rachel</b></span></div>
RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-84708263849837169182012-08-30T22:21:00.002-04:002012-08-30T22:21:27.828-04:00What am I THINKING???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"oh my INsane brain. are Lucy & Sky going to be able to sleep in this chaos that i'm thinking is fun and artistic"?<br />and THEN<br /> i tell a darling, sweet friend from etsy that i'm <i>more</i> than happy to make 4 custom order hats (seen below) for her BEAUTIFUL family and here i am a million days later still sewing in the ends?!?!?!</div>
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Monica, I LOVE YOU.</div>
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your patience is INcredible and i promise to add goodies to your bag o' hats<br />and i promise- THEY ARE COMING!</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FC0u9-N_bDjvA_O6XaS4sAPkIow_9-kAgwZp7GESX_-BD2X6RKQ-YlFeakaHuH93Dn10fylPXXbenFKYv-yAVxQRoJXwJjM8a65CFksOaHWGOuoxcbHbLITZlVjZ2GONZ7StcemzKe3I/s1600/hats.jpg" /><br />and THEN<br /> there are these 2 munchkins. my girls (below, wayyyy down there after my ramblings)<br />did they really live inside my tummy for 38 weeks? did that really happen? do i really have 9 month old girls? is my mom really so giving of herself and of her time to be LIVING with us and taking care of meals and doing laundry and cleaning my house AND helping to RAISE THESE CHILDREN?<br />seriously?</div>
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this cannot be real<br />and i beat myself up for so many things<br />and my mom tells me "YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MOM!"<br />and THEN<br /> i reopen my etsy shop<br />because i NEED to stop decorating the carnival nursery... but i NEED a creative outlet!<br />and then my friend Abby posts this link to a blog article on Facebook, which i am SOO bad at tending to it's silly, and i am in AWE of this paragraph<br />this paragraph about moms being perfect<br />and it goes like this:<br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">"Somehow in the mixed up media world we've got these thoughts of moms
being perfect. Society doesn't give us a break. I mean read this article
in the New York Times about
the pressure on moms to look a certain way after they give birth. And
then? Then we're to be ultra creative, crafty, humorous, happy, chipper,
up before dawn, to sleep after dark, with our sinks shined, and the
laundry folded, and tomorrow's breakfast in the crockpot, with
tomorrow's dinner - pulled from our once-a-month cooking thawing in the
fridge, while we work out for 20 minutes on odd days and 40 minutes on
even days, and our hair is always done, we're makeup ready, our fridges
are stocked, and the craft closet bursting with ideas for that quick
perfect afternoon art project that we'll place on our recycled wood and
mod podged adorned hand painted chalkboard."</span></b>and i am laughing <br />and re-reading it <br />over and over and over<br />but i gotta get back to the hats.<br />because really, they should have been done about 2 weeks ago<b><br /></b></div>
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XOX, rachel, a mom who is NOT failing;)</div>
RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-71308140580530052252012-07-29T23:57:00.003-04:002012-07-29T23:57:45.995-04:00Slacker Blogger Mama<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIgAdxuLfYwYwh3Gp28gafVWVCiIQ6K3rhG4HqwjHC2THKMh7ZpoVZM8LQs-po9_nSJjib-hVDi6T4ChW1u0rLx1kCkaUbB-vBwr0JtjYBmixhHOkC4E7RMRV6X_-Zey4w5RVEgtlcwfr/s1600/aftermath.jpg" /><br />i love instagram because it does my blogging for me. every picture i take and share on instagram goes straight to my Flickr account with date and time and commentary. <br />but i thought i would share this photo, that got the attention of a few other mama's....<br />this was what i wrote when i shared it:<br />"I like things organized. But there is something about the chaotic #mess left behind from my #twin #girls exploring that I completely adore. I'm glad we use our space:)"</div>
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nothing monumental. just something worth thinking about. i've had a few discussions about it. okay, BEDTIME!<br />P.S. Lucy's top teeth are EVIL! she cut her first one and her 2nd one is about to bust on through. they are making her miserable:(<br />park & coffee in the morning:)<br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-28572184785508860702012-07-24T18:22:00.000-04:002012-07-24T19:51:36.078-04:00The Curse part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i was going to write an entry about my pregnancy with my twins, who are currently 7 1/2 months old. i started going through all of my iphone photos i had taken throughout and realized, there is NO WAY i can write just ONE entry to tell this story. it's a NOVEL!</div>
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but i realllllly wanna share it. so i've decided i will just have to share it little by little. </div>
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my pregnancy was so HORRID that i wasn't able to blog much during it. </div>
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like, i was sick EVERY, SINGLE, DAY of it horrid.</div>
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and i'm not kidding.</div>
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and my girls went FULL TERM for twins</div>
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38 weeks</div>
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of sheer misery</div>
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now, would i change a thing? NEVER!!!!! they were worth EVERY SINGLE rancid minute of it. </div>
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but it was something for the books. something i want to share, in case any of you other momma's out there are struggling. i feel like i was born to be a "mom" but i do not feel like i was born to be "pregnant".</div>
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the photo above is a series of shots i took making silly faces on the day i should have known something was up. the day i should have known i was pregnant. </div>
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i will NEVER forget how EXHAUSTED i was just spending the afternoon with my friend Abby's 4, nearly 5 year old son, Kai. i was a nanny for years of THREE boys. i'm the oldest of 5. i grew up baby-sitting mass amounts of kids.</div>
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one boy for 3 hours should have been a piece of cake!?!</div>
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yet i remember draaaaagggging. trying so hard to keep my eyelids open. </div>
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so, i guess technically the first 4-6 weeks weren't pure torture because on this day i was just plain old tired.</div>
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it would be about 2 weeks later that the true AGONY would begin.</div>
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i had NO IDEA what i was in for....</div>
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i think that's enough for today:)</div>
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i love you Lucy & Sky</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">YOU WERE SOOOO WORTH IT</span></b></div>
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xo, mama</div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-14183213633078756082012-07-20T17:57:00.004-04:002012-07-20T17:57:46.195-04:00ANATOMY OF A SWIM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXWxWLOHgvj9x3dtTzeSKSse97YhDOsDR32ZqUiB_b73VT6ykS-LAFWCV342QuO2RBMzkOFWyxQQDqjkhMjlgXGU71JMvQUAIMoi6v_5Vzls3I0BApLyPfmAGUn0pfTojjZwEFAWrQCHm/s1600/anatomy+swim.jpg" /><br />Sky took a 3 HOUR nap this afternoon so i decided to take Lucy for a swim. i thought it would be fun to document the familiar views the girls have EVERY time we take them to the pool. i wanted to shoot them in black and white, just because:)</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXhN_7cqypvayHj2W1BNCFrsD8qGYTwYdPA6578ixVQSGeZ3xSMgYhxLDcsMTHdlM8zRDJlhmw4CqssTWhQi0dXw9YzLRDGlhxob5kCa_KYZpxGMDcjiG2YqWukJ9xN8LMLmo3pF0m9z3/s1600/anatomy+swim+2.jpg" /><br />love the sound the gate makes when we open it</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85ltIYOPPAc5RDhaHT68i_5tYJtYHBggmwNGSGxMxIJRFYvfX2stdIAZKOYoBSifuBMLyRf4xwF4tCAW7CTdgXEh9hTdalhC3BuNDLWMk6sKC3f32PGp6UtpOFzFoAodhNc9N97cHRclq/s1600/anatomy+swim+4.jpg" /><br />ahhhh, the pool in all it's glory!</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzf9fXuepLMM7hOQuljNpPAfSzgIZvGBm6DIPkzntfL3N3JpRlNhXh66_J7QeBI1emr9dd9hIvsc7frlg_tPxbOVLcBGu8dgl2Q7_XNYAh8slKC4w0jhfROpyVDAwbDhwdcr3tRZJNK2M/s1600/anatomy+swim+5.jpg" /><br />we take a stop off at the waterfalls..... <br />let's be honest, we spend half of our time at the falls;)</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRe99Mu06TGuBhGWPsLrUxFqhMJqc8HhoPb54kgmUYDaL2jvxJ93kTkc-o30R0BINDQKVnTEwTldvX-sw2plj7hdF9ntC8Nujv_KdRv-WYMggUls7mmZmMaY2hAYCJCQ-gXWpV2k-Ioee/s1600/anatomy+swim+6.jpg" /><br />and we always need to take some time and rest, soak it all in, etc.<br /> nothing like floating in a pool in July....</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel & Lucy</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-90627150578649835812012-07-18T21:18:00.002-04:002012-07-19T15:41:59.738-04:00BUBBLES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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bubbles are possibly THE COOLEST things for kiddos that are 7 1/2 months old</div>
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can you say ENAMORED?!?!?!</div>
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whoaaaa</div>
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i feel another addiction coming on, Charles park being our first</div>
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then there is last night...... oooohhh, last night. should i even write about it? </div>
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it just proves how altogether LOST i am without my other half! if robert was home i NEVER, EVER would have allowed little ms. Lucy to con me into letting her sleep IN the bed with me.</div>
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and when i say "sleep", what i really mean is:</div>
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"practice crawling & head-butting mama ALL THE LIVE LONG NIGHT!"</div>
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dad would have let me cuddle her for 30 minutes, TOPS, and then put her little scamp-butt back in the crib with her sister. unfortunately, me and my loneliness got all tangled up in a mess of emotions and the 2 of us got a pretty horrid night of rest, if you can even call it that.</div>
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but bubbles, ahhhh, the wonder of bubbles makes everything better!</div>
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thank you, abby- we've been meaning to do this for a couple months now</div>
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<b style="color: #990000;">XO, rachel</b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-75552109181987606122012-07-16T17:48:00.000-04:002012-07-16T17:48:02.643-04:00LUCY SITS & SKY GIGGLES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRNdeQlEAuSeHICqDrN6gTz5C6C_1gxSNjhumwtu6ns0tBBtdw9-uErQQqMowxlUGkoJfcVJnkeaZ3pGXkqpDF0zeqmpXSe8BXxGEYnL41W763wHpUfseqET8skU8XjnaeZCCL5uLfmqu/s1600/LUCY+SITS.jpg" /><br />the posture on this child is INCREDIBLE! can you please teach me how you do it, Lucy?<br />k, thanks!<br />who doesn't love baby giggles? <br />it's just 35 seconds of Sky being deliriously tired on GG's bed before being rocked to bed last night but it's contagious</div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="264" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HY1laESCpLk?rel=0" width="470"></iframe><br />dad left for a mission trip at 4 am this morning.... until saturday. <br />i'm pretending it's not happening so i don't cry myself to sleep every night.<br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">XO, rachel</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-3900330994871447502012-07-15T12:24:00.001-04:002012-07-15T19:24:07.357-04:00FORMULA ICE CUBES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my mom is a GENIUS! </div>
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it's true....</div>
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we go to the park for at <i>least</i> an hour EVERY morning with the girls- if you follow me on twitter or instagram then you are WELL AWARE of this;)</div>
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and EVERY morning my mom and i pack a cooler full of bottles and make ourselves iced coffee with coffee ice cubes that we make so that when they melt we still have STRONG coffee. i don't like carrying the small cooler with the bottles in it but i don't want the milk to get warm and yucky. we live in Florida, needless to say, it's always HOT.</div>
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well, we decided to make formula ice cubes!</div>
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you just pour some formula in the ice cube tray, freeze and TA-DA- you've got fresh, cold milk cubes for hot, summer days:)</div>
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plus, the cold milk feels really good on the girls sore teething gums.</div>
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this is just a winner on ALL fronts!</div>
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happy Sunday friends:)</div>
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<b style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel</b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-59753732339443830882012-07-14T20:28:00.000-04:002012-07-14T20:55:28.602-04:00UNSCHOOLING....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do NOT freak out!</div>
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take a few deep breaths</div>
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the more i read about this form of learning the more i am <b>certain</b> that i want this for my girls.</div>
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there are <i><b>MANY</b></i> reasons why.....</div>
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i don't want this post to serve as a debate. i think each family should do what works best for them. i am in NO WAY trying to push my ways of teaching <b><i>my</i></b> children onto <b><i>your</i></b> children. NO, NO, NO! i promise:)</div>
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if you're curious and want some more knowledge on the subject, <a href="http://www.holtgws.com/unschooling.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> is a great article on what UNSCHOOLING ACTUALLY IS and where it came from. i also like this <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_379324894"></a><a href="http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/earl_stevens.html" target="_blank"><b>PIECE</b></a></div>
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okay, carry on </div>
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just wanted to share this for some people that i love very much.</div>
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<b style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel</b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-33071999103759150372012-07-13T18:05:00.002-04:002012-07-13T23:17:39.885-04:00END OF A BIG WEEK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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and we are feeling it.</div>
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EVERY morning this past week we went for long, intense, walks/runs.</div>
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lots of 5-6 milers</div>
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yesterday, the 12th, robert and i celebrated 9 years of marriage.</div>
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crazy-awesome to see how far we have come:)</div>
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profile photo of the infamous srunch-nosey smile!<br />there were storms this week. followed by bright sunny skies followed by more storms.</div>
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Lucy loved looking outside the window</div>
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Sky and i have been practicing rolling & crawling. she looks so suspect, above.</div>
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i love the different positions, below- the butt up in the air in particular. it's all a part of the process</div>
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okay, out to dinner to celebrate yesterday's milestone we go.....</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-91843310658647723542012-07-12T20:13:00.004-04:002012-07-12T20:13:40.598-04:00Here Comes The Sun<div style="text-align: center;">
i get it..... but i <i><b>don't</b></i> like it. <br />people see me with my girls and say things;<br /> "uh-oh, double trouble!" <br />or<br /> "2 girls? yikes! just wait til they are teenagers!"<br />i sometimes would like to back-hand these people<br />though i never would.<br />i will admit, sometimes i just snap back with<br />"i'm double blessed!" <br />and carry on about my business.<br />i know all the reasons why these people say the things they do but it doesn't change my feelings on the matter. <br />and i watch this little video i shot of my girls at the park, where they NEVER cried once, even though it's covered up by music, and i cannot help but think:<br /> people are crazy. this is LIFE! this is LIVING!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="353" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sVfDfMUhZcs?rel=0" width="470"></iframe><br /><b style="color: #990000;">xox, rachel, sky & lucy</b><br />who are all happy about being together- through every up and down:)</div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-43122499505516137842012-07-11T23:05:00.000-04:002012-07-11T23:05:13.051-04:00SA STEPHANIE CAME TO TOWN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAN4YtgpjGkAl3j3zuSH7UtTOB1fb9y3RJCNTT2Btd48WrParYo2c3Xgvvq1n0GH8c74L-kfWnvM7Gzxqy_bLTC_hRVZHNaHafynX3IgsOnSGLj-6M0cfTYRYWjYtFd5ZKQcUscToqB5a/s1600/INDEPENDENCE+053.jpg" /><br />my sister Stephanie came to visit this past weekend. it was a much needed visit:) she's growing up and getting all gorgeous. that's my muma and her above. <br />steph captured some beautiful pics of the girls, like this one below of Sky's eyes..... don't mind the drool pool- she's teething, guys- it's what kids do!! embrace it</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbPL1RjYSs4-emnQ0z7mB7R5UBbCPJIoYfXY5ks3poKgap5AnJOmeZnKYYBwSy5oaJ5iuEoGoeRgTUmXskVkREHSloYWLql1ClvyA2cJ9f1rMZQOTHmnONsItMQivI3vNBhgZ3qRJftSe/s1600/INDEPENDENCE+031.jpg" /><br />i love how Lucy is TOTALLY checking her out. what is going on in her brain?!?!? CANNOT wait til these children can speak!</div>
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that tongue!<br />this last shot below is beautiful. they both light up the photo. there's a sparkle in those eyes:)</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy368KXkUdRQmzpzU1b8WBS8V1Afd5NWfuv1E994HuQRWE9nY846zpJvzP3byfzsg4YU6N_WiDpKTbX8iwFokAvMrh2OveqdsRoioFGYRSATYBNNoA2fXxcw-WAdjyZ34CFjkOJFBoLCVn/s1600/INDEPENDENCE+025.jpg" /><br />come back soon auntie Nay Nay. we love you, we miss you.<br />MWAH!<br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">XO, the crazies</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-31349446941775672912012-07-09T23:48:00.000-04:002012-07-09T23:48:16.091-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6L4zImlQu_oIFxPcpgeoLlRuhc4QyV0jkUAaDE_Bai9T_aLozpUcQd82xjotZmwYnoLIAf4Stv5Pm9edYvAWZgCUwK8cSgeXBuVql7lZQEJFyu_42o15vBTcw7vAUqQLasPQKEX9EaqN/s1600/clock.jpg" /><br />TIME.<br />don't even get me started on how it flies...... <br />but if i get caught up in watching it do so, then life is just no fun at all. <br />(i collect vintage alarm clocks. i have at least 20. i only have 1 that is in working order.)<br />if i've learned one thing about time in this past year, it's that it does indeed HEAL. <br />i know, i know, we hear it all the time. but i'm so glad it's true!</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTm5x412Dt2lI9eHlNhhCzXJ73DVhPgNx8pGbRHoL_BwiZNGM4AQw6R-i-4YWAR7Ps7mfaWilofJGFo1I-gSgud9sOYl_kpOMz7-YWskVKOZzsMQPXo1XVzuHuGKLHs7KX1GJ-Hl2-GHwo/s1600/skylight.jpg" /><br />Lucy took an extra long afternoon nap today, which meant i got some much needed one on one time with my Sky. she giggled and giggled and giggled......<br />more afternoon light poured in our living room today<br />i love our house and life is so FULL!<br /><b style="color: #990000;">XO, rachel</b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-12708205554866694602012-07-08T23:22:00.000-04:002012-07-08T23:22:01.118-04:00NIGHT PLAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgit3tfcGApz8hsPm6CH5EvM4Lk1t6ciK2HA4IKo5jilGRljiE30OBqNN7cChCWP1ROSX59ppyekp2pyhKmUzM0LYd6xY8crmcFq8Z-toA3zfrksbqBtALM2OSRmBTZBUYn9xlyq5yHHraN/s1600/night+play.jpg" /><br />see that dark shadow across Lucy's forehead? <br />that's the sun setting and casting shadows on her as she plays quietly with blocks & teething toys...... after a bath. this is only a big deal because around here we are schedule people. girls bathe at the same time every night, we put them in pajamas and then we rock them and put them to bed. well, throw off your entire day and pitch in some teething and you get some of the above. it makes for pretty pictures:)</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVnHncsWcUP5pGiv6P4H11NTiO_QxKXeQOECtJvB3UEBrIgDRAztm1bmszsZDTjekk2xL81IrpK19QEVlYG0_8WVWLXUwipPeQXeLd1mmBtUwf21U6fAPcsWrT0fgo6B1bMSaYjGWPWUF/s1600/sky+n+dad.jpg" /><br />scroll through the camera roll on my iPhone and it obvious the girls are teething- SOMETHING IS BETWEEN THEIR GUMS 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME! Sky (above) is chewing up a storm on her finger with daddy. we went to a wonderful couple's home this afternoon for a meeting/brunch about the mission trip that robert is going on next week. Lucy was given Motrin at the beginning of the day. i didn't even think twice about giving it to her, that's how miserable she was:( soooo, we found a cozy room in the left wing of the house to try and just chill out. we looked out the window, as the landscaping was something straight out of a magazine, and i got this shot of Lucy playing with her toes, very much in the shadows. it really captures the mood of today.</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst3hdU2XGUE-C7U5LvsTiIomImTx9Nks_5oG2fD49JibCO-TZxtX6q7HqPsTFTR6nCIA1s70Kx8rMSlu_WD2HpP99prWyI9ireWgB_EUtYwjJ9znKtQIR0kAlSfO6y87vS90qdKX1M1_T/s1600/bottle+in+a+window.jpg" /><br />we came home, i caught a short nap, Sky wouldn't go down and Lucy needed ANOTHER dose of Motrin- yuck! the fussy hour came, which is about 5, and i decided to pack the girls into the van and head towards my latest addiction- Charles park. Surprise, surprise, they were in 7th heaven. look at those 2 sets of feet! </div>
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a walk at Charles park, good naps, lots of iced coffee, headband wearing for the littles and topped off by a relaxing cook-out with our DEAR friends Zach & Abby plus their 2 boys, Kai & Judah- to CELEBRATE ABBY'S BIRTHDAY!!! </div>
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both of her boys are super sweet with our girls. i love the adoration in Kai's face above, as he tries to make Sky smile during her "fussy, teeth-cutting, pre-bath time". it's rough stuff being just 7 months old!</div>
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you can hear Lucy's voice in the background, the summer playlist is softly singing and Abby's encouraging words help my girl to put one tiny foot in front of the other.....</div>
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<b style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel</b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-79981280196915118322012-07-06T15:27:00.001-04:002012-07-06T15:27:54.490-04:00CHARLES PARK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1nnTT-_igt7S1FsBNPcm75M1rzJbkpAK2KIQzX5ke87ewslTbAy71khOJkzLviPZxBifxTt18WpIMxdTU2EgPCTnr8fx79haYO6D5wdjCMX4s_YhE_BqKAx2ud3xDioAvzvnD3NLLJhw/s1600/park.jpg" /><br />yesterday we headed out to Charles Park (above- isn't it glorious?) to walk the shady trails with our friends:) it was Rebecca and just 2 of her FIVE awesome boys, Jamey & Will (pictured below).</div>
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we spotted a little turtle and i couldn't stop staring at our surroundings.... light cutting through trees in all the right places and SOOO MANY SHADES OF GREEN!</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OBB_SLgjedutI4kDiWbv5tKnASKAfqoWhFdMD8GaMJ-BtGruyE2354GAYl4r7rsSk1umt7-Nf6CR_bja-RUYABBTSmols3lFA_auVON5i_tDqUzR84gdKaLmVRdxtgB9egCcoUikrPv0/s1600/turtle+n+trees.jpg" /><br />my girls love to be outside- which i couldn't be happier about. they also took a little cat nap, as did Wilson. look at his cool hat!</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyj7Zcl6N7bjpuROQaunG0QBgKQPXKZ-dkYlul5oIYMv3uaGb05Jg_svvpB_5RDvgObPg0H7ls8RqgnwzI7I6UfZeR5-SNyhlVlkwpkAOhSr7zdoc4gBLUcsBsOJWujS14dsin6PTKBms/s1600/sleeper+will.jpg" /><br />at the end, Sky was up for some swinging and in a TERRIFIC mood, even though she had JUST cut her 1st tooth that morning- what a CHAMP!<br />Lucy was a total gem the ENTIRE time, however, you can tell by the look on her face in this photo that she was seriously lacking sleep. she actually looks a little irritated with me even taking this pic, which completely cracks me up!</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrHwB52aWlMvsjeDa1XUpRExw8ebtu-0PRVNocls_6zS49_CYzQ4FABkPcqvWMgJny4xV0yCyWQ5QL0sm36y4Skjf1zTmchYDkKriMhG8ErXwSB2meTqkjZF2NqNgoOaxM3tosKEtqZfs/s1600/park+ride.jpg" /><br />i love every stage of these little girls life. it gets better every day. <br />But i <b><i>really</i></b> love that we are able to be a bit more flexible during the day and do fun things with our favorite buddies:) the girls are going to grow up surrounded by such great friends. Wilson was born 5 days after them. Rebecca and I couldn't have planned that better if we tried. <br />And just so you know, WE WERE NOT trying!<br />but i'm so glad everything turned out the way it did.<br />happy friday, friends:)</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">XO, rachel</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-69633744031814561202012-07-05T12:49:00.001-04:002012-07-05T12:49:39.186-04:00THE 4TH ON THE 5TH.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6HOJcxJbqcCUmlCMWYgbqkeVVslLADyr-xr4xZeDVRYIdVs0wPuSEMMp7WdftWZ055RMdjPg6QUaU2r8PNzlj5rfaQTwRT6bZuFiWpnTmpvwIyKFJY9kMi5fFQh4_74wSqBv8Qh_ICG-/s1600/sky+play.jpg" /><br />Sky arrived a little bit late to the party because she was in deep slumber, which we don't mess with because that girl NEEDS her naps, but she settled right on in with no trouble at all:) </div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2RMweapGgayG6ktSA42741qLlAfr9Ta_zojBnQUjeK-I6tuLi0f0El_EJepIhuI3gV8PtHFiyEoPyyGm_mUpk5I7OHWsOkThJtGiAShPB_eWgd0YD9dwvOwf9TNYY9CjI9ygAbwZbzsZ/s1600/rosettes.jpg" /><br />I spent my evening sewing fabric rosettes & plan on making them with velcro backs so they can be interchangeable. i was against the headbands for a LONG time, particularly the ones with the LARGE bows atop. well, time changes things and i've <i>slowly</i> warmed up to the idea. these bands are relatively thin and the rosettes are no more than 1 inch in diameter so they aren't such a "statement piece". i'm excited about them:)<br />it was a GREAT day! i love my life. i love my friends.<br /><b style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel</b><br />(p.s. i used this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyymKiUpgQ" target="_blank">tutorial</a> as a guide for making my rosettes. i added my own personal touch to them but i think this video is easy to follow and can help to get you started, if you're interested)</div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-62025174617777550592012-07-03T21:43:00.001-04:002012-07-03T21:43:25.320-04:00THIS IS TODAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1veD7tQtpwvidPQp8UbrxXeG21P5y9Fk4ur1EByKL2hnY_St_WIVgO1MxaXGFIqZ7sj3-YkzLhFHYtLkuAFP7P1vEwVlsUvoOHqr_NJHr6ZoqJ17h14bEipIqP2Mvgt1LDR-sW0cq0uSd/s1600/today+sky.jpg" /><br />this was our morning<br />this was our day<br />we didn't leave the house. the girls put numerous smiles on our faces and imprinted love on our hearts. it's true what they say, "you don't know love until you hold your child". <br />and your whole "YOU" is shattered into a million pieces of awe and wonder!<br />i'll never get over this feeling <br />i don't think the human brain can fully wrap itself around this inexplicable emotion, this connection, this bond.<br />this is TODAY<br />this is Sky.... grabbing at her toes....<br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">XOX, rachel</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-31903672823324755822012-07-02T22:12:00.000-04:002012-07-02T22:12:09.287-04:00I WAS SUSPECT....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgsmVa_cHaAsMqPy4UcrtSnKx6TeVQXJswTrJh4_2KercdK3FvTBA_iDKFKPc_szeFz1UJntitxulKDgSpQt1702H3a0tn7gA-HQHyFvLfbbboBwCPL2wRf_c30CNv_11BI3uunddbDcr/s1600/shortcake.jpg" /><br />i really was....... but then i thought about it & decided to buy it<br />brought it home this afternoon and brewed it to be half-decaf<br /> because i cannot drink the FULL-caff or i turn into a raging insomniac monster!<br />i made it extra strong, poured it over a TON of ice, added a tablespoon of half & half and just like that<br />I'M SOLD!!!</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tMVMQjDYsMf-j4jmaossnpheTgrgSaO6A1bpDP1x8E5-xCQQ4hV4BPkXr6zfOzG5LacAcY6pUmLmG2xa74yq3ejpw8u_Si2agtzfR1T4woW56R0R7lTfL3syGKOJw7z6-tcruWAIKzk5/s1600/iced+yummy.jpg" /><br />today was a bit of a challenging day, courtesy of a really unfortunate night's sleep, but i managed. <br />i got to watch my girls swing back to back (more on that <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmdemsick/7488292488/" target="_blank">here</a>) & i drank some DEE-licious coffee- not thrilled that it's artificially flavored but you gotta live life a little, right? <br />RIGHT!</div>
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<b style="color: #990000;">XO, rachel</b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-78879977393721932942012-07-01T20:37:00.000-04:002012-07-01T20:37:20.928-04:00CURRENT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg-sBeR2lEWorrh41bb97M-mGd_Lj60wCuFBfmSg2nIBVx_2KET58fcw0L_m_qTjBjiSjNcGdO7A3QIU2nkTg7OshMUxa-i3Kee1VmeiV0tMGu-gBFm1yJmZKuEPN3HnERp9cQkD5zX7I/s1600/swings.jpg" /><br />Girls have been doing so much growing and so much exploring!<br /> they officially enjoyed the swings this past friday night. clearly, they each have their own style in which they "ride" in their swing;)</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictOHaQPz7SeLJxQdxkfv-Y_05lAXv4gkzT9Pf_rPnB_tFUoWg1KP-9Q1Jnmn6BFZSf_KBHuAFg3r43UVp8V8nzfApLT65zOB3wcO9IIaOJYuxnKH2bbrGRR1VFP7WeJ9kVqwWNNnp6DzX/s1600/before+dresser.jpg" /><br />my mom and i bought this vintage dresser at the Goodwill (pictured above). it was originally white but had faded into multiple shades of yellow and had a hideous finish on it. we killed the finish and painted it a wonderful sunny yellow for her room. the technical color is "honey toast"<br />we're in LOVE with the way it turned out (pictured below). it makes us HAPPY!</div>
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that is all for today<br /> a little bit of catching up here and there.... that's enough for me:)<br /><b style="color: #990000;">XO, rachel</b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-67871527137984558572012-06-30T23:46:00.000-04:002012-06-30T23:46:03.108-04:00NEW LIFE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgqOGhJ-sHywDUtl2_Xj93B2feFgz7jDFYf99SSU8Za1wQVmSI8ZXX0C2W5XFV003TylmpBUvcini0Es2Y_VBr1D9iL6LI7Qh0mCKrbtXDbQalSchkSqU-unOZuPr2t9OoZ5E9fo3BcGz/s1600/lucy+arm.jpg" /><br />today i finally ordered ALL of the pictures from the girls birth! the ones the anesthesiologist was SOO incredibly awesome to take. she was running a circus act in that room. got pictures of EVERY thing. dad cutting both chords, me kissing each babe when they came out, robert kissing me and the girls, robert holding BOTH of the girls- she literally shoved a baby in each arm and was like "SMILE!"<br />and i'm so grateful she was so into capturing it all for me. <br />because i look at that picture above, and i'm in complete AWE! <br />of my little Lucy, with her arm outstretched, finally ready to meet this world and discover all the incredible things that God has created. and just a few moments after this photo was snapped, they pulled out a SECOND miracle..... Lucy's best friend for life, her sister Sky:)<br />i CANNOT believe they grew inside me for 38 WEEKS!</div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-41431162888543385782012-06-23T05:26:00.000-04:002012-06-23T05:26:13.538-04:00POSTAL PIX<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVJyVr625gUebb0gz1FCCwNTphziFbeA_3eMpwZkQ1tenq_SOzG8zrgUAFXFZLYkJrmCgkSZ2lDYAbc8Xj9CC3F8F-ZwI5MbMCwdNYm5lerGXqJKTzSplsJgQWRSNjlX_9notfsio36pN/s1600/postalpix+blog.jpg" /><br />THEY CAME!!!!<br />my first batch of postal pix, from all my instagram photos, came in the mail today and i cannot wait to start scrap-booking and putting 'em up all around my house on magnetic boards. I ordered photos from my entire pregnancy, the labor and the past 6 months. </div>
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it's been a busy week and tonight was our date night. so, the girls headed to the grandparents, as they do every friday night, for a sleepover.<br />but here i find myself, at 5 am, anxiously awaiting their return.<br /><b>I MISS THEM!</b><br />they are my best friends.<br />i suppose i should go try for more sleep because they don't get home until 9am or so.<br />hope you're all in for a fantastic weekend:)</div>
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XOX,<br /><b style="color: #990000;">rachel</b></div>
<br />RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-46444980650150719252012-06-17T23:38:00.000-04:002012-06-17T23:38:05.046-04:00i cannot breathe......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it's the folds in your arms, the creases of your necks, your defined hairlines. your tiny feet and tiny toes</div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxycc2p95TAAYdHEBCUzUWTjiShkehQNjKK9VSE226GSxUae7IKUy2Yron6-zGTUWDnPAjzR055YxsAF9kAqLbGJ3b_ega3gBPFkQt-tfV5Z2mb3fHqmkJmwTD0DbE8ALFgamCTjPgUui/s1600/7.jpg" /><br />and i really cannot comprehend<br />that i ever lived in a world<br />without both of you in it.<br />love, me <br />(your mom)</div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271526870276684591.post-29465894009692880762012-05-29T12:01:00.002-04:002012-05-31T19:35:29.758-04:00spoons in mouths!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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okay, it's just some rice cereal but still! eating from a spoon?</div>
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it's pretty fun and the first time Sky ate she was VERY suspicious, as you can see in the photo in the bottom right:)</div>
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Lucy went after the spoon with the determination to eat the ENTIRE utensil! i can't let her play with the spoon after eating because she was constantly gagging herself. </div>
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just growing up every day these 2 are!</div>
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i have a song i sing, that i made up, and it's more of a yell- song and it's horrible but it goes like this:</div>
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"YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND...... YEAHHHHHH!!!!"</div>
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so, there's that. </div>
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these 2 truly are my best friends:)</div>
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<b style="color: #990000;">xox</b>, Rachel <b><span style="color: #990000;">Lucy</span></b> & <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Sky</span></b></div>RACHEL DEMSICKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454436332284957948noreply@blogger.com4