{"id":1769,"date":"2011-07-06T23:11:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T03:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2011-07-06T23:11:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T03:11:05","slug":"the-littles-have-their-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1769","title":{"rendered":"the littles have their day"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 4th around here means more than red, white and blue. More than fireworks, corn on the cob, and watermelon. <\/p>\n

It means our blessings from China are having a birthday! Lainey Q is now 5…the age she’s been DYING to turn for so long. And, Dylan Y is a big boy at age 4. <\/p>\n

The day began just like last year. A July 4th parade that passes right by our house. We drag the chairs to the end of our driveway and wave :) <\/p>\n

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Of course, there’s candy to get. <\/p>\n

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Present time! Prior to this, Randy led everyone in an opera version of Happy Birthday. Yep, that’s my husband. <\/p>\n

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Birthday boy<\/p>\n

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Birthday young lady!<\/p>\n

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Laughing at daddy’s opera<\/p>\n

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Someone loves her new watch…she’s been asking for one for a while now. She also got an 18″ doll and clothes for her. <\/p>\n

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Dylan loves this, he’s played with it everyday. Highly recommended if you have a little guy who likes daddy’s tools!
\nHe also got a watch, and a kid sized tape measure. <\/p>\n

Next request for their birthday was to go boating. We were happy to oblige. <\/p>\n

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Dylan is fully on board now, as far as swimming and boating go. He bobs along in the waves, wearing his green monster floatie, happy as can be. We affectionately refer to Lainey as our “fish”. <\/p>\n

That night, we made the mistake of asking them where they’d like to go eat for their special day. We had our hopes high. We ended up at Taco B*ll. <\/p>\n

Since we have 3 other birthdays this week, I decided against making 5 full birthday cakes. Who needs THAT much cake? Cupcakes worked much better. Especially since they get to decorate their own. <\/p>\n

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Was the day done then? Nope. Another boat ride, this time at night. We went out about 9pm, and cruised around looking at all the fireworks. We felt like those tornado chasers! Instead, we were chasing fireworks. We got home around 10:30…don’t tell Randy I told you, but, we got LOST. Abbey pointed us in the right direction. <\/p>\n

I think Dylan really enjoyed his first birthday with us. It makes me sad to think that he had those first 3 without us – and without anyone to really make it special. We’re taking care of that now. And, Lainey….I can’t believe this is her 4th birthday with us! She’s growing into such a beauty. This year has been difficult for her. Really. But, we’re working on the rough spots and I know God will honor her (and our!) hard work. <\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, Lainey and Dylan! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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