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Nov
21

Bosco

A very happy birthday to my mother, Beautiful Bev.  I won’t disclose her age but lets just say she’s slightly older than me.  My brother’s and I put together a few GTKY questions for you to enjoy.  Meet Bosco…. 1) You always claim to have always been an angel growing up. What was the thing …

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Oct
19

Top Chef

So yeah I have a lot of brothers and another one is having a birthday.  I promise I wont do another brother post until February… OY VEY.   Okay time to GTK Brett. 1. When you were 5 what did you think you would be doing when you turned 30? Oceanographer. Then Chef then back …

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Oct
06

Sweet Baby E

Fourth very fast months ago Isabella, Caleb, Donavan and I welcome our newest addition, Elijah Bennett Almond.  He is so sweet and happy.  He is by far my easiest baby.  He took to nursing and pretty much just eats and sleeps.  When he is awake he just giggles all the time and coos.  At 4 …

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Oct
05

Napa Valley Ragnar 2012

A couple weeks ago the Dirty Calistogans took on the Rangar Relay for the 2nd time. You can see our run last year right here.  We lost quiet a few runners to pregnancy this year so half of our team was new to the race.  I was in Van #2 this year with all the …

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Oct
04

SoccerStopper

Happy Birthday to my littlest brother of all Jared!  Today he turned 24 and in similar fashion to Brady’s birthday post I asked him a few questions about how it feels to know he’s quickly approaching a quarter century.  Enjoy this GTKY. 1. When you were 5 what did you think you would be doing …

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Sep
27

Carter Chopped Competition 2012

While home in July we hosted the first ever Carter Chopped Competition.   Two Carter boys and two Almond boys squared off in a cooking match that is still be debated today. A few things we learned from the first competition. You must chop contestants Use a point scoring system and stick to it Don’t …

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Apr
06

Bella the Beautiful

As promised here is my Isabella focused post.  She is going to be 2 on the 29th… already!!  I still can’t believe it.  She is doing amazingly well.  Every time I try to figure out how many words she has she’s saying 4 or 5 new ones.  She is definitely our little conversationist.  She still …

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Feb
22

Progress

I have so much exciting news to share on the autism front.   In my last few posts I’ve been talking about how we put C on a GFCF diet and we have been completely GFCF for 3 full weeks.  It took a little while to get there but we made it.   He has …

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Feb
14

For the Love of Love!

Happy Valentine’s Day!! I know there are mixed feelings about today but I love day about love.  I don’t think the day should be focused on being in a relationship but appreciating those loved ones you have in your life.  I spent more money on my mom’s gift than I did my husband’s.  Use today …

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Feb
08

Frogs and snails, and puppy dog tails

Thats right its a BOY!  A few weeks ago we hosted a Gender Reveal party to find out Baby A’s sex with some of our friends.  I have to give a big shout out to my amazing friend Michelle that made it all happen.  She not only did the reveal but took all the pictures. …

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