13...steps in the right direction

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1. Serve God with your whole heart

2. love everyone

3. care for those less fortunate 

4. listen entently

5. respect those in authority

6. honor your parents

7. respond appropriately

8. speak clearly

9. work hard

10. clean up after yourself

11. be silly

12. use good manners

13. be slow to anger

14...favorite foods

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1. Annie's Mac 'N Cheese

2. half Cheese half Pepperoni Pizza

3. Honey Carrots

4. Peanut Butter & Jelly (him-strawberry/her-grape)

5. Annie's Bunny Fruit Snacks

6. Yo' Kids Yogurt

7. Cheese

8. Watermelon

9. Peaches

10. Bananas

11. Spaghetti

12. Any Mexican Restaurant

13. Hot Dogs

14. Veggie Chips

There is much more to this list because they are GREAT eaters...but in all fairness to the 14th day.

15...of our favorite songs

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1. This Little Light of Mine (Ms Beth's CD)

2. Whoopsie-Daisy (Toby Mac)

3. Hotel Yorba (White Stripes)

4. Above and Beyond (Buck Owens)

5. 10am Automatic (Black Keys)

6. Ball and Biscuit (White Stripes)

7.  Cry, Cry, Cry (Johnny Cash)

8. Dixie Land Delight (Alabama)

9. Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz)

10. Forever Young (Bob Dylan)

11. Fun Fun Fun (beach Boys)

12. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash)

13. I Can Only Imagine (Mercy Me)

14. Heavy Chevy (Alabama Shakes)

15. He's my Rock (from Rock the Block)

16...of our favorite books (from our expansive library)

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1. The Jesus Storybook Bible

2. Good Night, Good Night Construction Site

3. Dig Dogs Dig

4. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet

5. Fancy Nancy, Bonjour Butterfly

6. Mike Mulligan and his Steam shovel

7. Little Engine that Could

8. the Firehouse

9. Lady Bug Girl and the Bug Squad

10. Ella Bella 

11. Detective Dinosaur

12. Good Night Moon

13. Is there really a Human Race

14. Where the Wild Things Are

15. I love dogs

16. Underpants Thunderpants

17...potential occupations

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1. Policeman

2. Fire Chief

3. Ambulance worker

4. Doctor

5. Construction worker

6. Musician

7. Garbage man

8. Truck driver

9. Pilot

10. Ballerina

11. Gymnastics for Alabama Crimson Tide

12. Artist

13. Photographer

14. Author

15. Beautiful Queen

16. Cheft

17. Missionary

always my babies

18 fun things...

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first...yes, we are alive and I am sorry for not posting; however- we are beyond busy! I know that is not an excuse, but it is all I have at this moment.  Maybe tomorrow I'll come up with a cool story about where we have been and why it has not been posted on this ever so loved BLOG!

For now, we are gearing up for their 5th birthday!  

So, for the next 18 days we will be counting down to the big day...

1. we are trying to whistle

2. we love music and playing instruments

3. we swim without floaties

4. we do gymnastics in the living room

5. we can operate the TV/DVR

6. we take care of Lucy

7.  we drink from a cup without a lid

8. we are learning to read/love books

9. we love to do art

10. we went to our first ever Rock the Block (VBS)

11. we can spell our last name

12. we can write our names

13. we love to ride bikes

14. we can dive and flip in the swimming pool

15. we can text message our family 

16. we can get ourselves dressed 

17. we make scrambled eggs

18. we have imaginations as big as the sky

Happy Birthday America!!!

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'merica