Tim and I have just realized how easy things have become. Suddenly, we are a mobile, independent family of four. We no longer need a stroller, we often forget to turn on the baby monitor, they love a weekend night with a sitter (yea!)and they often get themselves up in the morning, and begin their day without us even knowing. We find them (often with Pandora playing) doing crafts, dressed as pirates and running trains while eating Nutrigrain bars with milk. We're not sure when (or how) this happened, but we're loving it. I do wish time would slow down a bit, but we're making a conscious effort to slow ourselves down despite the fact the days are flying by. The Beckman boys are high energy, super sweet, quirky as ever and loads of fun. We now look forward to family trips, "big kid style." Sammy wants to see never never land and Henry is adamant we need to search for the Titanic. I'm just looking forward to a family hike at Turkey Run this spring and long hot days at the pool this summer. To sum it up, life is good - real good - for this little family. We're loving it.
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| Bubble Baths are still a favorite |
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| Swimming on top of the city |
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| Where we found Henry early one morning... the trains were running just below our window and he didn't want to miss a single one. |
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| sick day |
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| This picture really says it all. |
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| Rube Goldberg Competition at Purdue - LOVED IT! |
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| Again... Henry draws trains. Everyday. More and more trains. |
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| And Sam fishes from the toilet. |
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| Best friends. |
