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Indie "uses" this potty more than Penn.
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...but mostly just to play on.
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He doesn't care.
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She likes to climb in and out of it.
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See?
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It's kind of the cutest thing ever.
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"Ha! Check me out!"
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"Uh-oh...maybe I have to go after all..."
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Some goodies I made for our first "small group" night. I always have leftover chocolate and just start dipping random th
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She liked this helmet more than Penn.
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Do you see a theme here?
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This was cracking us up.
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Gotta protect that little egghead, Buster!
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Testing it out on the road for the first time.
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Pretty sure it's too small...yeah, right, "ages 3-5" - and of course, we managed to throw away the receipt...
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Funniest frosting-lickin' face EVER, in a Kung-Fu Panda shirt, no less!
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I had to *make* him try this at first. How bad is that?
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I was all, "IT TASTES LIKE CANDY...HERE, EAT THE FROSTING!!!!" Better that he not know these things, right? Oh well.
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She loves to stand there and "read."
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I just loved her in that little outfit.
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She thinks she's such a big girl.
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PJ poses by the flowers we planted outside in the window boxes. He rarely poses for me, so I love this pic.
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Just waiting for daddy to get home.
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There he is!
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She's mommy's girl for real, but still likes daddy cuddles, too.
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How do you do this again?
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Funny thinkin' face
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Hmm....
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Get ready for it...
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HA!
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Just a shot of his haircut...I think I did an alright job for once!
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She is trying to learn to use utensils.
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I took about 20 photos of this, because it was so funny and messy...
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...and also because it will mortify my weirdo, neat-freak (at least when kids are eating) little BROTHER!
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BLAH! Yogurt everywhere!
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See? She's kinda sorta getting the hang of it.
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She did have a more appropriate spoon than that, but it was thrown to the floor at some point.
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"Ahh, screw this spoon, I'm usin' my hands!"
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Okay, I think this is the last one.
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PSYCH! Okay, so this is. Sorry. She's so cute though, even with a yogurt goatee.
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After a strenuous walking practice session with daddy.
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She has a love/hate relationship with walking.
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We'll get there soon, though!
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The first marzipan Buster...
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Eh. I didn't love it. Plus, he was too big.
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2nd attempt, marzipan + a little marshmallow fondant for structure.
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The scale was definitely a little better!
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And that is SO a Buster expression. "I wish it was MY birthday too...hmmph."
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Happy, fat fondant Indie, before I fixed her neck so that the head wouldn't fall back like that.
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The cake, in its final stages.
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All assembled, with a cameo from my kitchen assistant.
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Trying to decide if I should add the brown bow or not... (the "1" is made out of chocolate.)
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I didn't have the time or the patience to add the vertical white stripes on the bottom tier or the tiny purple bows.
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Brown bow added...it barely made it before the guests arrived.
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10+ hours or so from start to finish, spread out over the course of a week. Lots of lessons learned and things I would d
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It's PARTY TIME! Keves and Indie contemplate a snack-for-remote-control trade.
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Indie makes a poor decision and wanders off with the remote control. I woulda gone for the Cheerios.
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Birthday princess!
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She was a little tired and grumpy...I think her allergies were bothering her.
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Outside with dad (he informed me that she was pooping in her tutu, here.) :)
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We had 8 kids and 11 adults in the house.
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The boys really enjoyed playing in the dirt in my raised beds. Glad I didn't have anything planted yet!
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Kids can make the most of any backyard, even the most boring ones.
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Doesn't have her daddy's complexion at all, does she?
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Crawling back out for Round 2.
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Crab crawl
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I will cry when she's too big for that tutu.
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Singing "Happy Birthday" - we forgot a candle for the cake!
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She was sooo not in the mood for cake, and here we go, presenting her with the entire top tier of one.
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But she was a good sport.
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Just not sure about all the craziness.
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Okay, actually, I'm really upset now, mom! You expect me to eat this without a fork?
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Jeez! It's about time. That's better, thanks!
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She had a few bites.
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Seemed to like it.
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But wasn't too hungry or happy at this point.
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She was in her high chair all of 10 minutes.
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Oh well!
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PJ inherited the remains of her cake, after he housed one huge slice of his own.
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Trying to feed cake to his friend Wyatt.
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Daddy and BG in the living room.
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He's a maniac...maniac... (look at cute little Emma in the background!)
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The aftermath.
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Who's going to clean this mess up? THE END!