Individuality

(Bearhug in blue, Cuddlebug in red, 23 months old)When Cuddlebug and Bearhug were born, we rarely dressed them alike. We had a lot of coordinating outfits but the only actual matching outfits we had were gifts. Well, until around age 5 when I started getting all three boys matching outfits for pictures :).I have to confess - now that they're too old for us to dress them I sometimes...

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Snowmageddon, part 2

The snow / ice saga continues...~~~~~~~~~~~Still Day 1 (at night!)Usually snow melts within a day around here so we headed back out in the evening for some more playtime. Figured we should enjoy it while it lasted (ha!).I was a little surprised that Bitty wanted to go out again after the wet sock incident, but he did. Bearhug decided he'd had enough after just a few minutes so...

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Snowmageddon, part 1

(I wonder if my Alaska family is snickering a little that 6 inches of snow could inspire a title like that, hehe. Once you see part 2 though, you'll see why)This post contains lots of pictures. LOTS.You have been warned ;).~~~~~~~~~~~~Day 1This is the scene we woke up to. Snow day! The boys were excited as you can imagine, although Bitty was confused as he was *just* starting...

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Blog Gems: An event to remember

It's time for Blog Gems again :). This week's topic is to share something about an event (any event) from our archives.I decided to share a post about a spontaneous event that is one of my happy memories :). Here's the link:He said it!!! (tears of joy)If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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School celebrations

I had a chance to visit each of the boys' classrooms for their end-of-year parties.I was looking forward to meeting "A", the little girl that Bitty talks about all. the. time. When he was invited to a birthday party, he wanted to get a present for A, even though it wasn't her party. Sometimes, when he is especially cranky in the morning, I can remind him that he'll get to see...

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SEW & WW: Brotherly love

From this year's Christmas pictures, this is one of my favorites (of course they weren't all so loving, remember the outtakes? lol).Cuddlebug told me recently, "Mom, me and Bearhug were MADE for each other!"Totally out of the blue. How sweet is that?Click here for more Special Exposure Wednesday.If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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Blog Gems: 25 Things, Autism Style

Jen over at The King and Eye has a great idea called "Blog Gems" in which bloggers can link up to share posts from our archives.The current topic is to share a post that tells something about ourselves. So here's one from Feb 2009 that I think is a good introduction to me and my family, and my perspective on things :).25 Things, Autism StyleIf you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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At the tree farm

I love Bearhug's expression, lol :)If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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We interrupt this blog...

...to let readers know that I've reinstalled the comment system at Everyday Adventures in response to several notes about not being able to leave comments.I love reading your comments! So, I'm hoping this will fix the problem.If you still have issues, please send me a note at 3runningincircles [at] gmail [dot] com and I'll see if I can figure out what else to try.Than...

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Copyrights and other dates

Bearhug sat with me in my class at church, as he didn't want to go to his own class.The teacher wrote two dates on the chalkboard.As soon as he saw the dates on the board, Bearhug perked up. He leaned over to me and whispered, "what are those dates, Mom?"(It occurs to me that perhaps if I suggest that his teacher incorporate some kind of dates or timeline into their lessons that he might be more inclined to go to his own class, lol.)I whispered back what the teacher had just explained - that one...

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Christmas train & Christmas morning

We found a "Christmas train" on sale so we decided to get it to put around the bottom of the tree. The boys LOVED it!! Of course, to avoid having it broken too quickly, we told them it would only be out for Christmas. We've put it away with the rest of the decorations and will bring it out again next year. I think it's called the Smoky Express but Bitty kept calling it the...

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Magic Marker Monday: He said what?!

Little Bitty brought home a packet of his daily writing papers from school.I love reading through them to see what he chose to write about each day, as well as to see the progress with his handwriting.This one literally made me laugh out loud. I have absolutely no idea what he meant by this (and haven't been able to get him to elaborate) but it seriously cracks me up. Huh?!"My...

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