tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130810832024-03-19T00:59:03.749-04:00The KerpersThe Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.comBlogger604125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-54644379180288715362013-08-20T14:43:00.003-04:002013-08-20T14:43:58.175-04:00Bucket ListYesterday I had the day off so we decided to take the team on an adventure. The <a href="http://www.crayolaexperience.com/" target="_blank">Crayola Factory</a> has been on our kid-trip-bucket-list for awhile, so we packed up the fam (and the potty) and headed north to Easton.<div>
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I won't go into a lengthy review of the place, but let's just say we should have pre-read the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g52563-d103616-Reviews-Crayola_Experience-Easton_Pennsylvania.html" target="_blank">Trip Advisor reviews</a> and nixed the whole idea (specifically the one titled,<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 20px;">“Death trap, fire hazard waiting to happen!”) </span></span>On a positive note, there were no fires and we got a couple of cute touristy pictures of the boys atop a marker.<br />
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Moving onto Phase II of our adventure, we went to visit Phil's brother and sister-in-law who live close by to the Death Trap. We swam in their pool and hung out on the trampoline, then David asked, "Do you want to go for a ride on the golf cart?"<br />
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Umm, yes.<br />
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There were 3 main points of interest to the golf cart extravaganza.<br />
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1. The boys got a kick out of being able to "drive" while sitting on Phil's lap.<br />
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2. They discovered the joys of jumping off the back, running to catch up to the cart, grabbing the pole and dragging themselves on the back "like Indiana Jones."<br />
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3. As Phil was going up a hill from grass to gravel, he stopped then started really quickly and threw me off the back. Then kept going. <br />
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It was one of those days where the boys laughed their fool heads off, ran themselves to the ground, ate too many Doritos, then passed out on the ride home. And save for the bits of gravel lodged into my palms, I'd agree that it was a pretty good day. <br />
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Turns out the adventure that wasn't even on the bucket list end up being the most memorable. Wild ride on a golf chart, check.<br />
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The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-79032406871724934532013-08-18T22:16:00.001-04:002013-08-18T22:16:19.409-04:00Today.It has admittedly been a ridiculously long time since I posted on this blog. Long story short, life is busy.<br />
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But there were 2 things that happened to me today that inspired me to come back. 2 moments that I thought, "I don't ever want to forget this happening" because they (a) Made me so proud of my boys and (b) Made me proud of Phil and myself as parents.<br />
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We went to <a href="http://www.tylerarboretum.org/" target="_blank">Tyler Arboretum</a> for a quick hike before dinner. As we were walking back to the car Charlie said, "Mommy, after dinner tonight can we sit as a family and hug together? Even the grown ups?"<br />
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He said it with such sincerity that it literally stopped me in my tracks. I mean, seriously?!?<br />
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To get out of the arboretum you have to walk through their tiny gift shop. Cole had been clutching his $5 allowance the whole time (including when he was climbing up and down the tree house exhibits - grounds for a mommy heart attack). He had been talking the whole time about the $2.50 quartz sample that he was planning on buying at the end.<br />
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When he went up to the counter he had 2. He told the cashier that he had just enough to buy one for his brother Ryan and one for himself.<br />
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A $2.50 gesture but so telling of our Coley.<br />
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In other news - we're deep into potty training Dean. Apologies to any of the patrons who witnessed a 3 year old squatting on a mini toilet in the trunk of our van. A kid's gotta do what a kid's gotta do.<br />
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<br />The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-16164847845625122412012-09-18T21:30:00.000-04:002012-09-18T21:30:06.320-04:00Enough Already, I Get It.This is officially my last Arizona post.<br />
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Rach and I spent a morning walking around the resort taking pictures. There were so many textures and colors - I took approximately 90 million pictures but wanted to post some of my faves.<br />
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I love the Southwest. I love girlfriend's getaway. I love the ability to walk around for 2 hours with my only goal being to take pictures of cactus needles. So to wrap up, vacay was cool. Counting down until our 2013 trip.<br />
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The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-10582555933987697472012-09-18T21:20:00.004-04:002012-09-18T21:20:57.671-04:00Frankie BoyThe part where I said I wasn't going to drag my Arizona trip out in blog posts was a lie.<br />
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I feel like I need to dedicate a separate post to the awesomeness that's known as Frank Lloyd Wright's house <a href="http://www.franklloydwright.org/about/TaliesinWestTours.html" target="_blank">Taliesin West</a>.<br />
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We were lucky enough to catch a night tour and it was just a perfect evening. Frankie lived in Wisconsin but set up his winter home in AZ. When he built it he brought a bunch of architecture students with him and they literally plopped down in the middle of the dessert and built the estate rock by rock.<br />
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It's still a home to many of the people that helped build it, and is also a school for about 30 architecture students. <br />
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He was so particular about his design - this vase was here before they put windows on the house. When the glass went up he didn't want to move the vase, even an inch, so he had the students cut a hole to accomodate.</div>
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I may not know know anything about architecture (except what I learned when George Costanza worked at Vandalay Industries) but I do know that this place was the bomb. Thanks for the memories Mr. Wright!<br />
The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-81242094088593986342012-09-18T21:08:00.001-04:002012-09-18T21:08:35.034-04:00Um, Oops.So apparently I fell asleep for a few months while I was in the middle of writing about my Arizona trip. And now that seems so 5 minutes ago.<br />
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I'm not sure if I should pick up where I left off or just erase the rest of July and August from the blogworld...<br />
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So instead of dragging out my girl's weekend I'll just consolidate some highlights of Arizona into one post:<br />
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The <a href="http://www.montelucia.com/joya-spa/" target="_blank">Joya Spa</a> at our resort was absolute heaven. In the mornings I took a few yoga/meditation classes, but the best part of all was our spa day. Massages, facials, fancy cucumber drinks spiked with vodka. Mmm hmm. </div>
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This is a shot from one of the stores in downtown Scottsdale. Such interesting shops with authentic/touristy/fake Southwest memorabilia. Also great for people watching, and restaurants with tableside made-to-order guacamole. Drooling...</div>
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It's interesting to look back on this trip now...it seems like lifetimes ago. I can't explain how AMAZING it was to be away, spend quality time chatting with a good friend, having the ability to eat and drink what I wanted, when I wanted, and just be free to AAAHHHH. Until next year...<br />
The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-11723053590697137682012-07-20T20:54:00.002-04:002012-07-20T20:54:49.803-04:00Arizon-aahh Day 1OMG. OMG. OMG. <br />
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There actually aren't enough OMGs available to explain the blissful Arizona vacation Rachel and I endulged in for 4 glorious days and nights.<br />
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Our fabulous, fantastic husbands chilled (chilled...ha!) with the kids and we snuck away to the <a href="http://www.montelucia.com/" target="_blank">Montelucia Resort</a> in Scottsdale. OMG.<br />
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We arrived in our room and oohed and ahhed over the mountain and pool view. OMG.<br />
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<br /></div>The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-7560610727011018972012-07-09T11:56:00.000-04:002012-07-09T11:56:03.616-04:00Happy Birthday AmericaWe have 3 annual 4th of July traditions:<br />
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We left Doylestown early to get back to WC in time for the block party. Charlie and Dean immediately found their way into the chocolate s'mores cake, yet maintained their innocence with these angel faces.<br />
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We're starting to rack up a lot of holiday traditions - both big and small - and I really appreciate the ones like these. And not just because of the beer buzz (this cold heart of mine has a spot for family and friends, too.)<br />
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The next day we went back to the pool to chill with the fam. Something kicked into Ryan's brain and *BAM* - just like that he learned how to dive. </div>
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So there are around 250 kids on each team - that makes for 500 kids plus their parents all vying for the best spots by the pool and the best donuts at the snack bar.</div>
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All was well until about Event 2. Ry started shaking and was pretty clingy to me. I asked what was wrong and he looked up at me with these dewy eyes and said, "Ohhh my gosh I.Am.So.Nervous."</div>
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When the opportunity came up to go to a friend's wedding in New Hope, we jumped at the chance. The build up for our big night (oops I mean their big night) was so exciting, until we had to work through the logistics of packing up 4 kids, getting them out the door, and delivering them to 3 different locations. But we muddled through.</div>
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The wedding was at the <a href="http://www.hollyhedge.com/" target="_blank">Holly Hedge Estate</a> in New Hope. Oh. My. Dear. Lord. It was amazing. Or maybe that was just the wine talking, I'm not sure.</div>
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b. All of the people who watched our kids for surviving the night<br />
c. The chef at The Holly Hedge Estate for finding the largest shrimps I've ever seen in my life<br />
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Mazel tov!The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-47608555842440703392012-06-22T09:17:00.001-04:002012-06-22T09:17:19.076-04:00Happy (Belated) 5th Birthday To ColeOops...I forgot to blog about Cole's birthday...it's been a busy few months.<br />
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To put it in Cole-terms: I luv yuw Cole and yow Momee is vewy prowd of yuw.The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-18301283906857464302012-06-21T20:49:00.001-04:002012-06-21T20:49:28.622-04:00Would You Like To Ride In My Beautiful Balloon?I wanted to surprise Phil for Father's Day, so on Saturday I told him we were going somewhere fun. On the car ride there I asked him to guess what it was and he said, "<a href="http://ccballoonfest.com/" target="_blank">A hot air balloon festival</a>?" Ummmm, yeah.<br />
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On the way home, Phil said, "I'm glad we went to the balloon festival, because I sort of thought you were taking me to get a puppy. And I really don't want to get a puppy."<br />
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Huh?!? Happy Father's Day!The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-74321207140022936512012-06-18T17:02:00.004-04:002012-06-18T17:02:44.717-04:00Hape Fodrs DeyPhil was showered with love and presents on Father's Day. It started with a homemade card from Coley...ah, the simple things.<div>
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After that he got a special treat of going to the supermarket. Translation: He didn't have to wake the kids up/get them dressed/make them breakfast - and he had a whole hour to himself. Yes, this is what happens to your life when you have 4 kids.</div>
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That night we had some fam over for food and drinks. The boys were particularly pumped to hold <a href="http://www.debbiematt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Baby Henry</a> and I have to say that I think the rainbow legwarmers I bought him are beyond.</div>
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Here's to all the dads out there...especially my hubs, my pops and my pops-in-law. Dads rule!</div>
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of our church to the </span><a href="http://www.goodsamshelter.org/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Good Samaritan Shelter</a><span style="background-color: white;"> in Phoenixville. The goal was to clean up their yard to make
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The boys dove right in.
I thought they’d tire out after the first 5 minutes, but they totally
hung – all the while asking questions about shelters, the people that live
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Sometimes I have to repeat this over and over (and over). These kids drive me to drink on most days...but they're super-cute and growing up really fast. </div>
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Friday was Ry's last day of school, so I left work early to hang with him and take him to swim team practice. Luckily for me, it was the first day that they put them on the blocks to show them how to start in a race. He hopped right up and "dove" in (hey at least his body made it into the water). You go Ry!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">That was also Cole's last day of school - his last day at his daycare. Ever. He literally grew up there and even though Charlie & Dean will still be going there, it's just weird that Cole is old enough to leave. *sob*</span></div>
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That night we went to a graduation party for our old neighbor. (a) So weird that she's going to college, (b) Even weirder to be hanging in the neighborhood, and (c) Totally weirdest when we got the tour of the inside of our old house. The memories.<br />
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Sunday was our buddy Oliver's birthday party at the <a href="http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/" target="_blank">Elmwood Park Zoo</a>. The boys were mostly impressed by the ants marching their way across the sidewalk...classy.</div>
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<li>Ry can't dive</li>
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<li>Drinking wine is more fun than running</li>
<li>Kids grow up fast</li>
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</ul>The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-418462422484667042012-06-12T12:00:00.003-04:002012-06-12T12:00:36.621-04:00May One Picture A Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We love to get the kids out and about - more time outside the house means less time destroying inside the house. Let the summer begin...</div>
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<br />The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-84347550074793881982012-06-12T11:08:00.002-04:002012-06-12T11:08:55.991-04:00Top 10 Faves From Girlfriends WeekendSue and I snuck away for another legendary <a href="http://kerpers.blogspot.com/2011/06/best-husband-ever.html" target="_blank">weekend at the shore</a>. And not just any weekend, an official <a href="http://www.goldeninn.com/avalon-nj-resort-getaways-girlfriends-weekends.php" target="_blank">Girlfriends Weekend</a> at <a href="http://www.goldeninn.com/" target="_blank">The Golden Inn</a>. The package included meals, a spa treatment of our choice, and 2 drinks each (of course we maxed those out during Check-In).<br />
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9. His & Hers Port-A-Potties, and Sue rebelliously using the wrong one.</div>
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3. Deciding that our bartender looked like Anastasia Steele from 50 Shades of Grey and trying to discreetly take pictures of her for evidence.</div>
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<br />The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-46200137185098249362012-05-21T21:24:00.003-04:002012-05-21T21:25:35.908-04:00Ry Would Kill Me For Posting This But I Think It's Too Cute To Keep Hush Hush......Plus he doesn't know I have a blog. So there.<br />
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A recent convo with Ry:<br />
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Me: What did you do at recess today?<br />
Ry: I don't want to talk about it.<br />
Me: Uh oh. Did you do something to get into trouble?<br />
Ry: No. I just don't want to talk about it - it's embarrassing.<br />
Me: It's okay to tell me.<br />
Ry: Well I played with Sarah.<br />
Me: Aaaaand....<br />
Ry: And it starts with an "F".<br />
Me: *Gulp*<gulp></gulp><br />
Ry: Faaair...<br />
Me: Oh, did you play fairies with Sarah?<br />
Ry: Yeah, but fairies and princesses are for girls, so I was a nurse.<br />
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Just like daddy. LOVE IT. <br />
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<br />The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-23577755057229690522012-05-07T15:16:00.001-04:002012-05-07T15:17:36.303-04:00QuestionsThere’s a new trend in Big Blue (the name our boys gave the
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a reflective space for our Coley, and he’s been using the drive time to ponder
life’s big questions. Almost every time
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my brain muscles. I’ve been jotting them
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Why don’t kids live by
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">How do tornadoes get
started?</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Why does water put out
fire?</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Which states do bears
live in?</span></li>
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Yesterday we were
driving home from church and he said, “What does ‘true potential’ mean?” I replied back, “Aw, did you learn about that
in Sunday School?” and he said, “No, I heard it in a Ninjago cartoon.”<br />
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It’s so interesting to observe all of our kids – especially because
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Ryan is introspective, thoughtful, and emotional. Cole is a tell-it-like-it-is kid with a heart
of gold and a need for constant attention. Charlie is a lovebug who will always curl up
in your lap for a snuggle. Dean is the
firecracker who will have no problem holding his own on the playgrounds of the
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Ry has always craved information and reads everything he can
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with this is that although he can read on a high level, he still processes the
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Lately he's been expressing a lot of anxiety about things he was
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won’t be able to escape</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What if the sun explodes? We would all get
vaporized immediately</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What if modern pirates drove their speedboats
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The goal of the Worry Box is to give him an outlet for all
of these things that keep him up at night.
Write it out and let it go. The
first night he dropped this in the box:</div>
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Okay…I got this…aliens will not take over the earth. No way no how. Or at least I mumbled my way through some
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This is why I blog...because one day I'll look back on all of this drama and laugh, cry, and wish for these days back. At least that's what I keep telling myself.</div>The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-44022822004216046532012-04-30T21:22:00.003-04:002012-04-30T21:22:55.825-04:00Gloves Off. Hike Time.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Remember that amazing Flyers playoff game the other day? The one with a zillion fights and total hockey awesomeness? Oh and also remember that Phil is a huge gigantic Flyers fan?</div>
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Well I chose that afternoon to go out for a hike at <a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/ridleycreek/index.htm" target="_blank">Ridley Creek</a>. I offered for Phil to stay home but he insisted that he wanted to go. Oops, my bad.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phil was Mr. Tough Guy climbing out on this tree that had fallen across the creek. Until he got out onto the middle of it. Yikes.</td></tr>
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Phil spend most of the time trying to get reception in the woods to check the score. I spent most of the time trying to keep the kids from throwing themselves in the river. Ahh, family time.The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13081083.post-86231998611664215832012-04-18T11:27:00.001-04:002012-04-18T11:28:32.161-04:00One Picture A DayDear March,<br />
Thank you, thank you, thank you for turning warm. You have completely changed my life. <br />
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You allowed us to get 4 very stir-crazy kids outside to go on hikes, explore new parks, ride bikes, play baseball, and just plain leave the confines of the house.<br />
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You also brought us awesome birthdays for Ryan, Grammy & Poppy. Love you, March.<br />
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Kind Regards,<br />
The Kerper Family<br />
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On the flip side, there are lots of things that don’t come quite so easily – most notably giving them the individual attention that they so love and deserve.<br />
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So we came up with a plan. Each boy gets one night per month of pure 1-on-1 time. They get to pick what we do and who goes with them, and for the past 2 months I’ve been the lucky recipient of Cole’s night out.<br />
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Up first was a trip to Chick-Fil-A and the park. Just committing to hanging with him at the park (when I would usually be “watching” from afar while I checked email from a bench) made him light up. We chased each other, played hide & seek, and he even got me to slide down the fireman’s pole. All together it was a great time and at the end he declared, “This has been the best night of my life.”<br />
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This past weekend we went to the Phillies game together. Despite the fact that we were in the second to last row (hey, at least it wasn’t the last row) and the Phils lost miserably, Cole was just happy to have me all to himself (and to eat the gigantic helmet of ice cream I bought him).<br />
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Speaking of which, we had this convo on the way home which I wanted to document for posterity:<br />
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Cole: Is white a color in the rainbow?<br />
Me: No.<br />
Cole: Then why were there white sprinkles mixed into the rainbow sprinkles?<br />
Me: *palm slap to forehead*<palm forehead="" slap="" to=""><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smiling with a mouth full of Cracker Jacks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My vision for the pic of Cole with the field in the background didn't work out as planned. He kept saying, "Mommy it feels like my neck is getting all twisted up." He's yet to learn we sometimes need to suffer for our art.</td></tr>
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I’m hoping we keep up with this…more importantly I’m hoping Ry picks Dad for the roller skating adventure he’s been talking about…The Kerper Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370815191533769596noreply@blogger.com0