tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319839972011-07-07T21:54:57.083-07:00Enjoy a glimpse into the day and the life of the littelest Skurds; Eli, Tatum and Evan.Mama Skurdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733975564062507128noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31983997.post-66923311756013994442011-04-30T18:37:00.000-07:002011-05-06T05:39:51.950-07:00

What an awesome day the little Skurd's had! The boys had time with Dad and Tatum had time with Mom. What better way to celebrate girl time than a day at the hair salon followed by some shopping? We then cooked out, ate dinner outside and enjoyed the perfect evening.Our little picnic area. We have a table and picnic table, but I think it is always more fun to sit in the grass. Plus, the sun

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We took an after school break to Deanna Rose this afternoon. This was actually Tatum's second time this week. We went with her preschool class on Tuesday. I must say the weather was much nicer today! We generally don't make it a habit to visit the same place twice in one week, but I was really impressed with the changes and additions to the farmstead that I wanted the boys to enjoy it again

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We took our first trip of the season to Worlds of Fun today, thanks Grandma Cindy for the season passes! It was a perfect day. The kids were good, well for the most part. The weather was nice and very little line waiting took place. So, not too bad for our first visit.I have such fond memories of Worlds of Fun from when I was a kid. My cousins and I would make an annual trip each summer.

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We had two field trips this week and Tatum had a Mommy and Daughter night out. Monday we took a trip with some friends from church to Louisburg, Kansas to visit Cedar Cove. This was our first time visiting and the kids enjoyed themselves. Cedar Cove is an organization that takes in endangered large cats, like tigers and lions. Since our group was so large we were able to get a private tour.

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Keeping with my goal of a "field trip" or two during the week we headed down to Crown Center today. The kids were excited because there is so much to do when we visit! The plan was to meet my friend Audra and her daughter Reagan; eat lunch at Fritz's, head over to Kaleidoscope, then as the grand finale play in the fountains. The day was a success and the kids had fun even though the grand

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We started off the first day of summer vacation today! It's my goal to do a couple of fun things with them each week. I always stress about this since Evan tends to "rule" over me, but I am determined to "be the Mommy" as Ms. Resa would say. I think I can, I think I can!Eli and Tatum signed up for the Summer Reading program at the library. Eli has already read his first book...it's amazing

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It has been a while since I have updated the Little Skurd's blog. The addition of little Evan to our clan has taken some adjustment. I'm finally getting to a point where I feel like I know which way is up. I did say, I feel like I know, some days better than others. Hey, and it has only taken me 2 years and 3 months. In an attempt to do something creative and for my own amusement I plan on

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Our 1st Annual Cousin's Halloween Party was a success! The kids had a ball. Eli was so into the party, especially the decorations. We went to U.S. Toy and cleaned up! Everything had to be just right. We had spiders swimming in our bright green punch. There were rats on our cheese ball and little parts of Mr. Hal O. Ween that needed to be claimed.Eli helped me put together a story about Mr.

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Last week Mommy, Daddy and Eli went to get haircuts. Tatum didn't get to go because it was during her nap. She was so upset. While I was there I made an appointment for Tatum to have her own special spa day. She could hardly wait. She was going to get her haircut and have her finger and toenails done. She had the best time and even made a new friend.This is a picture of Tatum before her day

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Last Saturday afternoon Daddy and Eli went on a man outing to the 4 wheeler store. At one point during their outing I called to ask Brian a question and got an ear full about how great the 4 wheelers are and how much Eli likes them. Brian has been talking about getting one for Eli, I thought we had just been talking until they came home.Eli LOVES his new ride!He wants to ride all the time. It

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The kids finally got the chance to shake the dust off their fishing poles. We went down to Grandma Cindy's lake house to spend some time with the family (Grandma, Hoppy, Uncle Jason, Aunt Angela, cousins Grace and Sophia) and to fish.Daddy is supervising and helping when ASKED. Eli had been asking for a while to go fishing, so he was thrilled. He has a really good cast and is probably just a

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Some of my favorite memories as a kid took place during the summer. I can remember working in the garden with my Mom and Grandma on different occasions and getting a nice cold drink of plastic flavored water from the hose. I can still remember how the water smelt and tasted. It was awesome! So, when we were playing outside one afternoon and Tatum asked for a drink I pulled out the hose. I

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We went and had the kids pictures taken last week. Here are some of the better shots.I'm going to take Evan back when he is 3 months and his personality is really starting to show. Everyday we see a little more. He is starting to smile at us and will talk a little too. I love the big toothless grins. It never gets old.

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Evan Patrick joined our family on February 25th at 3:55 PM. He weighed in at 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. We named him Evan after Brian's dad and Patrick after my uncle who passed away from cancer in his early thirties.Labor and delivery went fine. We arrived at the hospital at 7:00 to be induced, around 8:00 I was hooked up and ready to start the process. At 3:50 it was time to

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We had a big family birthday party for Eli and Tatum on February 16th. I was wanting to get the party in before Evan was born and we made it with 9 days to spare. The kids had a blast playing with their cousins, they probably enjoyed playing more than getting gifts. I can't believe Eli is 4 and Tatum is 2. It doesn't seem like it has been that long. It reminds me of the Kenny Chesney song,

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We recently started PeeWee Hoops. I say we even though it is really Eli's age group, but Tatum not wanting to be left out joins in every week! Eli and Tatum both enjoy running around and learning the basics of the game. An added bonus is our friend and neighbor Christie is on the "team" too. Of course her little brother, baby Tyler comes along which makes Tatum happy.They are learning the

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Eli, Tatum, Mommy, Grandma Cindy, Aunt Angela, Cousin's Grace and baby Sophia went to see Santa Claus this week. We went to Crown Center and had a great afternoon. Santa was in Crayola Village, which had a lot of fun things for the kids to do. They got to play on several slides and tunnels and the Village had other interactive stations for them to try. After we saw Santa we had lunch at

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We have been busy getting ready for Christmas. This includes baking and making special treats for our friends and teachers. Eli really likes to cook and is a good helper. Any chance he gets he wants to help cook or make something. So, this year we let him make some special treats for his teachers at Mother's Day Out.Eli and Grandma Billie are making some chocolate covered pretzels with

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Halloween was fun this year. Eli really got into the whole experience and Tatum had fun running around saying, "Thank you" to everyone who gave her candy. I don't think she really knew she was getting candy, which is good. We went to a costume party and mom and dad got to bring out their 70's outfits. We all had a great Hallowwen.We carved our pumpkins. Eli is drawing out what he wanted his

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We went to a local pumpkin farm this week. Johnson Farms is here in Belton and Eli and Tatum had a blast. The weather was perfect, 65 and sunny with a little breeze. They got to play on the HUGE slides, see some baby chickens and pigs, we also saw some horses and goats. After we visited all the animals we went on a tractor ride out to the pumpkin patch were the kids got to pick their own

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I can't decide. Is it, "You talkin' to me?" or "Watcha talkin' about mama?"As Fat Bastard would say, "Get in my belly.""Run it's the one eyed monster" contributed by Eli.This is the way Eli gets his hair cut. He says, "Mom I'm putting the tape on my mouth so the hair won't get in." Pretty ingenious.

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Eli started his pee-wee soccer league on Saturday. They are teaching the kids the fundamentals of soccer, with the parents help. Eli thought it was cool that Daddy was his coach. On the way to practice, he kept asking if Daddy was going to be his coach.Eli got to practice being a goalie.He worked on passing the ball. Daddy taught him how to kick the ball with the inside of his foot. Eli is

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Happy Birthday Eli and Tatum. We had a huge birthday party for them on Saturday. It was wild and chaotic, but now that I think about it the best parties usually are. They were surrounded by family that showered them with love and presents.Eli and Tatum are waiting for the guests to arrive. When Eli saw everyone coming he said, " Oh boy, oh boy everyone I know is here!" He was very

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After wearing her STARband helmet for 3.5 months Tatum has graduated! We are very happy with the results. I'm happy to have a "baby" to cuddle with again and smell her sweet head. Her head would get really sweaty and stinky under the helmet. She doesn't seem to notice it is gone, well that is until she bumps her head and realizes that it hurts. God has really blessed us during this time. He

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Tatum has just mastered the art of climbing stairs. She is very good and fast at climbing them, which brings on some new challenges for us. We have resorted to putting a gate between our living room and the door to the stairs. Every time the gate is down she is making a beeline for the stairs. Her little personality is so cute. If we see her going we will say no Tatum, she will look back at

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Eli got to get out and play in the snow this weekend. We got about 3 inches of good snow. Good snow being the kind you can sled on and the kind that makes a good snowman. Eli did it all. He enjoyed his first outing this year. For starters he got to play in the backyard with Morgan. "Mommy, I love Morgan, she is my best friend." They sled down the hills in the yard, went down the slide on

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Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Jesus. It has been a great and fun holiday season for Eli and Tatum. We got to visit Santa three times. Two times Eli asked for some airplanes and a puppy and Tatum cried. The third time both kids did great. Maybe because Santa seemed a little familiar, thanks Uncle Michael. With all the Christmas and Santa excitement we tried to sprinkle in the true

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Tatum has a new fascination...food. It doesn't matter what kind of food, if you have some she will try everything to get some. We discovered how far she will go one Saturday morning. Eli was sitting in his chair eating donuts and drinking his milk. When Tatum got up she sat next to him and was very interested in his milk and donuts. At first Eli was nice and kept moving his donut bowl

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To celebrate the arrival of fall Eli, Grace, Tatum, Grandma Billie and Mommy went to a local pumpkin farm. We had great weather and enjoyed all the fun things the farm had for us to experience.Eli tried his hand at milking a cow. It didn't take him long to get the hang of it. While Eli was milking he was singing "The cows give us milk, the cows give us milk, hi ho the dairy oh, the cows give

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For a couple of months now we have been talking about making smores. One night we finally got around to making them. Eli enjoyed every part of the experience. The only thing that would have made it better was Daddy being with us.Eli and PaPa getting the fire just right.Eli and Grandma Billie putting the marshmallows on the fork.The fire looks perfect, time to start toasting. It took a few

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When Eli was younger his favorite book was the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Since that time he has been fascinated by caterpillars and butterflies. There are several plants in the yard that attract butterflies and Eli loves to catch him. At first I never thought he would be able to catch one, but to my surprise he is very gentle with them and has caught several. I think he might be a miniature Dr

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The following is a conversation that took place between Eli and Grandma Cindy (who really wasn't on either phone). Yes, Eli was using two phones at once. I don't know what was funnier, him using two phones or what he was "talking" about with his Grandma. "Hello Grandma Cindy, are you there? After my nap I am going to come and see you and Skittles and Holly and Sunny and PaPa Bear. But not,

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"One, Two, Three, Uno, Dos, Tres, Ten, Nine, Eight. Ready or not here I come." This is how Eli counts when playing Hide and Go Seek. He can count in English and Spanish and we are working on counting backwards. However, true to his personality Eli likes to use all three when counting for Hide and Go Seek. Eli has just recently grown fond of Hide and Go Seek. If he had his way we would play

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I know that I am biased, but I think we (Daddy Skurd and I) have one cute little girl. I love Tatum's eyes, which is funny since I think she has my big eyes and my eyes are one of the things I'm not crazy about on myself. Her eyes and expressions are so genuine and endearing. If you were to cover up her face from her nose down and just look at her eyes they would tell you everything you need

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It's hard to believe it has been 6 months since Tatum joined our family. Where has the time gone? In some ways she has changed so much, in other ways she is still the same. Her gentle spirit and disposition haven't changed at all. She is always happy and content with whatever comes her way. She is still very much in awe of her big brother Eli. It's amazing how he can make her laugh. I hope

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Eli likes to help with the salad spinner while we cook dinner. We came up with a way to play with the salad spinner and make some art at the same time.First you pick the colors (food color) you want to use.10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4782/3487/320/DSC00876.jpg" border="0" alt="" />A few drops here and there.Spin the colors in the

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Curious George didn't get into trouble today, he was playing a game with Eli. Eli and Curious George are playing one of Eli's favorite games. For some reason Eli thought George needed to play. Eli said, "Hey I've got a good idea," he ran to his room got George, "Curious George can play with me." George helped Eli roll the cube.Once the cube has been rolled you pick a card with the

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With the weather being so hot lately, I know it is summer, I am constantly searching for things to do inside. Since Eli LOVES music so much we decided to have our own Blues music concert. We get out all of Eli's instruments turn on some Blues music and make noise. Eli usually plays the drums, in between dancing for Tatum, which always makes her laugh. I usually play the guitar or the

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10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4782/3487/400/DSC00726.jpg" border="0" alt="" />Today (June 13) Eli, Tatum, Morgan, Grandma Billie, Grandma Cindy and Mommy went to the zoo. We had a great time. We rode the tram to Africa were we saw the lions among other things. We tried to ride the train, but the line was really long and it was hot

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