Meyer Family Blog

August 2010 Slideshow

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July 2010 Slideshow

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June 2010 Slideshow

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May 2010 Slideshow

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April 2010 slide show

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March 2010 slide show

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February 2010 slide show

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January 2010 slide show

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December 2009 slide show

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November 2009 slide show

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October 2009 slide show

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Big Sister, Big Brother

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Lizzy and Sammy are loving their new baby sister.

Lizzy loves to sit and hold her (with my supervision, of course, don't worry) and loves all the cute little baby clothes she has...especially the couple of matching dresses that they have (thanks great-Nana).

Sammy loves to talk to her, sing to her (he makes up his own songs), pull her feet while I'm carrying her, and squeeze her nose closed while she is nursing (he gets in trouble for those last two, but that hasn't stopped him yet). The most common phrase I have to use for Sammy with regards to baby Kate is "Sammy...space!"; he likes to get up close. Sammy also has a solution every time Kate cries..."Don't worry, baby Kate....milk's coming, milk's coming."

Overall, both of the kids have been great with their baby sister and love her very much. We have had all the kids' grandparents here within the last month, which means the cameras come out more often than when I am responsible for taking pictures. Here are some Lizzy and Sammy pictures... some of these are from a few days before Kate was born, others from the week or so after.

Katherine Grace Meyer

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Kate was born in the afternoon on Sunday, September 27th at CIMA hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica. She was 6 lbs, 13 oz. and was 19 in. long. She was home the next morning and has been doing well ever since.

Sammy is walking!!! (Oh wait...this was a year ago)

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I just came across this video that I don't remember taking :-) It's dated June of 2007...this would have been when Sammy was about 11 months old. It just makes me smile.

Dr. Susse and "Roll me!"

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And here we are back up to date; June, the month with more funny-for-the-blog pictures than pictures of the kids...but here are a few.

Sammy is slowly getting closer to being finished with his potty learning. He's found, like many before him, that this process is more pleasant with a good book.What started out as something fun, has become a daily ritual. As soon as we get the kids out of the shower, we are required to wrap them very tightly with a towel (as shown below). They then start saying, "Roll me! Roll me!" We take them to the bed and roll them out of the towel as fast as we can. Sammy's response is always the same..."That's a good one!"

Ok....I'm back up to date on my pictures...I think it's time to get out the video camera...you all need to hear these kids talk in Spanish (or in their made up language that sounds a lot like Spanish, but really isn't).

Elizabeth meets the chalk (May 2008)

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Elizabeth, I would like to introduce you to the chalk; chalk, let me introduce you to Elizabeth. Why don't you two get to know each other a little better.

Ready for school...

Princess for a day...

Faceshots (April 2008)

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I was looking at the (non-Jaco) pictures from April, and realized that, for the most part, Lizzy and Sammy had managed to get close enough to the camera that all we have is face shots. So, this blog is dedicated to Lizzy and Sammy, and their desire to have their picture taken...nice and close.

Sammy is looking forward to his career as a rapper.

***UPDATE*** I was letting the kids look at their pictures on the blog earlier today. When we got down to this picture Sammy shouted "THAT'S MY SHIRT!" He was wearing the same shirt today and was very impressed that it was both in the picture and on him at the same time.

Jaco (April 2008)

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Due to housing limitations (and a desire to see the beach), we spent just over a week out at the closest beach to San Jose (2 hour drive), Jaco Beach. In the games area, there was a car and a bus. Most of the time they were unplugged, and the kids just climbed into them every time we passed by (they would have played there for an hour, though, if we had let them). Once we plugged it in and deposited the 100 colones (20 cents) needed to run it. Lizzy loved it...Sammy cried until we took him out...oh well.

"Chicken pox?" you ask...nope, lots of mosquito bites from our time in Belen.

Every day, housekeeping made something different out of our towels. The puppy dog was the kids favorite.

Headshots (March 2008)

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We took some pictures of the kids to use for visa forms...but then ended up getting passport photos taken anyway. Here are the headshots, though; a tribute to how many mosquito bites the kids had when we first came down here.

La Palabra de Vida (March 2008)

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When we first got down to Costa Rica, we stayed at La Palabra de Vida (the school that Josh will be teaching at next year). Here are some pictures of the kids playing on the school playground down by the elementary school.

Fast asleep, all worn out...

Awww...aren't they cute? Que lindo!

Miami (March 2008)

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On our way down to Costa Rica, we spent about two weeks in the Miami and Boca Raton area.
Lizzy and Sammy loved goofing around the hotel room and seeing friends at the Latin America Mission - Miami Service Office. It's a shame that they do not like getting their pictures taken...oh wait, every time that Sammy sees a camera out, his picture must be taken...as close as possible if he gets his way.

When we were in Boca Raton, visiting friends, we took the kids to a small aquarium and a few parks....

(I couldn't get Lizzy to look up at me for this otherwise-wonderful picture above. I think the sun was too bright)
We went to our friend's parents house for a wonderful Easter meal and an Easter egg hunt. The kids loved it. Lizzy found most of the eggs, but Sammy was still smiling and having a wonderful time.

Doesn't Elizabeth look pretty in her dress that her Grandma handmade for her. Sammy looks handsome, too, but the pants I brought with us for Easter were a little big over the disposable diaper (cloth diapers hold up big pants much better) and they kept falling down when he ran :-) By this point in our day, I believe I had "solved" the problem by tying the back two belt loops together with a rubber band. I think that might be in style some day.

Time for pictures again!!!

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How bad parents are you if you upload pictures from your camera and there are more pictures for the other blogs (1) (2)than pictures of your kids? Well, as usual, I'm horribly behind in posting pictures of the kids. I will try to get up to date in the next few days; poke me with a very, very long stick if I don't. Keep bugging me until you see these picture...because they are from the past few weeks.

Trip to Richmond

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Trip to Colorado

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Trips to Grandma's and Grandpa's

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Before we left for Costa Rica, we had the wonderful opportunity to take several trips. I am finally catching up on pictures from our December - March trips to Lizzy and Sammy's Grandma and Grandpa Meyer's house, to Denver, Co and to Richmond, VA. Once I finish these trips, I'll get started on Costa Rica pics. Sorry for the delay and my negligence in delivering timely Lizzy and Sammy pics and updates.

Don't miss the two videos at the end of this post.

(Lizzy doesn't really wear glasses...yet...she just loved to get a hold of her grandma's reading glasses)

Sammy getting a bath in Grandma's sink.

Lizzy sledding with her Daddy and Grandpa.

January Playtime and Injuries

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Christmas Time

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More Fall pictures

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Fall in Wheaton 2007

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More fun with cousins (August 2007)

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Birthday fun with cousins (August 2007)

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Lizzy's 3rd Birthday (August 2007)

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Life in Wheaton (August 2007)

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Sammy Turns 1 (July 2007)

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Pictures for All

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This blog is for the purpose of sharing pictures of Elizabeth and Sammy with family and friends. If you're lucky, I might even get a video or two in :-) Enjoy!