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After we hit the NC Zoo, we spent a week at Myrtle Beach Travel Park. We absolutely LOVE this campground! It is very clean, family friendly, and my kids adore the recreation staff. Plus, my Great Aunt and Uncle always come down to their daughter's villa at the campground for the week so it is wonderful to spend time with them!The biggest excitement of the week was that Trace learned to swim!!!

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We took our annual Davis Family Summer Vacation in August. It goes a little something like this... 1. The kids pile half of everything they own by the door. 2. I clean the camper. 3. The kids start moving their pile from the door to the camper. 4. I try to move their stuff back to the house without them noticing. 5. The dog goes to the groomers. 6. I put everyone's clothes in the camper, except

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So, I haven't blogged since October. I got busy and lazy. But, I am sorry. I know how much blogs have helped me and Trace, and how, with our network of LP buddies, it really helps us to stay in touch, and I miss that. So, let's try this again.Trace got a 4-wheeler the day after his casts came off from his bilateral tib-fib osteotomies (when he had his legs straightened) in the spring of 2010. Yes

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Salem has an annual Apple Butter Festival during early October. There are pageants and entertainment, a parade, craft and food vendors, groups making and selling apple butter, and some games. After sitting out the Doddridge County Fair Pageant, Taylor decided she wanted to do the Apple Butter Festival Pageant.The color red had to be included on either the dress or an accessory, so my very

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Taylor started back to school last Thursday! She was super excited to get to First Grade and see all of her friends! I was super excited to get one of the kids out of the car for my commute - they pretty much fight constantly, and it really wears you down!Taylor picked out her outfit the night before, and insisted on wearing not only the coordinating necklace, but a scarf as well. The girl

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Mr. Trace decided he wanted to be in the Little Mr. Doddridge County Pageant at the county fair. I grab the form, and begin filling it out. There are a few questions...1. List 3 of your childs favorite activitiesTrace answers, "riding my 4-wheeler, playing with my tractors, and hanging out with daddy". Pretty simple and predictable, question 1 down.2. What do you want to be when you grow up?

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We went to Hershey, PA! OK, so it was actually Memorial Day weekend, and I'm only blogging about it, um, 2 months later!Jenn Greene organized a great meet-up at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA. We decided to make a weekend of it, and camped at the Elizabethtown/Hershey KOA. We all met up at Dutch Wonderland on Saturday, and then Hershey Chocolate World on Sunday! It was so great to see so

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I know Miss Taylor just got a post all to herself, but as we think she's pretty awesome, I'm giving her another!Tay just graduated from Kindergarten on June 7 and starts 1st Grade in August! She is so super smart, and a very, very good reader! Not to brag, but her teacher told us that Taylor is reading at a 4th Grade level, and not only can she read the words, but she has great comprehension as

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On May 22, Taylor participated in the Little Miss Miracle Pageant. It was a fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network, organized by Gabrielle Ash, who is running for Miss WV. We go to church with Gabe, and she is a beautiful, wonderful girl! Hopefully you will all see her in the Miss America Pageant!Taylor LOVED the pageant, and for her first appearance, did great! She is so beautiful and

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I know I'm over a week behind posting this, but "The Big Reveal" was on May 11! One day shy of 8 weeks, and the casts came off!Let's all remember the before:We again made the day trip to Baltimore, and arrived perfectly for our 1:30 appt. Trace was super excited to get the casts off, but very anxious and afraid as well. Definitely some mixed emotions for all of us! In the waiting room!We went

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This year, with Trace in casts and turning the big 4, we wanted to make his birthday party extra special. So, my sister and I had the boys' birthday party at the Pittsburgh Zoo! We have wonderful friends that traveled the 2 hours to Pittsburgh to help them celebrate - even in the rain!On the way!It was POURING the rain down when we got about an hour from the zoo. Trace asked me if God could

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Trace turned 4 on April 22! He was super excited and asked for his presents the minute he woke up. Did we give them to him you ask? You know we did. We even took Taylor to school 30 minutes late so he could open them. You only turn 4 once.As his birthday was a Thursday, it was business as usual, but we had a family cookout to celebrate on Saturday. I somehow got the honor of not only baking

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Between work, yard work, tball, PTO, the "kid in casts", Easter, birthday parties, guitar lessons, the dog rolling in horse poop and requiring a bath daily, and a bunch of other stuff that I can't even remember, we've been busy around the Davis house!Some quick updates and photos:Trace driving the jeep - he drives it daily until the battery dies, then goes in to take a nap while it charges and

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Wow, I can't believe it has been a week since Trace's surgery. As lots of kids with achondroplasia have to have their legs straightened, I'm going to give more information, and not sugarcoat it. Hopefully it will help someone else prepare.We had all been putting a tough face on leading up to "the big day". On Monday afternoon, we had the car loaded up and went to leave. Trace walked past his

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As most everyone knows, Trace is having his legs straightened this week. His legs are very bowed, which is caused by his achondroplasia - the fibia grows faster than the tibia, thus the legs bow. Trace's bowing has become severe, causing him pain and thrusting of the ankles when walking. The surgery is pretty much cutting sections out of the fibia and rotating to straighten. The legs will be set

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Boutique, that is!Taylor was really looking forward to her visit to the Biddibi Bobbidi Boutique at the Magic Kindom! Fairy Godmothers In Training transform little girls from ordinary into royalty! Taylor chose Ariel (with legs), and the Fairytale Princess hairstyle. The Boutique is located inside of Cinderella's Castle, in the heart of the Happiest Place on Earth. I think this is quite

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This year for our Disney trip, we splurged and stayed at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. I normally book the All-Star Movies Resort, but thought we'd give the AKL a try. I am really glad we did. It was a wonderful resort, and the room was much nicer than the All-Star rooms - very nice bathroom area, bunk beds for the kiddos, very nice comfy mattress for me. Also, the deluxe resorts are all

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While we were at Disney, the Mazur's came over and spent the afternoon with us - we had met them last year at Disney as well, so we were excited to see them again! Taylor was SUPER excited to see Laynie, they get along soooo well, and Trace had fun playing with Riley and Peyton - although he asked me why Peyton couldn't be a boy to play trucks with him :) He'll change his mind soon enough about

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Inspired by my friend Jacque, I have decided to implement a twist on her "Life with My Sister" series. We'll see how this works out.In our house, be have both sides of the boy-girl spectrum, girly-girly Taylor and tractor-lovin' Trace. Taylor's world is full of rainbows and butterflies, with Princesses (and Pop Stars) in sparkly dresses, and the occasional unicorn running by. Trace lives for

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Christmas was so much fun this year! The kids were both really into it and super excited as Christmas drew near! Here are a few highlights from the season! Some of the pictures aren't very clear and they are at a crappy resolution, I have a hard time keeping little fingers from changing the settings on the camera (and smearing the lens), then I don't figure it out until I am uploading them...

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So, as a total slacker, I haven't been able to muster the courage and energy to take the kids (Taylor, Trace, and my nephew, Eaden) to Sears to get their pictures taken since November last year. It was just too hard and too frustrating and quite frankly, the kids were just TOO BAD!My sister and I decided to have a photographer come to the house to take the pictures at the beginning of November.

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So, last week Trace, my mom, and I made the trip to Baltimore for his check-ups at Johns Hopkins. We were lucky enough to get to stay at the Believe in Tomorrow Children's House, which is such a wonderful place! The staff and volunteers there are so great, Miss Cathy even had Trace help her feed the fish each morning! Plus, it is a block away from the hospital, so it is super convenient! Trace

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What kids don't love Halloween? Taylor and Trace love it, and were super happy to get costumed up to go beg for candy! Taylor was a Snow Princess, and she really played the part, walked around all proper and smiling! Trace was a motorcycle dude, complete with a goatee! It took him weeks...okay, minutes...to grow it! John always wears Harley stuff, so it didn't take long to realize that Trace

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That's right, our baby girl started Kindergarten at the end of August! The last 5+ years have flown by, and Taylor has grown into such a "big girl"! She is already reading and loves to write!Taylor was a little nervous to go to a new school where she didn't know anyone, but has adjusted really well. She has made some new friends and LOVES riding the school bus. I'm so proud of her! Which

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Wow, I'm really behind on this blog thing, but it's been a hectic few weeks around the Davis household.First there was our Davis Family Road Trip to Myrtle Beach, which, by the way, was AWESOME! Then Taylor started cheerleading and "big" school! The rest I don't even want to discuss right now - summed up by flooded house and totalled car.On the way down, we stopped and spent the day at the

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You know the hysterical movie where Robin Williams takes his family on vacation in an RV?Yep, the one in which he gets covered in poo trying to empty the septic tank.How bout National Lampoons Summer Vacation?You know, Chevy Chase and fam head out across the country to Wally World and all sorts of funny stuff happen to them?Two funny movies about family road trips.This evening we have embarked on

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For the 4th of July weekend, we went to the Fox Den Acres Campground in New Stanton, Pennsylvania. Our main purpose of the trip to PA was to take the kids to Idlewild Park. Sounds like a great plan, right? Let's play a little game of "What doesn't belong in this group"Bikes, Toys, Amusement Park, Water Park, Camping, Cold Rainy WeatherDing, ding, ding, ding, ding - we have a winner - and sadly

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Are you thinking we had Wheaties this morning? Nope, we didn't, not even close. We had ice cream. I bought some sugar cones at the store the other day and Tay has been asking for ice cream ever since, and it just hadn't happened. This morning she looked up at me with big eyes and said "Ice cream?", and I said "What the heck, you only live once." Taylor also applied her own makeup this

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A couple weeks ago Taylor was kind of crying in her sleep. When she woke up the next morning, I asked her why she was crying and her answer was: "I had a dream". So, I naturally asked about the dream. "I was fishing with Pappaw." Confused, I asked why she was crying. "Pappaw has never taken me fishing before." was the answer. My dad was instantly heartbroken when we told him about it, and

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Taylor has had a boyfriend, Brandon, for quite a while now! Brandon is on Taylor's Tball team, and I went to school with his parents. He is such a cutie, and quite the gentleman. He brings Taylor flowers, gave her a ring (from the $.50 machines), and we have caught them holding hands a few times at practice and games - they are just adorable!This past weekend, Taylor and Brandon had their

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Taylor and Trace went to the dentist yesterday, and my wonderful mother volunteered to take them!  I was a little worried about Trace, he had never been to the dentist, and lets just say that brushing his teeth could be considered aerobic exercise for me!  Picture Trace in a headlock, squirming, kicking his feet, screaming, biting the toothbrush, all while I try to clean up those pearly whites! 

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Wow, was it HOT here in WV a couple weekends ago! It was over 90 degrees on Saturday afternoon! John and I had started on opening the pool Friday evening, and I was working on it a little Saturday afternoon, the kids were trying to get in - that wasn't going to happen, the water is COLD, but I figured it was totally warm enough for some sprinkler play.Last year, the kids refused to use the Slip

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So little Miss Pop-Star-in-Training Taylor is playing Tball this year! It is so cute to watch the kids, and they are doing suprisingly well. There have been no head-on collisions or pile ups going after a ball, no injuries of any kind, and they actually get lots of the batters out! My friend, Brandi, is the head coach of the team, and her son, Brandon, is Taylor's boyfriend. They are quite

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Yes, Trace is THREE! Wow, where have the last 3 years gone? I know at least a cumulative month of it has been spent in doctors' waiting rooms, but other than that, it has been great!Trace's 3 year stats are - height 32 1/2 inches (~1SD above the mean on the Achon chart), weight 27 lbs, and head circumference 22 inches (both right at 50% on the Achon charts). The pediatrician is very happy with

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My parents neighborhood has a great Easter Egg Hunt on the Saturday before Easter every year. Taylor was VERY into hunting eggs this year, while Trace was really into going over to Pappaw's house to ride Eaden's new four-wheeler powerwheels. He did, however, go after a few eggs, after he realized there was candy inside! Taylor kept hunting after most of the kids gave up, and ended up finding

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Wow, I can't believe that March is already almost over! We have been pretty busy lately. With the decent weather we've been having it has been nearly impossible to get the kids to come indoors! I've been too busy chasing them and trying to brush the winter coats off of the horses to take many pictures, but I'll try to do better! You will have to forgive my extra long post, but as a slacker

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So not much exciting around here lately, but I do have a few cute pictures of the kiddos, so here goes.Taylor conned her dad into letting her get a Disney Princess Easel thingy last week when we were at WalMart. It had markers, stickers, crayons, plastic scissors, and watercolors. *Note the "had"*. Taylor somehow looked innocent enough for me to give her a tiny cup of water so that she could

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It is definitely no secret that Mr. Trace is ALL BOY. He loves trucks, cars, motorcycles, fourwheelers, working on things, tools, dirt, animals, outside, but most especially tractors. Farm tractors, construction tractors, all tractors. He could name different types of tractors by the time he was two - diggers, backhoes, graters, rollers, dozers. He doesn't pass up a ride on his Daddy's tractor,

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We have had a decent amount of snow lately, but it has been waaaaay to cold to take the kids outside. Yesterday, we woke up to about 4", and it was around 30! In the afternoon, we all got bundled up and headed out to play. Poor Trace doesn't have any snow bibs yet, so I made him wear the zip up pajamas with a sweatshirt and lined track pants over it - plus his "farmer jacket" - it's amazing he

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Wow, I know I am really behind, but I had serious technical difficulties that took me a couple weeks to fix. The memory card with the photos on it got corrupted, and it was not fun salvaging the pictures. After trying everything I could think of and downloading several photo recovery software suites, I finally found one that worked!Becuase of the severe picture overload, I decided to do several

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Ok, so this is going to be a multi-part post for several reasons -#1. I haven't finished editing my PhotoPass pictures yet, so I don't have my CD.#2. My camera broke on day 4, and we rushed to WalMart to get a new one. Unfortunately, the impulse buy of the Kodak really sucked, so I returned it this weekend. Of course, the new Canon I got won't recognize the photos from the Kodak. GRRRR. I will

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So, I didn't mean to totally say that Trace was having surgery and just leave everyone hanging, so sorry! Remember the *slight* Facebook addiction that I have acknowledged? I kept Facebook updated (yay Facebook mobile) with Trace updates, but completely forgot that there are still some people who are not on Facebook (so, get on Facebook and "Friend Me" already).Trace was really cool with the

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Last month Gretchen, one of my best friends during college, came down and stayed with me for a couple days. It was so great to spend some time with her, we don't get to see each other enough! The kids were estatic, having Gretchen here was better than a new toy! When she was leaving, she asked the kids to give her a shout out on their Halloween video, so here it is! Gretchen, sorry it took so

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Halloween is so much fun with young children! They get so excited to dress up, and hello, there is candy by the bagful! The biggest decision - what to be???? Here is pretty much how the conversation went this year:Me: Tay, want do you want to be for Halloween?Taylor: Tinkerbell.Me: Okay, sounds good. Hope its warm enough. Ok, Trace, what about you?Trace: Tractor!Me: T, I don't think you

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So, as the runner-up blog slacker (behind Sarah, of course) I am just getting around to answering the "tags" from Tonya and Catie! I will pre-warn that my life is totally boring and pretty much always has been - that's okay with me!10 Years Ago I....1. Was in my second year of engineering school at WVU - Let's Gooooo Mountaineers!!!2. Drove a Nissan pickup truck3. Spent my weekends riding

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Trace is at such a fun age! He is getting more and more verbal by the day, its so cute listening to him talk! He got new PJs today - Thomas ones - yeah! I am not even sure Trace has ever seen an episode of Thomas, because Thomas kind of creeps me out, but he still loves Thomas anyway! I was making the bed this evening and he climbed up and started jumping around - I ran for the video camera,

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Taylor turned 5 on October the 1st!!!That's right, I said 5, *sniffle, sniffle*.Our little girl is growing up.Who am I kidding, according to her, she is grown up.Goodbye Dora... hello High School Musical.Goodbye cute little daisy earrings... hello pink dangly ones.Goodbye princesses... hello pop stars.Goodbye obnoxious Lori Berkner song... hello even more obnoxious Hannah Montana song.Goodbye

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Wow, we have been so busy the last month that I don't know where the time went! The kids went to two different Vacation Bible Schools, where they made some new friends, learned some new songs, and had a great time! My good friend Myra got married, her and Brian's wedding was beautiful, and it was great to see some of my best friends from college! Taylor and Trace provided great entertainment at

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Okay, so I have been a total blog slacker of late - I have some excuses, but they are all lame and I hate lame excuses - so I will just apologize and try to do better.That being said, here are some more photos from the beach! We had such a great time - we can't wait to go back! We did MidEvil Times, The Family Kingdom Amusement Park, several evenings at Broadway at the Beach, and lots of ocean,

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We are on vacation this week in Myrtle Beach, SC, and the kids have decided that they love the beach! To avoid picture overload, I will make this into several blogs.The kids not so patiently waiting on me to gather all of their stuff - Taylor is growing up so fast, and Trace is quite the cell phone talker (gotta love the keypad lock)!Playing on the beach! Trace is totally not afraid of the

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The kids love the new playground that was installed at one of the city parks earlier this summer!Okay, so anyone who knows me knows that I am horse crazy! Can't explain it, but I never grew out of the little girl obsession with the horse - my parents didn't even let me have any growning up or take me to lessons, but I had a good friend in high school that had horses, and the rest is history.

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On Fathers Day we went to the Pittsburgh Zoo. Its not the best zoo we've been to, but its only a couple of hours away, and it makes a good day trip. Aunt Dani and Eaden (or "E-E" as Trace calls him) came along too! I had hoped that with the 80+ degree temperatures and the fact that it was Father's Day, the zoo wouldn't be very crowded - boy was I wrong! It was packed - so we didn't get a lot

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I haven't posted in a while, so here are some pics of the kids to get you through!Trace loves his "awnmwr" - just not walking barefoot on the gravel!Taylor, aka Little Miss Photogenic, strikes a pose - and rides her Disney Princess scooter!Arriving at daycare - Taylor looking beautiful and Trace looking ornery - unfortunately for us, he is actually more ornery than he looks!Evidence of Trace

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I know that summer doesn't officially start until sometime in June, but as far as I am concerned, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. We had a great weekend! Although it is completely pouring the rain down this evening (so much so that the satellite it out and we are now watching a DVRed episode of the Backyardigans), it was beautiful all weekend long. We started the

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It has been a busy week, so I thought I'd take a few minutes and share a few items of interest from the past week.Item of Interest #1: What was I thinking?Taylor is famous for her stall tactics - she is always "hungry and thirsty" and needs "something to eat and something to drink" when we are going out the door in the mornings and when it is time for bed. On Thursday morning, the typical request

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So it has been a really busy week. Trace has his first visit with the "team" at Johns Hopkins, so we went to Baltimore on Monday afternoon. Tuesday was very busy and very informative. As I expected, all the doctors think Trace is doing great. I was concerned about his legs bowing, but Dr. Ain said that is to be expected with achon and unless he started complaining about leg pain frequently, he

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After looking at Kim and Preston's blog, I was inspired to share a little of our lives as well. And what a better first post than a birthday party for two of my favorite kiddos - my little man, Trace, who recently turned 2, and my nephew, Eaden, who is turning 1!!!!After spending the better part of a week cleaning up the homestead (and nearly working John to death in the process), party day

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