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Alex learned to climb out of his crib two months before turning two. He ended up falling asleep in big brother's bed many nights. Too cute and too old looking. For now, we've put him in his own room while the older three kids share.  We got to babysit one of our favorite kids who is Alex's age. They were so entertaining together and seemed to get each other even when I didn't. Evidence below: I got in the car one day and found this sweet note from Adaline in my seat.  Painting rainbow trees for activity days. The first round of starting our garden. Very promising, but everything died except the basil (and now it has almost entirely been eaten by earwigs). We are currently on round 3 of trying to start the garden and we've lost so much time! Finally put something in these two spots Out for a run and I was surprised to find Prison Mike. Made me laugh so hard and I had to grab a picture for Andrew who has been re-watching The Off...

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Michael has (mostly) been inducted as one of the big kids. These three spend so many hours playing together and I love getting to watch. On Presidents' Day, we met up with some friends at the Oakland Zoo.  This guy just stared and stared at us. If one of the kids walked away, he watched them walk off and then come back. It was really cool and we spent a long time just watching each other. The kids love to have "band practice" with all of my pots, pans, lids, and serving spoons. I think Alex was directing this practice.  Last year and this year, we have had so much more fun celebrating Valentine's Day. I've never really cared much for the holiday or done much to celebrate it, but last year we got the idea from Ralphie @simplyonpurpose to make it all about how much we love being a family. We have our Love Dinner where we all write a note to each family member telling them something we love about them. We decorate the table with our ...