The Newlin Family http://www.thenewlinfamily.com The Arizona Newlin's Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:48:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en The New Toy http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-new-toy/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-new-toy/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:48:26 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-new-toy/ ]]> Check out the very coolest Mom-mobile ever:

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It seriously has everything we could possibly want. It has the swivel seats (like on the commercial where they’re playing Jenga), a billion cup holders, power doors and tailgate, heated front and middle seats, SIRIUS radio and we’re having the DVD player installed next week. Love it!

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]]> http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-new-toy/feed/ The Thing About Thumb-Sucking Tummy-Sleepers Is… http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-thing-about-thumb-sucking-tummy-sleepers-is/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-thing-about-thumb-sucking-tummy-sleepers-is/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:49:04 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-thing-about-thumb-sucking-tummy-sleepers-is/ ]]> They have this uncanny ability to just pass out in to oblivion at any random moment.

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 One minute they’re playing happily, talking to themselves about how cute the kitty is or how annoying brothers are and the next… zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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We should all be so lucky.

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]]> http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/the-thing-about-thumb-sucking-tummy-sleepers-is/feed/ Ben 2.0 http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/ben-20/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/ben-20/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:07:53 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/ben-20/ ]]> bensglasses21.jpg

Mature, intelligent, and now with better sight!

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]]> http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/ben-20/feed/ And the Survey Says… Mommy! http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/and-the-survey-says-mommy/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/and-the-survey-says-mommy/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:45:03 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/and-the-survey-says-mommy/ ]]> I think this picture answers the question pretty definitively:

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Yep, that’s Jonas, and Jonas wearing a dress (just kidding! that’s me on the right!).

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]]> http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/and-the-survey-says-mommy/feed/ Desperate Times Call for Desperate Baby Wearing http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-baby-wearing/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-baby-wearing/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:39:53 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-baby-wearing/ ]]> Yesterday was one of those difficult kid days. Ben went ice skating with daycare so by the end of the day he was exhausted and whiney. Gray had a late lunch and no nap, so by the end of the day he was wound up and unwilling to listen to parental authority. I think that Jonas must be getting teeth, because he’s been cranky and not sleeping well for days.

So of course, on a day like that, I had a listing presentation with a new client scheduled in the evening. Which left poor Jason to deal with the three monsters AND dinner all by himself. But, being the creative problem solver that he is, Jason made it work. I came home to the big kids eating rice and grilled chicken and Jason wearing a sleeping Jonas in a sling he fashioned out of a bedsheet:

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Hee! Mr. Mom would be proud, don’t you think?

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]]> http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-baby-wearing/feed/ Jason Update http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/jason-update/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/jason-update/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:43:54 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/jason-update/ ]]> I wish I had Jason’s facebook login info, because if I did, right now I would put in “Jason is happily snoring in the rocking chair with Jonas.”

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I don’t know how he doesn’t wake up the baby with all that racket!

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]]> http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/jason-update/feed/ Smoked Turkey For Thanksgiving http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/smoked-turkey-for-thanksgiving/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/smoked-turkey-for-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:28:42 +0000 Jason http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/smoked-turkey-for-thanksgiving/ ]]> brineTurkey-01-Thanksgiving07.jpg

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]]> http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/thanksgiving-2007-wrap-up/feed/ And the ‘Unintentional Pun of the Year’ Award Goes to… http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/and-the-unintentional-pun-of-the-year-award-goes-to/ http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/and-the-unintentional-pun-of-the-year-award-goes-to/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:03:25 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.thenewlinfamily.com/and-the-unintentional-pun-of-the-year-award-goes-to/ ]]> My sister, Sarah, for her role in the following conversation:

 Bob - “You should totally do a Turduckin next year, Dad.”

Sarah - “What’s a Turduckin?”

JT - “It’s a chicken stuffed in a duck stuffed in a turkey…”

Sarah (the vegetarian) - “Oh, that’s just FOUL (fowl)!”

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