tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15476608340762227512024-03-13T06:17:26.851-07:00Life at the Hobbs Housebethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-77280847572027550782018-03-24T20:24:00.001-07:002018-03-29T08:40:25.875-07:00Alaska Mission trip recapWell I wasn't able to keep up the blog while out of town. But here I am to give a detailed recap.<br />
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<u>Iditarod</u>- A dog sled race of almost 1,000 miles. This year's winner Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Norway finished in 9 days 12 hours with the last finisher coming in at 12 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds. These guys and gals do this on minimal sleep, camping outside with their dogs in the freezing cold weather!<br />
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<u>Musher</u>- the guy driving the dog sled<br />
<u>Bush Village-</u> Any village of the state not connected to the highway system or ferry system. Most of these villages are west of the Yukon River and largely depend on hunting and fishing to survive.<br />
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Day 1(Thursday)- Travel day! We left DFW around 12:30, had a quick layover in Seattle, and then arrived in Anchorage around 8:30pm. We spent the night at the La Quinta and got a good night's rest!<br />
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Day 2(Friday)- This was a travel day. We arrived in Anchorage the night before, but still had 1 more flight to go. While in the Anchorage airport I captured this beautiful sunrise over the mountains. <br />
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Alaska's topography is truly amazing. Here are some aerial shots from the 1 hr 30 min plane ride. <br />
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When we arrived in Nome the training began. <br />
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We were given assignments and project lists to pick from and then our schedule over the next few days. I ended up going with our leader, Brenda Crim, and a few other ladies to the celebration ceremony of musher Deedee Jonrowe. She and Brenda have became great friends and is a supporter of Alaska Missions. This year was her last Iditarod race. It was great hearing her stories about life in Alaska, mushing, and the Iditarod. After the reception we did a little walking around before dinner. This is when I got to see my first musher cross the finish line. During the Iditarod, you will hear the emergency sirens sound frequently. No, there is not an emergency, but it means that there is a musher about 30 minutes out from the finish line! <br />
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We also walked over and saw the Bering Sea(completely frozen). I was unaware that it froze and thus impacting getting supplies in and out of Nome. The sea is the frozen are directly behind the sign.<br />
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We were fed well while in Alaska by Mrs. Kathy! She made sure we had hearty meals to warm us up and plenty of coffee!! After dinner, we had heard that another couple of mushers were going to be coming in soon and since Brian didn't get to see the one earlier in the day, we decided to walk back over and see them cross!<br />
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Day 3(Saturday)- We got up early this day to help take dogs to the airport! 6am and 4 or 5 of us piled into the van to head to the dog lot. Once the mushers cross the finish line their dogs will eventually be flown back to Anchorage on a cargo plane. As a service to the mushers, we help take dogs on the flatbed trailer.<br />
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Then it was our turn to work concessions. Nome holds a huge statewide basketball tournament every year called the Lonnie O'Conner Basketball Tournament. For the last 13 years, Alaska Missions has run the concession stands and donated all of the proceeds to the Bering Sea Women's Shelter. We were making popcorn, pretzels, nachos, you name it! It also gave us a time to interact with the locals. I noticed lots of babywearing in Nome too, which I thought was cool and gave me something to start up conversations about. Saturday night they held the awards ceremony and a native drum/dance celebration that I thought was really neat! Both Friday and Saturday nights after the tournament, we were also in charge of cleaning up the gym to get ready for the next day. For Saturday night, we would get it all cleaned up for the Musher's Award Banquet on Sunday.<br />
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As we were leaving the rec center, it began snowing. Like blizzard like snowing!<br />
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Another service opportunity was to work the Dog Lot. Saturday night they really needed someone to work the 2am-6am shift. Brian and I along with our new friend Kerry volunteered. Your job at the dog lot is basically to walk around where the dogs are and check to make sure no one is shivering, needs more straw or having trouble breathing. Sue, a seasoned Iditarod volunteer, was there with us. The first hour was hard. It was snowing hard. We were replacing some bedding for a few dogs and added blankets to a few others. Finally the snow stopped, the wind shifted and it turned into a beautiful night. We did catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights that night as well! <br />
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Y'all I was so surprised at how comfy and acclimated these dogs are to cold weather. They love it and have no problem sleeping on straw in the snow. The dogs are loved and treated so well my their musher and dog handler.<br />
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Day 4(Monday)- I opted to get up and help our lovely cook make breakfast! She was set with the task of feeding close to 50, so help was much needed and appreciated. Today we began breaking down the dog lots. With teams starting to leave some areas were ready to be cleaned up and chains put away. I worked with friends Derek and Earl on unhooking chains and dragging them up to the front to be put away in storage for the next year. Yesterday was a shoulder/chest workout with moving tables, today was my legs! Those chains are not light! We worked there until lunchtime and then I stayed back and helped prep more food for dinner and breakfast! ! Brian and some guys went to a few locals houses that needed some repairs to see what could be done. Blessing the community! They also broke down the Convention Center(a.k.a.- The Mini) where the Iditarod headquarters were located. They cleaned it out and put all the stuff in storage. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I'd like to say that I got to bed early, but the social butterfly I am stayed up and visited with all of my new friends</span><br />
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After lunch, a group of ladies and I were able to go to the Bering Sea Women's Shelter and talk to the residents there. It was a humbling, emotional time to hear these women pour out to us and tell us their stories. At the end of the conversation, one lady accepted Jesus! Her and her children's lives will be forever changed. After the shelter, I was given an opportunity to go dog sledding! I was so excited! It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. Unfortunately, I have no proof that I actually did this. My phone froze, legit too cold, froze a few minutes into our ride. When we returned back to the church, one of the mushers that was staying with us, Ketil, walked in with fresh crab he had just caught! It was so delicious!<br />
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Day 6(Wednesday)- It was time to say goodbye! We left Nome around 1:30pm. After landing in Anchorage, I was blessed to get to have coffee with my best friend's cousin, Crystal, who is currently doing sex trafficking mission work in Alaska. I was able to share with her my time in an Alaska bush village and she gave us a small glimpse of what she does up there. We then met back up with some of our group and got to spend one last meal with some of them. Danny actually got Brian to try SUSHI!!! I almost fell out.<br />
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When going on a mission trip you always feel like family by the end. We definitely formed a relationship with several others there and can't wait to spend time with them again.<br />
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Alaska Missions was also able to host several mushers and their dog handlers for the week! They were provided housing and 3 meals a day. I was able to get to know a few and they were so thankful for us. It was great to talk to them and hear their stories. There were also 2 nights that a high school basketball team from another village got stranded in Nome, due to weather. We were able to take them in and speak love into their lives, spreading what Alaska Missions is and does into their home villages.<br />
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1- The church that we stayed at is currently for sale and Alaska Missions wants to purchase it. Pray for funding and that the church selling it will accept their offer. They need this church y'all. I was able to see what a blessing the church building could be to the village of Nome and others.<br />
2- Pray for direction and discernment for Brian and I. I'm not sure what the future will hold for us, but I pray God guides and directs us and clearly shows us his plans.<br />
3-Pray for the bush villages. They have 3 times the suicide rate as the lower 48, some villages have 100% incest and alcoholism is the root of these problems. Pray that God begins showing himself to these people and a revival is started.<br />
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My takeaways from this trip-<br />
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1- When the Lord wants you somewhere, he will make it happen for you. I'm not sure what will happen with us long term, but I definitely left part of my heart back in Nome with those people.<br />
2- I have never worked that hard on a missions trip before, and I have been on tons of them. Upon returning home I was physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted. I definitely took a few days to get back to normal.<br />
3- God knows me and knows what pleases my heart. I saw glimpses of things that I know God made just for me to enjoy this week. I am a mountain lover, adventure seeker, world traveler, who loves to serve the Lord. He gave me all these things in 1 trip and I couldn't be more thankful.<br />
4- Those dogs are athletes. I can not believe how strong and resilient they were! Those dogs are loved by their mushers too! They really are treated like family.<br />
5- God put some amazing people in my life on this trip. Between the others that were on the trip with us to some mushers and dog handlers. I made some good friends that I hope to stay in touch with and see again!<br />
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If you feel led to give to Alaska Missions directly, here is a link http://www.akmissions.com/donate.html<br />
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Thank you for all of your support and prayers! We are truly blessed. We have many more stories to tell, so if you want to hear more just ask!<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />bethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-56229153132179031022018-03-08T08:42:00.000-08:002018-03-08T08:42:40.408-08:00Resurrecting the Old Blog- Alaska Mission TripWell I finally decided to resurrect this old blog. To be honest, I had completely forgotten I even had it until I was trying to decide the best way to keep everyone updated on our Alaska Mission trip. So here we are! If you want to stay up to date on our trip while we are gone, my plan is to journal daily or every other day and post on here. It automatically posts to Facebook, but if you want notifications via email, just enter your email on the right of the page. So here are the details if you have no idea what I am talking about!<br />
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Brian and I are leaving in 1 week to spend 7 days in Alaska on a mission trip with an organization called Alaska Missions. We will be working the last part of the Iditarod(the annual dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome), hosting a banquet for all the mushers(a.k.a- dog sled drivers), working concessions at a basketball tournament(basketball is huge in Alaska) for the locals where all proceeds will be donated to the local women's shelter, along with a few other ministry opportunities.<br />
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While we are gone the kids will be spending the first few days with my Dad and the last part with my Mom. We are so lucky to have them available and willing, so that Brian and I can experience this Mission Trip together.<br />
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So many of you have faithfully given financially to our trip and we thank you so much! God's hand has been on this trip and he has definitely been orchestrating everything about it. We cannot wait to see what God has in store for us. <br />
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As we prepare for departure we ask for the following prayers:<br />
-safety as we make the 3,500 mile trek north<br />
-opportunities to share the Gospel while sharing His love to an area so dark<br />
-that we are able to experience His blessings and serve selflessly<br />
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<br />bethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-87264880296397101392014-01-29T12:56:00.000-08:002014-01-29T12:56:07.920-08:00All things winter!Well winter has been...interesting to say the least here in Texas. We have gone back and forth from 70s to ice back to 70s and now in the teens and 20s. Here is a recap of what our winter has contained so far.<br />
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The first weekend in December was "supposed" to run my very first full marathon, but thanks to the Icemaggedon that we incurred, we spent most of the weekend cuddled on the couch and staying warm. The one exception was when Brian took Atticus over to The Taylor's house to play in the ice. Little did I know, it was for the big boys, not the kids! <br />
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Atticus and Leighton had more fun eating the ice! Yum......<br />
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Tucker had his first haircut! People were starting to refer to him as "our daughter" in public, because of his cute curls. Daddy didn't like that one bit, so Momma gave in.</div>
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His bike that he got from Dede last year, ended up being too little already! Guess Tucker can use it next year!<br />
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This one is classic Attie. Love this face.</div>
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Oh my....he is going to be a heartbreaker!</div>
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This might be my #1 favorite. So serious, but soft.</div>
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He wanted to "explore!"</div>
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Brotherly love at it's finest!</div>
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bethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-89851022407054992722014-01-10T10:54:00.000-08:002014-01-10T10:54:55.861-08:00Atticus turns 4!Will my first born turn 4 about 5 weeks ago. This year his birthday was on Thanksgiving. Our plans changed at the last minute for Thanksgiving and we ended up having Thanksgiving lunch at our house with my father-in-law and brother-in-law. I made a big spread of ham and all the fixins, along with a birthday cake for Attie and a sugar-free pecan pie for my father-in-law, who is diabetic. Pecan Pie is his favorite and you can't find it sugar-free very often, so I tried a new recipe. It turned out to be a hit! :)<br />
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The morning of Atticus' birthday, he woke up to his bedroom door decorated with streamers and balloons on the floor! He was so excited and felt so special! <br />
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For his birthday, Atticus requested a "chocolate chip" cake. I found a recipe and made him his homemade cake on his birthday. </div>
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We had his birthday party the following Saturday at a Fire Station in Wylie. BEST.....IDEA......EVER! The cost=Free! They ask for donations to the Friends of Wylie Fire Rescue so instead of gifts for his birthday(he didn't need ANYTHING, especially with his birthday close to Christmas), we asked people to make a donation. We ended up raising $150 for them! </div>
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Atticus had some of his closest friends and family their to celebrate with us!The kids had a blast talking with the fireman, although a few were confused and thought they were policemen since they weren't wearing their fire suits. :)</div>
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What is your name? <span style="color: red;">Atticus Hobbs</span></div>
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How old are you now? <span style="color: red;">4</span></div>
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What is your favorite color? <span style="color: red;">white</span></div>
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What is your favorite animal?<span style="color: red;"> a cow</span></div>
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Favorite Book? <span style="color: red;">Zebra says SHHH</span></div>
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TV Show? <span style="color: red;">Sofia the First (Brian loves this answer....lol)</span></div>
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What is your brother's name? <span style="color: red;">Baby Tucker</span></div>
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What does Daddy do during the day? <span style="color: red;">Work on cars</span></div>
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What does Mommy do during the day? <span style="color: red;">Go to work</span></div>
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What does Mommy do at work? <span style="color: red;">Eat</span></div>
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Who is your best friend? <span style="color: red;">Rylin</span></div>
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What do you like to do with Rylin? <span style="color: red;">Watch TV</span></div>
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Who are your other friends? <span style="color: red;">Adelay, Leighton, Carson</span></div>
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What is your favorite song? <span style="color: red;">Spiderman (no idea what he is talking about!!)</span></div>
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Favorite food? <span style="color: red;">Quesadillas</span></div>
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Favorite toy? <span style="color: red;">Chupacobbla (aka...Chupacabra from Planes)</span></div>
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He loved trick or treating and apparently had to potty here :) </div>
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He was a pro at saying "trick or treat" and "thank you", but when people asked who he was he would reply, "I'm Atticus!" </div>
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Tucker was originally supposed to be a pumpkin, but that did not fit him for long. He ended up going trick or treating as "Farmer Ted" a character from his Lego book. </div>
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We also attended the annual "Trunk or Treat" event at our church. There Tucker was a pumpkin.</div>
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Atticus enjoyed the evening with his buddy Rylin, aka Optimus Prime. </div>
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There were games, bounce houses, a petting zoo, and candy!</div>
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We also got to spend some time with my mom, aka Dede, this fall.</div>
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We first took a weekend trip to Oklahoma and saw Grandma Hudson and Mom.</div>
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Grandma loved Tucker's snuggles!</div>
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Bath time with Dede was fun too, at least for Tucker ;)</div>
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Then a few weeks later, Mom came down to visit for the day. We met up with her and my nieces, Madison and Kaylin for lunch at McDonalds.</div>
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Madison and Kaylin loved seeing the boys!!</div>
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Atticus loved riding the Dart train downtown!</div>
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The Perot is very much a "hands on" museum. Atticus and Rylin had a blast exploring and learning all about how things worked.</div>
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The boys were truly in awe of the dinosaurs! Heck even I was astonished at the size close up. </div>
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The sports area is really cool. They have this mini track where you get to pick an animal or person to race against. Rylin and Atticus chose T-Rex :)</div>
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There was even a play area for Tucker!</div>
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They had a huge water table that entertained them for a long while. </div>
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Do you think Tucker had a good time?? :)</div>
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My good friend Deliahna was also with us with her daughter Adelay and another friend Bea, but for some reason I don't have any pictures of them!</div>
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Fall has been so busy! It is definitely the season for parties, festivals, and just being outdoors. Here is a little bit of recap of our fall!<br />
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Atticus can successfully write his name on his own! :) </div>
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Mimo came for a visit! Atticus was awaiting her arrival and Tucker got lots of hugs and kisses. </div>
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I just added this one for fun :) Dadda is so silly!</div>
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In September, Plano has an annual Balloon Festival that we attended with our friends, The Taylors. The new wagon, which we purchased at a resale shop for dirt cheap, was a hit!</div>
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bethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-23438539972484349282013-10-25T06:39:00.000-07:002013-10-25T06:39:38.329-07:001 year pictures by CheraHere are Tucker's "official" 1 year pictures by a fabulous photographer, Chera. <br />
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So this shirt was worn by Atticus at his 1st birthday. It was a little big on him. The size difference is amazing! Look at his belly :)<br />
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The party was a carnival/circus theme. Hannah(Tennessee's mom) did a great job on the carnival flavored cupcakes!</div>
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We had a bike parade, too! All the big kids decorated their bikes and the babies rode in the wagon.<br />
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Tucker loved his Maple Funnel smash cake! He enjoyed everyone singing Happy Birthday as well.<br />
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Atticus also had a good time with all his friends!</div>
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We also had Tucker's 1 year check up on Monday. He was 25 lbs and 30 1/2 inches(95%). He is one tall fellow! He hasn't gained much weight since his 9 month(only 1 pound) but grew 2 inches. All that crawling around is doing him some good!</div>
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bethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-33309087773882417712013-07-20T10:10:00.001-07:002013-07-20T10:10:21.487-07:00Busy Summer!!I have totally been slacking this summer on updating the blog. I'm so sorry! <br />
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Since my last post, I finished my 5th school year teaching at Bowman, completed another session teaching summer school, attended my first birth for my best friends as her doula, attended the New Kids on The Block concert with my cousins and aunt, chopped 10 inches off my hair, went to visit my mom and grandma in Coalgate, Oklahoma, and lots of other fun activities with the boys!<br />
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Tucker is growing up so fast! It is hard to believe he is almost a year old. He is crawling EVERYWHERE, has 4 top teeth and 2 bottom, baby talks all the time, pulls himself up to his knees, waves bye-bye when prompted, and loves playing with Atticus.</div>
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On a more serious note, a few weeks ago, a girl I used to work with at Teen Mops lost her 3 month old baby to SIDS. Ever since then I have been more aware of the little things with the boys and savored each and every moment. I have been thanking God daily for each moment he gives me to watch over these sweet precious angels, realizing that they could be taken to meet our Father at any given moment. For not my will, but His. </div>
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bethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-65304849364074075972013-05-29T08:22:00.001-07:002013-05-29T08:22:39.065-07:00Tucker UpdateThis has been an exciting week for my little Tucker-man. At 8 1/2 months, he has had a week of firsts.<br />
-Waving bye-bye<br />
-Says "dada" pretty consistently and I promise I heard him say "mama" in his crib the other night :)<br />
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-army crawling<br />
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Facts about Tucker: <br />
He still isn't sleeping very consistently :( Wakes up twice in the middle of the night. <br />
He loves his big brother! He laughs at almost anything Atticus does. They are going to have fun when they are older!<br />
He has so much hair! We sometimes call it his "toupee!" <br />
We get comments on his big blue eyes all the time.<br />
He loves to babble and shriek!<br />
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Is it just me, or does the second child seem to grow up faster than the first? <br />
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bethanyrhobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00214690846831884289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547660834076222751.post-10410289530716209422013-05-15T07:41:00.000-07:002013-05-15T07:46:49.903-07:00Well, here I am....So I never really thought I would give in to blogging. I tried it once a few years back when I was on a weight loss journey and it went okay. Nothing too exciting. Now though, I fell that I need to start blogging, mainly about the kiddos so friends and family can keep up with what funny thing Atticus said or did this week or the newest thing Tucker is doing.
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So here I am! Welcome to Life at the Hobbs House! <br />
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This week we decided to buy Atticus a bunk bed. Eventually, Tucker will join him but for now he is in hog heaven. We have encountered a few problems though:<br />
1)Attiucs thinks picking the popcorn texture off the ceiling is fun.
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2) He has also discovered the effect of throwing toys into the fan, something I distinctly remember my little brother doing.
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3)Sometimes he wants to use the ladder, other times he just jumps. <br />
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Here is a picture. They are a craigslist special! If you know me and my wonderful husband, you also know we like to find bargains! This was definitely a bargain. It came with the bunk bed with lots of drawers, shelves, and a desk, as well as, a nice dresser.
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