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First Day of Kindergarten!
This week brought the first days of school. A later start compliments the seasons here, and Wednesday was that day! V was decked out in the traditional dirndl dress. She's worn a dirndl to start...
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Starting kindergarten is a milestone in a child's life. And it seems to be in mine too. When Shutterfly sent me an email offerring a free book, it didn't at first occur to me what I could do with the...
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T - Time - Putting It All Together
I am impressed with the surge of ability T has shown lately. His progress is always steady and consistent. He never fails to amaze. Yesterday, as he was dutifully cleaning up a crew of little...
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Just in time for Halloween - a PBKids fashion show
The kids had a chance to get dressed up a whole month before Halloween - and in costumes chosen for them by Pottery Barn Kids. V was excited to be a unicorn and T seemed to love his puppy outfit....
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Balloons Bring Joy!
In the aftermath of the recent birthday (more on that soon, I promise!), T&V were having loads of fun with the balloons. Personally, I think balloons are a major hazard and while my children have...
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A Medieval Halloween
Happily, Halloween costumes were a cinch this year! When our neighbor brought over a bag of costumes her girls had grown out of, V was easily attached to the medieval princess dress which I knew would...
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For Such A Time As This
This is the man we supported. The one who could preserve the heritage our founders gave us and lead our country into a brighter future as the leader of the free world. Thanks, Mitt Romney, for...
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Autumn
Before we think of autumn as gone and winter here, I have to mention how much V looks forward to pumpkins and carving them. J is always so good at bringing home a pumpkin and carving it with her....
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Grateful
I love these kids!How did I get so blessed to have the most incredible, beautiful, and endearing children in the world?!
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Inspired by the immediate love story between my two children, I decided to create a photo book of their first year together. Just pictures of the two of them. That started a tradition that wraps up...
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Happy New Year!
Here's a view of the party at our house New Year's Eve!And the food wasn't bad either. (Check out the rise on those yorkshire puddings!)
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Eggs-celent Easter!
Del Parson's "He is Risen" is my favorite picture depicting the Ressurected Christ. It's the perfect painting for Easter but I'm not sure if it's ok with the copywright to use it here, so I'm sending...
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Kids & Keens
Keens are the perfect kid shoes for summer. We went looking for some dress shoes for V and ended up picking up Keens for both of the kids instead. T had an adorable pair when he was little and I...
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Easter Photo Finale
A week late, but here are a few Easter photos. Sadly, I didn't get a good photo of the two in their Easter attire. Not a cooperative day for that, so I'll just have to dress them up and take photos...
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Tulip Festival
Before the end of April, I want to post some of our Tulip Festival photos. We took the dogs and made a day of it with Grandma & Grandpa here. Of course, the dogs weren't allowed at the festival,...
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V-isms - Travel FYI
V has been thinking of places she'd like to travel in future. Although the idea of a Disney trip has held her interest solidly (especially now that she's aware there are Disney parks around the...
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T-Time - Sun, Sun & Fun!
We had a few GORGEOUS days this week! Notwithstanding we're back to rain, I'm still basking in the glow of the nearly 90 degree May day. There were two or maybe even three days this week warm enough...
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V-isms - Pajama Day & Planes
Last Friday was pajama day at V's school. She chose to wear the peignoir set her Grandma gave her for her birthday this year. Her American Girl Doll has a matching set! Her teacher sent us a photo...
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Mother in Love
Yep, I'm in love with these two! Thanks for giving me the gift of motherhood!V orchestrated QUITE the Mother's Day extravaganza! She was determined to leave church an hour early, but as she didn't...
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Doorknobs
It is high time our main floor rooms have doorknob replacements as some of the doors have no knobs currently since more than one stopped functioning properly. Yep, try turning the handle and it not...
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