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How Boys Play in the Snow…How Girls Play in the Snow
I don’t want to get in trouble for making generalizations, but I couldn’t help but notice something as I went through all of our snow pictures yesterday… I’ll just mostly let the pictures do the...
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A “Dressy” Photo Shoot
In the summer 0f 2011, as I tried to figure out what I wanted to do for Rebekah’s 2-year old pictures, my sister-in-law, Amy (also the photographer) had a BRILLIANT idea. After noticing that, from...
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My Night with the Emporer
I’m going through this year’s pictures and came across a funny story I forgot to tell you… ~ It was past 1:00 a.m. and I was sitting up late in bed, reading what I am sure was the latest...
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Gideon’s “War” Birthday Party – The Components
I thought I would start this “war” party series (read the “prequel” here!) by sharing all of the decorations, ideas and products in one place so you can have easy access to links and inspiration,...
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Gideon’s “War” Birthday Party, Part 2 – The Party!
So enough with all my blither-blather and product-sharing (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here)… let’s get to the PARTY!! ~ For starters, my Daddy loaded a bunch of the kids up at the...
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Gideon’s “War” Birthday Party, Part 3 – The Battle
Well, we’ve finally come to the end of this series featuring my 6-year old son’s “army” or “war” party, and I have to thank you all for sticking with me as I have revisited and celebrated this...
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Spring, Spring, Spring!
While you all are waiting for me to FINALLY finish my series on decluttering (I promise, it’s coming soon!), I wanted to take a minute and share our Spring photos from Benjamin Grey Photography. These...
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Disneyworld Who?
Those of you who follow my blog’s facebook page (because I obviously needed a place on the internet to share more words and pictures!!!…) know that I shared the following status update last Thursday...
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A “Tea For Two” Birthday Party
On Saturday morning at 11:00, after working harder than I think I did for my own wedding, we welcomed guests into our completely-transformed house for a special “Tea for Two” birthday party for our...
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Morning Fawshee with Betsie
Our middle (or “medium”, according to her) child crawled into bed with us this morning at that perfect (NOT perfect) time where my eyes snap open, my brain switches on, and I immediately know that I...
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Gideon’s “Life Day” and a Puppy Named Jake (Part Two)
To read more about “Life Day” and the backstory to these photos, see Part One ~ Should I go ahead and add this day to the “Top Ten Memories” file in my brain? Yeah, I think so, too… After spending...
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A Weekend Dance Camp
I love it so much when my friends pull awesome tricks out of their hats. And my sweet friend, Megan, does so quite often, though she would insist that she has no such hat and certainly no tricks. But...
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Home.
At approximately 1:30 on Friday afternoon, we pulled into our driveway… They were waiting for us on the front porch, and my heart skipped a beat or two as they jumped up and clambered down the sidewalk...
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Banana Split For My Babies
My Mom is so much fun. I heavily lean toward being a hermit, and I sometimes think if it weren’t for her, we would never leave our house. That woman’s got more energy than a spring colt. (I agree. That...
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Kiss Me, Cousin
Thanksgiving week was so wonderful, and we spent every waking (and sometimes sleeping) hour at my Mama and Daddy’s house in the country with my brothers and their families, my Grandmother, and my...
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Santa’s Cutest Imposter
You guys know my sister-in-law, Amy. She’s the one who takes pictures of my kids’ birthday parties, who helps me make giant party signs at the last minute, and most importantly, who has a secret window...
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Our Faux Victorian Christmas
It all started with a dress. But first, a bit of backtracking. Every year, regardless of how scant or abundant our wardrobes are, we come up with Christmas and Easter clothes. Sometimes they’re casual....
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Mother Hen’s Seventh Birthday
So…speaking of “spirit-led parenting“, I’m really excited to tell you all about Gideon’s 7th birthday! You guys know how I feel about holidays, in general, and birthdays, in particular. It’s my thang....
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Mud (and New Arrivals).
A couple of weeks ago, my sister-in-law, Amy, was busy at the hospital bringing forth another nephew for me to love, and while we waited for the good news, we were living it up at my mom and dad’s...
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The Dark Side of Halloween (No, not THAT “dark side”. The “Star Wars” one).
I am very giggly and giddy tonight. Halloween is over, I ate a lot of candy, and really, I’m just pretty darn tickled about our costumes this year. I suppose I should start at the very beginning…...
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