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I have not given up on the blog and truly hope to catch up by the end of the year…yes, yes, this year not 2013. But, I wanted to take a moment to all who still may follow this and say…Merry Christmas from all of us to you and yours. Hope the new year brings […]
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Kata had to write about a Holiday Family Tradition. We have many, many traditions. But our very own was started with a Pickle Ornament I found at Tarjay. I don’t hang this ornament until late on Christmas Eve and the first kid to find it on Christmas morning gets to open their present first. You […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, Things We Do, Things We Love
Love our traditions like Riggsby Blueberry pie for Thanksgiving. Can’t let pumpkin pie be the runaway favorite. And family. We love having Baka and Djedo here to join us on this holiday and remind us of all the things that make us thankful this year.
posted in: Family, Holidays, People We Love
It was a relatively mild early afternoon and I thought, ohdearIhavetogetthedarnfamilychristmascardphotodone. This year, I wanted to take the photo myself. So 214 shots later, here are the better ones…kinda. When shooting three kids, you are almost always doomed because SOMEONE has to laugh… Or make an awkward face… Here’s the card we sent out…the magic moment where all […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, Milestones, Things We Do
Apparently our years of “What Disney princess would you like to be, sweetheart?” are gone. The girls are done with my favorite costumes of all time, and I’m absolutely heart-broken that NO ONE was Snow White. I had the perfect plans to create a deliciously wicked poison apple. *sighs* Instead, I present to you…a Zombie […]
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Ah, the time for Father’s Day Pizza party at preschool had arrived. While it’s similar to the Mother’s Day Tea Party, it’s not. You see all these dads/grandfathers/uncles/godfathers show up on a weekday afternoon to eat pizza and watch a show put on by the very excited students. Do you guys see Bella? Her excitement […]
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[Bella is in the middle and those are her teachers. How we luv them!] This Spring is full of milestones for us and here’s another one to add to our list: our last Mother’s Day Tea at Sunflower Preschool. It’s my very favorite event there perhaps because they ask only the Pre-Kers and their mothers, […]