December 2011
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Getting ready for Christmas!
December holds a lot of potential for fun. It has been a real treat watching the kids participate in and enjoy the festivities. We’ve also enjoyed spending time with family and as a family. Here’s just a sampling of what has led up to today – Christmas Eve…. Winter dresses made by Aunt Katie. Painting […]
Thanksgiving week
The kids and I spent a whole week at my parents over the Thanksgiving holidays. Here are some of the fun things we did! Making pilgrim hats out of marshmallows and chocolate – think the kids have had enough sugar? Crafting toilet paper roll pilgrims. A task that requires many older helpers. Our little Thanksgiving […]
A Gift
Have you ever heard the saying, ‘God does not give dying grace on an undying day’? Yesterday gave me a small glimpse of that principle in action. No, nobody died or anything but the day did contain an amazing amount of stressors: fights, kid falling out of a shopping cart, hungry whining kids in the […]
Happy Birthday Flora!
My blonde, sweet baby who loves animals, and soft things. (Christmas dress made by Aunt Katie) We celebrated a double party with cousin Jenny who likes puppies – hence the dog in the above photo. The girls were thrilled with their cakes the day before the party. Flora almost snagged an early sample during the […]
