Happy Fourth of July

We spent the Fourth at a friend’s house for a cookout and fireworks.  It rained all afternoon and into the evening, which made for some pretty wet kids and some challenges when it came to the fireworks.  Nonetheless, we all still had lots of fun!

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Quilt Along – DONE!

I managed to keep up with the weekly schedule and finished each and every task on time, which left me with a beautiful quilt to celebrate the Fourth of July! I took a leap of faith and did the free-motion quilting and have to agree with all those who posted to the forums that the [...]

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Happy Birthday!

Another birthday celebration here yesterday, this time for one special papa!  I helped Izzy make the cake in the morning.  Alex did the base layer of frosting and…. All three kids got a bag of colored frosting and went to town decorating the perfect birthday cake! I think James liked it!  Even though he had [...]

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Easter Weekend

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Alex’s Birthday

Eight years and one day ago, I went into labor with my first baby.  It was a long labor with happy memories of sharing cheese and crackers over the tub with my dear husband who continually brought pots of boiling water in an attempt to keep the water warm.  I spent most the day in [...]

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Birthday Season

We celebrated Izzy turning 2 last week!  She had a cold for the big event, but seemed to enjoy family, cake, and presents just the same.  She didn’t seem to mind at all that her brothers were playing with her new toys while she cuddled in mama’s arms for the following couple of days. We [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

I woke up early this morning to a paper trail of hearts leading to my computer with a beautiful poem written by my dear husband on the screen to wish me a Happy Valentine’s Day.  How lucky am I!?!? Later we went “shopping” for gifts.  I got James a warm wool long-under type shirt to [...]

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Three Kings Day

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Christmas Tree Farm

We discovered Dull’s Christmas Tree Farm last year and bought our first live tree, starting a wonderful tradition for our family. After extracting our old artificial tree from the box last year and discovering more than one broken branch and how sad it looked, something had to be done.  We went to a few stores [...]

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Advent Calendar

Every year, I go out and buy a cardboard Hallmark-style Advent calendar for the boys to open.  Last year, I made the mistake of buying two calendars for the boys that had chocolate hidden behind each door.  Alex can handle his sugar, but Jackson… oh no! Every year, I promise myself that I will make [...]

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