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My parents hosted Thanksgiving 2015.  I don’t think it’s a secret but it’s not my most favorite holiday.  Turkey, stuffing, gravy….not my type of food.  I do love visiting with family, though! This year we set up the bounce house in the front yard and the kids jumped, climbed, and wrestled til they’d burned every […]

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First dress-up for Halloween 2015 was for our church’s Truck or Treat activity.  We went with an ocean theme and dressed up as a dolphin, mermaid, and pirate.  This is the best mermaid costume I could come up with for Sadie. Poor kid. McKay was super nervous and clingy during Trunk or Treat.  Our kids […]

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Highlights included: beach (my favorite part), three photo shoots (4 if you count the birthday photo shoot I did of Jax), a fourth (or fifth) photo shoot was rained out so I went on a shopping outing at Ben’s urging with my dad and Kimmy and my dad bought me birthday clothes (thanks dad!), a […]

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Ben is always so good about making a big breakfast on Mother’s Day.  I was still fast asleep and truly quite unsuspecting when he woke me up with this yummy plate of food. That was honestly one of the best waffles I’ve ever eaten.  Thank you Ben! After church we tried for a picture.  They’re […]

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My favorite holiday? Christmas. Such a happy time of year filled with yummy food, reunions with loved ones, excitement, anticipation, traditions, and much-needed breaks from school and work. We had our yearly Christmas Eve celebrations with the extended family:   We had more participation and enthusiasm with the Nativity reenactment performance this year.  Joseph was […]

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