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I’ll let the pictures do the talking except I must say that the kids thoroughly, wholeheartedly, enthusiastically LOVED Halloween this year.  Best one to date!

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I think I’ve decided to make this one of our Easter traditions. The kids go ga-ga over these chicks!  I have to admit I like them quite a bit, too.  It’s an enormously popular, relatively cheap ($2.79 per chick) tradition that doesn’t involve candy and has a symbol purpose.  Win! We bought three chicks again […]

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We woke up Christmas morning to the sound of Sadie getting her craft supplies out of her craft drawer.  We went out to check on her and she was happily sitting at the table cutting, gluing  and drawing.  She oftentimes does that if she wakes up before everyone else.  Ben and I were really excited and […]

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More catching up to do and there’s still loads to do after this post, too.  When will I find the time?  Somewhere, somehow, I hope. Last Saturday we had Joseph’s birthday party.  My flash batteries were dead so I didn’t get many good pictures.  Here are a few from the evening: I tried to get […]

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Only Christmas exceeds Halloween on my kids’ list of favorite holidays.  They get pretty psyched about the candy, dressing up, pumpkins, decorated houses, and the thrill of trick-or-treating. This year was a little mellow compared to past because the kids had stomach flu that hung around for two weeks.  So, no trunk or treat (Sadie […]

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