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Autumn Fun in the Front Yard

20 October 2011

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Recipe for AutumnFun: Combine crisp leaves, chilly winds, and a few rays of sunshine. Blend in four siblings. Stir well with dirt and air. Throw in a football, 2 brooms, 15 pieces of broken chalk into days with empty hours. Cover in jackets. Let cool outdoors until people start crying or the sun sets.   [...]

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Family Photo 2011

30 May 2011

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Hi Readers! Time to get into the blogosphere once more. What’s UP? Leah is 1 1/2 years old. Her clever yet sweet pea nature is fun to watch – not so fun to clean-up after. She loves to read her picture books and says words like, “bubble, baby, ball”. I, ahem, will be coming up [...]

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My Weekend Snowboard Getaway

9 February 2011

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How do I get away? Just do the math. Take my husband and I +6 mornings sleeping-in + 5 nights without interruption + 4 willing grandparents, that stayed home to watch our 4 kids + 3 days at resort with a chair-lift in the back yard, outdoor hot-tubs and fireplace suites +2 college friends that [...]

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Where did the time go?

9 February 2011

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I was just there… Ryan, in diapers, with his newborn sister Molly. 2007 Then I was here… Ryan and Molly, not in diapers, teaching baby Leah how to skooch. 2010 I was just there… Molly and Ryan in their pjs. (The first time I successfully washed two kids and had them ready for bed together.) [...]

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Christmas 2010 Recap

20 January 2011

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We ate cookies everyday, for over a week. A sparkly new sign, made it into my Christmas decor. (Hand painted by my fellow Shabby Mama, Andrea.) The felt “board” was laid out with our Velcro Nativity set. My sil, Carly, gave all the sils a meaningful Christmas ornament. It means a lot to me, as [...]

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Being Grateful for Family

17 November 2010

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Ryan and Molly share a laugh with their Papa Den (my Dad). At a recent MOPS meeting my table mates and I shared ‘what we were grateful for’. I heard responses about health, careers, children, God, homes. I was grateful that I made it through the last year still breathing! I made it through the [...]

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Kindergarten

29 October 2010

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The bus doors opened and so did my tear ducts. I didn’t think I’d be “that” Mom that welled up with emotion. But, I did, and so it was…our days changed forever. Ryan and his buddy Mason. Claire and Leah, with their Little People bus, came out to wave bye-bye. Ryan’s first day of afternoon [...]

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Family Portrait 2010

6 September 2010

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Family: Where Your Story Begins I feel like I am a gardener that grows kids. I plant their seeds (pregnancy), tend to their needs (water, sun & fruit snacks), and remove the weeds (teaching manners and gratitude and expecting nothing less). I relish in their growth. I see beauty and take joy in their accomplishments. [...]

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I Love These Girls

26 August 2010

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Just thought you should know. Love, Jess (Leah, Claire, Molly)

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Scenes From Our Kitchen

17 August 2010

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The kitchen: it is truly the heart of my home. Love, Jess

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