My Weekend Snowboard Getaway

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Scenes From Our Kitchen

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

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Stop to Smell the Flowers

What a time of year for me to pick for sorting out insurance paperwork, photos and schedules!? What was I thinking? I’m committed to my cause, but if I didn’t take a minute to stop and smell the flowers, I’d have to be committed. Love, Jess

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Family Photo – St. Pat’s Day

Hope your St. Pat’s Day was fun! I wanted post my family photo (one of the few I have of all 6 of us) before Easter! Yikes, this year Holy Week, seemed to sneak up on me, how about you? It is hard to believe it has been a whole year since my family announced [...]

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