Posts Tagged with "outdoors"

Autumn Fun in the Front Yard

Thursday, October 20, 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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Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Friday, September 2, 2011

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I hope you have a great weekend chilling and grilling! I’ll be back next week with a great salsa recipe and pictures from our first couple weeks homeschooling. Love, Jess

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Stop to Smell the Flowers

Monday, June 28, 2010

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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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Her Family is Clothed in Scarlet

Friday, February 26, 2010

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{I’m skipping around Proverbs 31 again. I will get back to groceries I promise. It’s just that playing in the snow is so much fun!} Proverbs 31:21 21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet. Hats, boots, mittens, snowpants….check This Proverbs 31 “studying” is [...]

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Park Fun

Monday, April 27, 2009

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Pete Rescues Sick Mama Last week, I battled Bronchitis and morning sickness. Neat Pete took off a day of work to watch the children. I, in turn, spent my day watching TV and eating candy taking turns trying to sleep and/or breathe. Here are some of his iPhone pics he captured from playtime at the [...]

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Photo Essay :: Winter In and Out

Sunday, February 22, 2009

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In Order: Sledding in newly fallen snow Painting for the sake of getting messy Watching a dormant summer patio Reading, watching, admiring…all the fantastic blogs out there (blog in my reader? The Inspired Room’s post Quick Room Makeover) Freezing my fingers off taking photos of the fresh layer of snow Studying and writing a presentation [...]

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Costumed Cuties

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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Trick-or-Treating Get-Ups The photos below were just taken this afternoon. I left my camera behind the evening of Halloween. Sometimes I just need to be in the moment and not behind the lens. Molly really “got” it when we took her out for trick-or-treating. She insisted that she go up to every door instead of [...]

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Nee-ner-Nee-ner 68 Degrees and Cloudy

Thursday, September 4, 2008

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Today was coolish and cloudy. I wore my heavy denim jacket and the kids were both in long sleeves and pants. I always shake my head at myself for thinking it is cold when it is only 68 degrees. Here in Minnesota 68 degrees would be celebrated with shorts and windbreaker if only it were [...]

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Ryan and Molly at Sunset

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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Ryan and Molly are sitting on a rock that is situated at the end of our townhome neighborhood’s property. This small boulder has become a highlight of our evening walking route. Little do they know that the rest of the neighborhood calls it Poop Rock because all of the dogs in the area gravitate to [...]

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Ryan’s First Bicycle

Saturday, July 12, 2008

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Bikes are like an icon for all of childhood. Bikes bring transportation, fun exercise and empowerment to a kid. I think riding a bike is a big deal. I can clearly remember the rush of the pavement beneath my tenuous bike wheels as I learned to fly across the world on my blue banana seat [...]

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