four years

four years ago today, michael and i were married.  the years since have been amazing.  it’s such a blessing to be able to share your life with your best friend and to wake up every morning knowing that you’re loved.  i know that some days i take that for granted and forget to be grateful. [...]

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great wolf lodge

this weekend our family made the trip to great wolf lodge.  aside from a stomach virus that attacked us while we were there, we had a great time.  here are a few pictures (none of the actual waterpark, as i couldn’t figure out how to keep our camera dry).  if you haven’t been, you definitely [...]

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uncle erin

our family has had a busy november so far.  it’s been a good busy though, full of fun things that we get to do rather than not-fun things that we have to do.  for instance, last week, the girls’ uncle erin came for a quick visit to take some pictures and hang out.  in case [...]

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happy halloween

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finally

an update.  mostly in pictures because this mommy’s brain is too tired to form actual sentences.  so here goes.  first comes lucy’s birthday:
the morning of, she got chocolate donuts with a candle.  breakfast of champions.  she also got a fun telephone from her big sister.

her party was a couple days later.  family came from all [...]

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these boots…

leslie just got new rain boots.  her previous pair of boots were a size 6.  her feet are an 8.5.  new boots were necessary, as was a new raincoat, and of course they had to match.  she loves her new rain outfit.  last friday was the perfect day to get some use out of the [...]

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update…

leslie had a great day at school today!  she came home with numbers written on her arm (0-4) and we’ve talked about them a LOT.  when i picked her up this afternoon her teacher said, “leslie, get mommy’s present out of your pocket.”  leslie reached into her coat pocket and pulled her hand out in [...]

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i need your help

first, let me say this: i do not want leslie to be “that kid” at school.  nor do i want to be “that mom.”
okay.  so, today i made a deal with leslie that if she had a good day at school we would go to mcdonald’s for lunch.  she’s been having some trouble following directions [...]

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friday night

on friday, i dropped leslie off at preschool and headed north to the outlet mall with my friend alison.  she is having a baby boy in just a few weeks, so we went in search of a rug for the nursery and some cute baby boy things.  the trip was a success.  lucy tagged along [...]

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last night

we went through a phase before lucy was born when leslie would cry every night before bed because she was scared.  this would usually end with one of us giving in to snuggling with her until she fell asleep or with michael agreeing to sit outside her door.  for whatever reason, this phase just ended [...]

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