Category Archives: Family
Singing In the Rain, Part 2
Many years ago, my Grandma embellished these umbrellas. She was in a performing group. They did all sorts of musical shows, and she made all her costumes for their acts. When the group stopped doing performances, she gave me many … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Family, Grandparents, Homeschool, Music
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Easter. A Birthday. I. Am. Blessed.
We had a fun-filled Easter. We woke up to yarn trails leading to Easter baskets and an egg hunt. We tried a new recipe for Easter breakfast. I had seen “Resurrection Rolls” mentioned on other blogs and probably on Pinterest … Continue reading
A Birthday
How is it possible that this was a whole year ago? My littlest sweet girl turned one today. My tiny, my youngest, my baby. We had a big day, starting with a special pancake breakfast. We played and played and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Sis
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Food, Lies, and Church
I have some rules about food and meals and eating in our house. Though I try not to go overboard with crazy rules, I think these are important as they serve to try to ensure my kids eat in a … Continue reading
A Wrestling Meet, a Birthday, Some Great-Grandparents, and Disney World
Warning: This post has a lot of photos in it. I can’t help it. We are on vacation, and in the past week we’ve watched a cousin compete (and win 5th place!) in his HS State Wrestling tournament, had a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Cool Stuff, Family, Grandparents, Memories, Travel
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Dear Daughters – The First in a Series of Letters: Your Dad
Something that I have set as a goal for myself to do this year is to take photos of all the family heirloom pieces I have in my possession and write captions for them, including available information about to whom … Continue reading
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All That I Hoped It Would Be
I have always tried my best to be a thoughtful gift-giver, and now that I have kids, my investment in giving good gifts has increased exponentially. I want them to love the gifts. I want their gifts to encourage lots … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Christmas, Family, Memories, Motherhood, Santa, Traditions
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Christmas is Love
Our elf, Christopher Pop-In-Kins, left our house last night, leaving behind a note and the movie, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” I told the girls they could watch their new movie after baths, just before getting ready for Santa and … Continue reading
Rudolph on Repeat
The holiday spirit is in full swing around here. Last night Daddy (aka Santa) helped me wrap the rest of the presents and get them under the tree. The girls inspected them closely this morning and eagerly asked about each … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Christmas, Cooking, Daddy, Family, Sisters, Traditions
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