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10 Things: Dads

Happy Father’s Day, dads. The world is better with you in it. Thank you. To celebrate, I compiled a few lists to honor the dads in my life. Here are 10 special tidbits about each of them that you may not know. Jason/Daddy You dressed up for each of our children’s births. You wore a […]

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Happy 9th Birthday, Harper!

Harper joined the word at 9:39 p.m. on June 11, 2012. Wildfires were ablaze in the foothills, and it was darn hot outside. At least, that’s what everyone tells me. I don’t remember that part at all. I just remember this baby girl arriving and rocking my world. For many years, it had been Jason […]

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Family Book Day: Outside In

Today, we had our first family book day of the summer. We kind of love this little summer tradition that we have cooked up over the last few years. First, we choose a book and enjoy it together first thing in the morning. Then, we plan a day of activities inspired by the book. Last […]

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Happy 7th Birthday, Jameson!

After his birth, Jameson Grey came home from the hospital beneath a double rainbow. If you know him, you know this symbol was fitting. He is the sunshine. At the risk of sounding cliche, I will state that my mom heart cannot believe this kid is seven years old. When I think of him, I […]

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Reentry

Hi. It sure has been a while. So much and not so much has happened since the last post. We have unmasked and finished school. We have ordered groceries, started taking spring walks, fought boredom, and planned “reasonable” vacations. I feel like we are all in a bit of reentry. I am slowly coming back […]

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Deck the Halls

Merry Christmas, my friends. May your holidays be filled with laughter, love, and health. (Scroll to the bottom to for what they are also often filled with). Sending LOTS of love from our Christmas family to yours … Also included in the holiday, though not pictured above: sibling rivalry, whining about which present beneath the […]

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July Celebrations in Review

Goodbye July, hello August! July was a good month ’round here, but we are ready to move on, too. (Dear summer 2020, you were really long.) June was a bit of a drag, but July restored our spirits. Though things were different, they were also a good different. And, as stated in previous posts, in […]

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A Day in the Life

I should say, a dog day in the life. Not as in canine, but as in the darn hot dog days of summer. Phew! It’s blazing around here. These are the days when you need to make hay between 5:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. or wait until 7:00 p.m. The in-between becomes a sluggish daze. […]

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