Category: holidays, celebrations + parties
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This year I am trying something a bit new. I decided the first week in November that we'd do some sort of formal cookie-baking at least once per week from now through the holiday season. This week's cookie choice came from the newest book I picked up while shopping last week with my mom. What…
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It's the little things in life that make me happy. Little things like saving money. Today I was able to pick up one of the games, U-Build Monopoly, on Nathan's Christmas wish list I posted about the other day. Oh, and I picked it up for less than half of retail. Here's how it went…
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This past weekend the boys spent most of their Sunday afternoon pouring over all the advertisement inserts and toy books included in the Sunday newspaper. When I returned from the grocery store, it appeared they were hard at work on their wish lists for Santa. William even sealed his up in an envelope.
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Jacob’s first trunk-or-treat was tonight up in the parking lot of our church. He was a trooper and had a great time as we strolled the parking lot gathering all kinds of loot! Of course, we were in such a hurry to get there, I forgot to snap any photos beforehand. I did, however, capture…
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Jacob had a wonderful birthday! I managed to whip a batch of homemade chocolate buttercream frosting, which I'd never done before. The hubs and kids loved it! I will definitely be making it again! I made Jakey a small smash cake and the rest were cupcakes for us to enjoy! He was a little hesitant…
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Last Friday I hosted a fun party playdate, thanks to the nice folks over at Fisher-Price. It was an awesome way to not only review the wonderful toys they sent, but a great reason to celebrate Jacob turning ONE (which he does tomorrow!). Check out the great loot they sent us to celebrate with: The…
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I am so in love with my little Halloween wreath I picked up at World Market the other day. First off, it's black – probably my most favorite color in home decor – and it's glittery! What could be better for Halloween? I brought it home and thought it needed just a bit more spookiness…
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Hard to believe my first-born Nathan has just turned seven years old. I looked over at my husband the other day over dinner and said to him, "How'd YOU get to have a seven year-old?!" He just shook his head. I never in a million years would have imagined the two of us creating the most…
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Pin It Just spent hours turning these . . . into these . . . My Nathan is turing SEVEN tomorrow! The things I do for that kid! Thankfully, my awesome husband came up the transport method. Otherwise, I’d have no idea how to get 24 of these to Nathan’s 1st grade classroom tomorrow! Looks like…
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Wow! Nine years ago David and I were saying "I do" in Maui with family and friends and today as I write this we're hauling our three handsome boys to St. Louis for some R&R and so that I can take part in a branding conference hosted by Build-A-Bear. My, how our lives have changed…