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Showing posts with label nephew. Show all posts

Sunday, March 24, 2019

grateful for this week . . .


big kids who have fun ideas and can execute much more of them themselves


birthday cake dreaming for my sweet almost 6 year old

cake idea from this book


sweet friends


lip licking good hot cocoa on an unexpectedly snowy afternoon


hand me down dresses that are so much fun to wear, green lantern symbols drawn on by her brother and that smile


aunts who quilt and give generously and a daughter who likes to play pretend


that homeschooling can happen anywhere and that our car dealership service area has a fish pond

also, that my kids are enamored with and curious about nature wherever they may find it


another aunt who gave us a chick-fil-a gift card which led to a fun treat of breakfast out after taking the car into the shop


the "after a library trip quiet" that comes as they pour through the new offerings



a fixed and ready to go car, fun kids to spend my days with and that we were all still smiling at this point in a long day!  


Nana's who host St. Patrick's Day parties and fun cousins building leprechaun traps!


a visit from Granddad!  

that all of our grandparents love, share and promote reading


really good friends and the unexpected discovery of a whole patch of blooming crocus in our neighborhood!!!!!  




that I get to homeschool . . . I am very grateful for this life . . . 


bracelets from Kenya


braids


the margin in a day to try hairstyles before hiking



the young woman she is growing up to be 

(and her fashion sense!)  


my strong boy


handsome husband and that my kids love their grandparents


pretty girl


good friends


her enthusiasm and all her words


stop me in my tracks views during errands


spring meals coming up


their insatiable appetites for learning and trying new things


What are you thankful for this week?

Thursday, August 27, 2015

happy birthday!



Happy Birthday to my sweet Sister-in-love!  

Happy Birthday Mandy!!

Throw Back Thursday to when we were both pregnant at the same time - me with my first and her with her second.  Family DIY photo shoot in Colorado Springs before we moved here!


Sunday, February 15, 2015

Year in Review - September 2014



The month began while we were still on our road trip





While traveling I only like to eat at places that I can't eat at at home.  

The trip home took us to chowhound!




It wasn't spectacular but it was a fun mom and pop burger joint.



I think this trip was my first time to cross the continental divide by land (as opposed to air).  

It was a neat experience to me.



These pics are actually from August but didn't make the last post.  We had to say goodbye to some lovely friends who were some of our very first friends here in Colorado Springs!  :(  

Boo.  But we will look forward to visits somewhere somehow in the future.  



A good friend and I began diving into the scriptures together in the mornings and it has been really good to me and for me.  God is Good!  He knows what we need.  


I built a chair/blanket/tablecloth tunnel for the kids.


It was a hit.  


Fall decorating, this little squirrel has quite the supply of nuts!  


We had a BIG trip coming up and I was prepping for weeks!  


These two love each other so much!  


Looking online for accommodations.  Do you see one of the places we were headed???


Pushing the cart on a shopping day with Nana and Mama while Brother was in preschool.  


So excited to be surprised by Nana joining me to pick him up from school!  


We took the kids to chickfila for lunch.  I had JUST commented that we were at such as sweet spot because David was big enough to go into the play area by himself and Cora didn't realize it existed yet and so was happy to sit and hang out with us at the table.  When we went in to get David so we could leave, she walked right in, started climbing up to the top of the play structure before I even knew what was happening and was going down the big slide!  She is one brave and adventurous girl!!!


Playing with the nativity in September


When we visited my friend Jenny in May we tie dyed shirts.  David calls his his "tie day" shirt.  He likes it a lot!


Splashing around in the water in our footie Christmas jammies!!


Sweet boy, we let him stay up a little later to read in his bed and he fell asleep! 


My sweet nephew Caleb captured this fun photo!


Getting our taste buds ready for Italian food.  


Another library book we really enjoyed!


Narrowing down clothing choices, matching outfits and packing!!!


Next up, our trip!