On Tuesday, Adam turned 4. When I had asked him who he wanted to invite to the party, he promptly named four boys in his preschool class. I pressed to see if he wanted anyone else, maybe some of the girls, but he said, “No, no girls. They’re not my friends. Just the boys.”...
We had a great mini-vacay over the New Years Weekend with a trip down to the Outer Banks. We went with some friends and had a great time hanging out, enjoying unseasonably warm weather and ringing in the new year. Here’s a few photo highlights. Sunset at the beach Running at the beach Enjoying...
I am way too late in posting this (geez, where’d the year go?) but nonetheless I wanted to officially document on the blog what a great Christmas we had. I love everything about Christmas. It’s more than just presents, it’s the birth of Jesus. It’s also great family time. We do Christmas eve with...
On Monday, I hosted my fourth annual cookie exchange. It is a great way to make sure I get my house ready for Christmas, and then I get to enjoy a lovely evening with friends and neighbors. Not to mention, a bounty of treats! Here’s this year’s baking beauties: This year’s collection of goodies...
A few years ago, I posted a list of advent ideas to provide inspiration for daily fun activities with the kids. I’m not organized enough this year to have something planned for every day, but I do hope to do many fun and meaningful activities with the kids. Some things are just fun to...
I enjoyed a lovely low key birthday weekend. On Friday, my beloved planned out and prepared a delicious steak and shrimp birthday dinner and made homemade tiramisu cupcakes. Yum! I received a cupcake with two candles, because, according to the pastry chef, “that’s how many years less than 40 you are”. Adam thought it...
We had a great time celebrating Thanksgiving with both sets of grands. We are so blessed to have both sides our family get along and enjoy each other. Here’s a bit of what we enjoyed while we were down in the country. Cracking nuts Trying out the new sponge rollers We recently acquired mini...
We had a great time celebrating Wendy’s 8th birthday over the weekend. She is such a delightful girl. It was fun to watch her open presents — she was thrilled with everything. Some of the highlights were hair things (sponge rollers!), Magic Treehouse books (a favorite) and her first Timex watch. We’ve done some...
Halloween was indeed a happy and sugar-filled affair. It started with Adam’s preschool celebration. Can you guess what he is? If you guessed the cutest little Ewok, this side of Endor, you would be correct! And this was probably the easiest “homemade” costume I have ever done. We reused a bear costume and I...
What a crazy weather weekend! Snow in October was definitely a first for us. We spent the day snuggled up inside/frantically cleaning to make the house presentable for the pumpkin carving party planned for the evening. This is our second year hosting a carving party, so I guess it has become a tradition. The...
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