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TONIGHT!!! On the Season Premiere of The Bachelor…

Tonight is the much anticipated season premiere of “The Bachelor” featuring Sean Lowe. via You know, the Sean that is an insurance agent AND model from Texas with the good family values and the desire for babies. The Sean that has America swooning. The Sean that Emily Maynard dumped. via Emily. Oh…… Emily. While I […]

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I Hate You, Southwest

Southwest, oh how I hate you. I am a planner. For the most part. But when it comes to my children, the planning really kicks in. Sometimes annoyingly so. So when planning to go to my parents’ house for Christmas, I thought I had it down to a tee. Well, I did have it down […]

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On Turning 28…

via Last month I turned twenty-eight. And to start the morning off, a dear friend of mine brought some Starbucks breakfast. The PERFECT way to start off the day. A little latte and Cranberry Bliss Bar never hurt anyone. Since my birthday falls so closely to Christmas, I decided this day was a good one to […]

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Baby Cal Turned 9…Months!

Get ready for cuteness overload. Baby Cal turned 9 months old last week and still remains the sweetest, most lovable and smiley baby. Shoe size: Hmm, you know the kid hasn’t worn many shoes yet. I just am not sure on this one. Weight: Approximately 22-23 pounds Height: Hum. He has his 9 month checkup when we […]

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On Seeing Baby Jesus

Gwyneth has become pretty enamored with Baby Jesus. She will point Him out in pictures. She will kiss Him in porcelain form. And she just recently saw Him in a new light. On Christmas Eve our family went to the Candlelight Service at church, something I look forward to every year. The last time Gwyn went […]

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The Christmas Rundown

Christmas has always been a favorite of mine. The decorations, the traditions and the overall lifted spirit that seems to engulf the town has me on cloud nine for pretty much the whole month of December. Prepare yourselves, as this post kindof took a turn for the…. elongated? The weeks building up to the big day […]

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Merry Christmas!! Our Christmas Card

Merry Christmas! We hope you are all enjoying this special and magical day with your loved ones. Going to go fulfill Gwyn’s request from Santa and go make some red velvet pancakes and soak in the day with my family. Cheers!

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On Seeing Santa

Gwyn has seen quite a bit of Santa this year and she is finally not scared of the guy. He came to her preschool, and while a little shy, she DID sit on his lap, which I was very surprised she did. She told Santa she wanted a princess dolly. And then, while having a […]

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“Best in Show” Decorated House Award

Last night we went out looking at Christmas decorations around town “Ooooing” and “awwwwing” at the pretty lights, moving characters and extreme lengths some go to in order to spread the holiday cheer. To make it even a little more fun, we made an award for the “Best in Show” in which we planned to give to our favorite house. […]

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Packing With Kids….. Awesome.

Trying to pack my family for two and a half weeks is preeeeeeety daunting. This includes packing for six hours on the road, over night in Portland, the plane ride to Reno, two weeks in Reno, the plane ride back to Portland, a couple nights in Portland and then the drive home again. Oye! A […]

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