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new nephew!
who would have thought i'd be reporting the arrival of my baby nephew?12 hours after the birth of my new niece, matthias grey made his debut.ohhh, you sweet baby boy..
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picnic with my owen.
last weekend, i had a sick boy on my hands. since football season is officially here, home games mean daddy is gone. he has a very nice friend whose family has very good seats who has invited him to...
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art fair date night.
after a busy couple of weeks, colby and i were able to have a night out during my favorite weekend of the year to attend [a very small portion of] his 10 year high school reunion, and stroll through...
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pumpkin patch.
friday, owen & i, along with em, ella, and ivy's company made our first trip of the season to the pumpkin patch! we landed back at home base this year at johnson farms where owen experienced his...
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a wedding weekend for sarah marie.
this weekend i headed to clay center, kansas to celebrate one of my very best friends. i had the honor of standing beside her as her matron of honor (but let's just say MOH because matron sounds so.....
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fall festival.
our neighborhood hosts an annual fall festival each october. since we've had owen, we've made it a point to attend the 2-3 events our neighborhood hosts each year. since we pay big bucks to our...
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happy halloween!
it's always sad to see the pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, and halloween dress-up chapter go, mostly because that means fall will soon be making it's exit, and nasty winter will make it's entrance. but...
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a [lengthy] post on our napa vacay.
a couple of weeks ago, my little family ventured on our second family vacation. that is, if we don't count any of our indiana visits. our first vacation was to florida right after owen's first...
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boys sleepover.
november has been sleepover month for owen so far.last weekend, we had ella over for her second (i think?) sleepover at our house with owen. then last night we had nathan over for his first sleepover...
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a final napa post.
Here's the last of my Napa photos, these coming from my good camera. The most I had my camera out was the eve of the wedding. But I have a handful worth sharing below, and a link to my photography blog...
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so thankful.
I have a great deal to be thankful for this year, and all my years past. To start, I'm thankful for a day that acts as a reminder to be thankful. I'm thankful to be spending this holiday with my...
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owen's daily thankful.
Owen's Daily ThankfulDay 1: Little Queen. (his little Lightning McQueen car. not to be confused with Big Queen.)Day 2: Garlic bread. (which is what he was eating at the time he was asked.)Day 3: Macy....
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my Hoosier Thanksgiving.
for the first time in 6 years, i spent thanksgiving in indiana. it is always a treat to be home, and becomes extra special when it's filled with family and friends that i don't get to see very...
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an announcement.
guess what?OWEN IS GOING TO BE A BIG BROTHER!and i can't wait to see him in that role.
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the christmas tree farm.
way back on december 1, we made our annual trip to cut down our family christmas tree. the boys picked out a beauty. owen's favorite part was the tractor ride out to the trees. he remembered it very...
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an active imagination.
In the last month or so, Owen's imagination has completely exploded. A good portion of our lives are now spent in his imaginary world.I grew up with a brother whose imagination was much like my Owen's....
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christmas in review.
so i didn't get as many photos as i would have liked during christmas, but i have a sickness to blame for my lack of motivation. photos or not, this christmas was SO fun for colby and i. the difference...
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well, shoot. my list for 2012 didn't quite go as planned, but fortunately that is not telling of how my 2012 went.1. run another half marathon. so, i tried. i began training in very early spring, but...
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a 32 month old's vocabulary.
pider: spiderwhere are ee?: where are you?call macy to ___ : tell macy to ___i can't wike chicken: i don't like chickenbunny hunny: peanut butter and honeyhatty birday: happy birthdaybaby iby and baby...
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