State Fair 2015::
I can't believe that it has taken me this long to post about our day at the State Fair.We had a great time! We met up with Marshall's brother, Mike and took the shuttle into the fairgrounds. From...
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I sit as comfortably as I can in the provided recliner in the corner of a dim lit hospital room. Eli's heavy little body lays on top of mine, keeping me warm and unable to move. I can't help but kiss...
View ArticleCorn Maze//2015
We thought it would be a good idea to get the kids out of the house after being cooped up in the hospital. We packed them up and headed to the corn maze Saturday and after only being there for a little...
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"I am just so lazy today..." I said on a rainy afternoon, snuggling the boys."What does Lazy mean, mom?" Ezra asked. "Well, lazy means, not really wanting to do anything, wanting to just lay around..."...
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Would you believe me if I told you that the next 5 photos were taken by Ezra. I had no idea that I even had these on my camera until I uploaded them, and it was such a sweet gift to find! He was able...
View ArticleApples to Apples.
I made sure to keep our date to the Apple Orchard this week. Marshall and I were dog tired and after another long week and a never ending list of things to do, we knew we couldn't stay in. The weather...
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Ezra has had a one track mind this week. He is prepping everyone for his birthday. He is studying every single page of the toy ads in the recent catalogs we've been getting the mail (prepping for...
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This fall weather has been absolutely perfect. My sister and her two boys got into town wednesday and the kids spent most of their time together chasing each other in the back yard. It's been a...
View ArticleSome of the most important things I have learned in my 30 years.
The only photo taken of me on my Birthday- playing with my sister's cool hat10/25/2015I have to say, 30 just feels right. I feel as though I am finally the age I should be for where I am at in life. I...
View ArticleEzra's 5!
He used to fit on my chest like a little kitten. I remember never putting him down, and watching him as he slept. I memorized his every sound so I would know exactly what it was he needed and when. His...
View ArticleSeven years.
Our engagement photo- summer 2008Marshall and I laid in our bed with the sound of Oliver snorting as he wiggled his body about. Ezra and Eli's morning voices were heard through the floors and...
View ArticleCatch up with Photos::::
I forgot that I had this amazing photo of the cousins when they were in town to visit a couple weeks ago. Don't even ask what I had to do to get them to all look at the camera at the same time! It was...
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I have started and never finished more posts in the last month than ever before. The days are going too quickly and I feel like I am losing all sense of time.My boys are getting bigger, busier and more...
View ArticleEli is THREE!
Oh, Eli. My sweet, special little boy.This past year has been a hard one one on his little body. He was sick most of his life as a two year old. We are learning how to control his asthma and how to...
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Ezra circled an unsharpened pencil over my head saying,"Abbra cadabra.... Turn mommy into a girl hamster" what these boys don't know is that I woke up wishing I didn't have to be an adult and being a...
View ArticleChristmas and other things.
"Oh NO! MOM! Elf has a bandage on his head! AND! his leg!! What happened to Mr. Giggles?! (The Elf on the shelf's name) I calmly reiterated what the elf's letter had read, "Well, from the letter he...
View ArticleLooking back//
I wish I could tell you all the things that I learned in 2015, but learning to rely on my faith and to never lose hope have been at the forefront of the long list of things I had the privilege and...
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I'm not going to yell today... I'm going to take a deep breath and count to 10 or 100 if I need to. I'm not going to yell.These are the words that have been replaying in my mind the last week. I have...
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Eli the night before surgeryThe night before Eli's eye surgery, I held his face close and told him that I loved him. After kissing his cheek, Eli asked in his raspy little voice,"Mom, what does I love...
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This past week, my homepages and facebook walls have been inundated with information. I feel overwhelmed with articles telling me what to say, and how to say it or how to parent, how not to parent,...
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