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Snippets from Spring
Yippeeeeeee!! I'm baaaaaaack!!Our computer crashed at the end of May, (It was ok though, because everything was saved on our hard drive) so I've been sans one aaaaal summer. I've hated it. No access to...
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May Mayhem
May was such a busy month for us! On this day we were running from pillar to post. In the morning, the boys were in a school play (pictures to follow). And then in the afternoon... Oliver graduated...
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Racing to Five
My baby boy turned 5!How did this happen?!?He's loving race cars right now, so it made an easy theme.Here are some of the fun details of the party:His cute, simple cake. I love the way it turned out! I...
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Oliver's Birthday Day
We like to celebrate birthdays at our house as much as possible. When I was younger (and had more time to care about myself) I would have a whole birthday month. I'd always be cooking something up and...
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Just For Fun
As I was going through our picture files, I came across some really hilarious pictures, so I thought I'd dedicate an entire post just to them!Disclaimer: some of these are from my camera phone so the...
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Almost Summer!
I didn't want to forget some of the fun, end of the school year things we did! Hudson had his Kindergarten field trip to the zoo. He was so excited to ride on the bus! He picked a cute group of girls...
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Pip Pip Hooray! It's Penelope's First Birthday!
I can't believe our baby girl turned ONE.I have to admit, I was a little horrified. Where on earth did that year go?!? It FLEW.But I had to put my sorrow aside and throw her a faboo soiree!Oh. And it...
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St. George
We sat down as a family and decided on some activities we wanted to put on our Summer Leap List (we used "leap" as in, before we leap into the next school year instead of kicking the bucket ;) )Here is...
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Silver Lake
Going to on a "hike" around Silver Lake was at the top of my Leap List. We went there with Mimi and Teato on July 3rd, and had the whole place to ourselves. It was so pretty! We couldn't believe we got...
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4th of July
Happy 4th!Do any of you ever wonder why it's so hard to get just a normal, sweet picture of your kids?Is it too much to ask??Here is what I have to work with: So we bagged it and moved on! At least I...
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Flaming Gorge Camping Trip
In July we went "tenting" -as Hudson calls it- with Steve's family in Flaming Gorge.His aunt and uncle have a fun cabin in the woods up there, and we had a great time!We left Pippi home this time with...
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Bear Lake!
My family has always had a cabin at Bear Lake. We spend a few weekends during the summer there, and we love it! It is the only place that I can truly relax. There is literally nothing to do up there...
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A Little Slice
It's time for another slice of Pippi Pie!Here is what she does all day. I love her excited eyes in this one.This one is one of my faves because she had fallen asleep in the car on our way home. She...
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The Last Drops of Summer
One of the last things on our leap list was to learn how to hula hoop.Oliver couldn't seem to do it without his tongue doing some hula-ing of its own! My handsome Huddie Stevie even gave it a go!...
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Many Firsts
Summer is over and real life is back in full swing! Here are all the "firsts" we've been having at our house!Hudson's FIRST day of FIRST grade! My, how time flies!Hud's FIRST experience eating lunch at...
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H-A-double-L-O-W-E-E-N!!
Here it is...Halloween 2012!It's such an exciting holiday for these kids! They were beside themselves with excitement at the prospect of a new "costoon" as Hudson calls it. We've got a devil, an angel,...
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Hudson's 7th Birthday
Huddie Boy turned 7! He wanted an Iron Man party (shocker!) I wasn't feeling up to a big party at home like I usually do, so I did something I thought I'd NEVER do. Like I say...Never, I repeat...
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Thanksgiving
We spent Thanksgiving in St. George this year.Here are Ollie and Papa walking over to Steve's aunt Joni's for Thanksgiving dinnerGram, Ollie and baby NixonThey had a putting green in their backyard and...
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December 2012 Highlights
We had an eventful holiday month!First on the list, we sold our Jeep :( I had been dreading this day since we bought our new car in September. I was having such a hard time letting it go that we kept...
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Be Mine
I LOVE Valentine's Day. It's probably my favorite holiday! I remember making valentines with my mom when I was young, and I for sure didn't love it back then. She'd make up ridiculous rhymes and want...
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February 2013
Ok, so obviously I'm rather behind in my blogging, but things have been slightly hectic. I'm ready to get back on track, so here we go!!!!!!!!!!Oliver was awarded the Jr. Husky Spotlight for February....
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March 2013
Happy Easter!Having a girl to dress for Easter is much more fun than dressing boys. Just a side note. I think Hudson's getting the hang of this posing thing!The Easter Bunny hid Oliver's basket in the...
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May 2013
Happy Mother's Day to me!I really wanted a picture of me and my kiddieloos, but nobody would cooperate all at the same time... I sure am lucky to be their mom!Does anyone else feel that they don't...
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A Little Bookworm's Birthday
Our sweet little bookworm turned 2!! I hate it that she keeps getting older, but I love it at the same time. How does that work? Penelope is obsessed with reading books, so what better way to celebrate...
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