Young and Sweet, Only Seventeen
Olivia turned the iconic age of 17. I cannot. I CANNOT I cannot believe that she is 17 years old. Where has the time gone? What happened? I love that sweet, young, precious, and amazing...
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Happy Birthday Everett!
Oh my heart is squishy and full. I love this kid just so. so. so. much. He’s in the throes of middle school, with all the horrible-ness that that is, and my heart regularly bleeds...
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Andrew & Nate’s Birthday Parties
The last two weeks of summer are always busy, and this year wasn’t shaping up to be any different. That’s why I felt like a particular genius when I had the idea to combine Nate...
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Olivia turns 12
I can’t believe my little goosey Sunshine girl has turned 12! For her birthday we let her have two . . . events. One, she had a late over and watched a movie with some...
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Everett’s Birthday
2017 is a big year for our family! And one of the highlights of the year was that Everett would turn 8! (It’s a big deal!) We sure love our Everett. He has the kindest...
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Olivia’s 12th Birthday!
Happy Birthday cute girl! For her birthday we went to lunch at Mimi’s Cafe. We had a birthday party at airborne with her new friends in the new neighborhood, but we also had a night...
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And Now We Are Six
Roo Boo turned 6! Oh, be still my beating heart. I do love that boy. He is my most happy child, and he brings that happiness to everyone he is around. He is easy going...
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Calvin Turns 10!
My supercal turned 10! I cannot believe that he is 10 years old! Calvin is: SMART-FUNNY-KIND-RESPONSIBLE-SWEET-THOUGHTFUL-ARTICULATE-CLEVER-DETERMINED-DEDICATED-FAITHFUL-HONEST-HARDWORKING-SELFDISCIPLINED-WONDERFUL-PUNCTUAL-NEAT-ORGANIZED-KIND-FLEXIBLE-AND HE KEEPS US ON OUR TOES. We love you Calvin. Forever and ever and ever and ever. For his...
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Nato-Potato Turns 3
Nato-Potato turned 3. Oh, he is such a sweet thing. Every day this happens. “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “Mom…” “What Nate?” With all smiles: “I wuv woo!” I...
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Olivia’s Birthday
Of all the things that have happened the past couple months, nothing is more imperative to remember forever than my kids birthdays. So let’s talk about Olivia’s birthday. Her big day came on the Friday...
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Everett’s 7th Birthday
Today is Everett’s 7th Birthday! I can’t believe he’s only seven. I really don’t remember life without that sweet boy. Observations about Ev: I really feel like he has the most gigantic soul of anyone...
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Captain Chris’ Swashbuckling 70th
The day after school started I got up bright and early (4:30 am) to catch a flight to Denver, where Andi was throwing her dad a surprise 70th Birthday party. The funniest/best part of the...
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Roo Boo’s Birthday Five!
Roo turned five. Saying that hurts my heart a little. He’s been the sweetest, most joyful four year old I have ever known. His good natured-ness has really been a boon to my heart, and...
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Happy Birthday Nathaniel!
Two days after Calvin’s birthday we get to celebrate Nate’s birthday. We’re so glad Nate is in our family. He is constantly charming us with his ADORABLENESS! We think he’s so sweet. Things I love...
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Calvin’s Birthday Party
Calvin decided he wanted to have a party at the cabin. Of course, it didn’t rain in ALL OF JULY, except on the afternoon we were trying to have a birthday party for him. We...
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Happy Birthday Wyatt #39
Wyatt has entered his last year in his 30’s! For his birthday, and considering how overwhelmed and busy he’s been, I arranged for the kids to spend the night at Grandma’s house so he and...
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About Adam
Each week for 11 years, I have shopped at Maceys, and Adam is the gentleman who helps me with my groceries each week. He’s always polite and helpful. When ever he sees me at the...
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Olivia’s Birthday Party
Olivia really wanted to have a birthday party at the cabin this year. Wyatt stayed home with the boys and I took Olivia and four friends up for a day of woodsy day of fun!...
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Everett’s Birthday!
Happy Happy Birthday, Cutie Cutie EJO! We love you, oh yes we do!
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Calvin’s Birthday Party
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js We had Calvin’s friend birthday party the Tuesday before his actual birthday (Thursday). For the party we made and launched water rockets. It was a ton of fun and went really well I think....
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Everett’s Birthday Party
Part of the pain of watching his brothers have their birthdays was enduring their birthday parties! (Their friends, their games, their presents . . . it was almost too much to bear!) So when Everett’s...
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Summer, Day 13
Art in the park in the morning. I was in charge of the art project. It was FREEZING COLD and rainy – no one showed. Swimming lessons were cancelled due to the cold. Emmett’s birthday...
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Everett, It’s Your Birthday!
This was the year Everett really seemed to grasp the concept of “Birthday.” Man, oh man, he was excited. As soon as the Sunday before his birthday hit, he announced to all that he was...
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Birthday Parties – The Summer Chronicles
Every week it seems, at least one (sometimes more) of my kids would be invited to a birthday party. What fun it is to go to birthday parties! It kept them seeing their friends throughout...
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Little Boy Big Boy
Little Everett turned 3. I can hardly believe it – that he’s only 3. I don’t remember life before Everett. He is such a sweet boy. He loves and feels things deeply. He’s sensitive and...
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Another Birthday Party
This year I limited baby Sunshine to five friends. Gabe, Kennedy, Kira, Allison, and Emma came. We played a rousing game of pin-the-tail-on-the-unicorn. We made dirt and worms. We painted sun catchers. And ate cake...
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Little eJo Turns One
Baby Everett had his first birthday. Mmm . . . baby yum. For his birthday I made him two cakes – one for eating, and one for SMASHING! We had a little party for him,...
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Happy Birthday Beez!
We had a birthday party for Beezy.She turned 20. And now that she has blonde hair, pretty much every guy wants her. I mean, who wouldn’t?(Wyatt thinks Leslee has been hiding this little trick from...
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It’s My Birfsday
It’s my first birfsday today. Mommy and Daddy were so excited and wanted to celebrate with some exciting activities. Granddad Christensen gave me my very first birthday present, a deposit into my college fund. He...
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