Beautiful Calling

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View Full Album For the first night of Awana earlier this month Chloe, John and I baked cookies. Boy, my little tots were excited. They love making anything at all that involves icing and/or sprinkles.  We have ABC alphabet cookie cutters from William Sonoma and let me tell you, we’ve used them a ton. Not [...]

My little Cubbie girl earned her Hopper patch last week. I’m tired, so very tired. I’m ecstatic to be pregnant but not quite as ecstatic to experience the joys that the first trimester often brings. With Isaiah and Chloe, the first trimester was full of  terrible morning sickness {which did not limit itself to morning}, [...]

I belong to the Gymboree Rewards Club and just received this certificate which I will not be using. It’s only valid one time so first person to use it, gets it. You can print it out and use it in store or simply use the certificate # 17PR0HJTQB33405 online for $5.00 completely free! It can [...]

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  Earlier I shared a wonderful (in my humble opinion) collage of our apple picking adventures this year. Then I came across this photo. We’d been married 1 1/2 years and were just expecting Chloe. {it was also taken with our old not-as-nice digital camera}

Today the littles and I are making a cookie recipe at daddy’s request. It’s a new one and we haven’t tried it yet. I’ll be sure to come back and update it with photos and let you know how it turned out! Update: Badly. I’m sure the recipe is fine – I’m just a flop [...]

  Photo by Tambacko I’m going to say a sentence three times out loud while I type and I want you to tell me what the difference between each sentence is. This is what my family does. This is what my family does. This is what my family does. Did you catch the difference? Of [...]

                          May 27, 2011 life is going to change. This post links to Gratituesday & Wordless Wednesdays Have you entered the Spa Gift Certificate Giveaway? 9/30 Worldwide!

I can vividly recall the cool fall days, the smell of the earth, the cold water from the hose splashing as I wash the dirt clumps clinging to the bright orange carrot I just pulled from Grandma’s garden. I remember {I can taste it!} that wonderful freshness that came from biting into that delicious, crunchy [...]