a year gone by

a year gone by

Eliza is already a year old. This is ridiculous. She’s walking, signing, exploring, laughing, being stubborn and thriving in every way. She is truly fun and the snuggliest of all three. For no reason she’ll lay her head down on your...

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Paper Chain Crowns

Paper Chain Crowns

Sometimes the simplest crafts provide the most joy. This is a great thing for me to embrace. Though I always have grand ideas and notions of what we can accomplish in a single day, sometimes the cranky baby that can’t seem to be calmed...

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Holiday Reminiscing

Holiday Reminiscing

Tonight is the first night of Sukkot (feast of tabernacles). So, amid the rush of getting everything packed and ready to go for a week of camping and fellowship, I’m stopping in to share a few photos of years past. 2004: Went into labor the...

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Broccoli Fireworks

Broccoli Fireworks

Supplies: Paper, tempera paints, and broccoli. Naomi and I have been doing a lot of paper exploring. Mainly Naomi. It’s hot outside, somewhat dreadfully hot & if you can manage to beat the heat it’s still hard to ignore the blood...

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On Mother’s Day

On Mother’s Day

What a terrific day! Naomi was so excited about it going to bed last night she could hardly sleep–nice to know she enjoys pampering me… She made me a lovely card in which Drew helped her list all the ways she knows I love her. I had...

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Pesach Semeach

Pesach Semeach

I won’t go into a lot of detail about our Passover meal this year, it wasn’t traditional at all, but it was magnificent! Friends and new experiences and LOTS of learning. I think we all are feeling like we walked away a little more in...

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