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Oh, the Weather Outside… {Part 2}

7 Jan 2012

Remember that 68-degree, record-breaking day I mentioned yesterday? That was Thursday. January 5th. In Nebraska. Just making sure everyone understands the facts. After we were done with school for the day, the whole family headed out on a golf cart to watch the hubby play nine holes and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weather… {Obviously, I took [...]

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Oh, the Weather Outside… {Part 1}

In: family|photography|winter

6 Jan 2012

January in Nebraska would normally justify the singing of “Let It Snow.” Yesterday, the high was 68. Highs have been in the uppers 40s, 50s, and even 60s for weeks now and we are taking full advantage of the DELIGHTFUL weather! This was a little outing the boys and I took to our local nature [...]

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Sweet Baby Girl!

In: family

5 Jan 2012

We got the call Sunday morning as we were driving to church – my little sis was in labor and at the hospital! The hubby thought it would be fun to just throw our stuff together and head up there without telling anyone, so we did just that! We showed up at my parents’ house [...]

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Our First “Christmas” of the Year

In: Christmas|family

23 Dec 2011

We’re headed out of town for family Christmas celebrations, but we always like to have our own Christmas at home before we leave and that time this year was last night. We started with our Advent reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible {one of my favorite things we do this time of year}… And then [...]

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New Things In Our World {Top Ten Tuesday}

In: family|top ten tuesday

20 Dec 2011

There’s just something fun about new things, isn’t there?! Nothing major, but we’ve had a few fun new things around our house this week – enough to make up a top ten post! And listing all of these made me smile Top Ten New Things In Our World This Week! 1. A new carseat for [...]

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We Want Snow!

In: family|kiddos|winter

16 Dec 2011

I came downstairs earlier this week, as temperatures reached into the 50s and we had lots of RAIN, to two boys looking longingly out the window and repeating over and over again… “WE WANT SNOW! WE WANT SNOW!” It seems so weird to be missing the the cold and snow, but when you have this [...]

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What a Snowy Day Looks Like Around Here…

In: family|joy|winter

4 Dec 2011

Watching the snow… The beginning of what the hubby has deemed “Winter 2011 Reorganization Festival” {in other words we’re going to be having a baby AND moving in the spring so we need to start cleaning out now}… Playing around with camera settings… More admiring of the pretty snow… A “top secret mission” in the [...]

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We’ve Got the Whole Wide World in Our Yard…

In: family|home|the hubby

17 Nov 2011

…to explore!!!! {Are you singing the Backyardigans theme with me yet?!} The big excitement around our house this fall has to do with the changes made to our backyard! Here is a before shot for you… Ok, so the flooded part wasn’t great but we do have a nice big backyard. However, with younger children, [...]

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On Having Another Boy

In: boys|family|joy|MOB Society|motherhood

14 Nov 2011

Just a few weeks ago, we found out we will be having our third boy around the end of February. Amongst the congratulations, I have heard more than a few times, “You didn’t get your girl? Guess you’ll have to keep trying!” Can I let you in on a little secret? We weren’t “trying” for [...]

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So About That Ultrasound…

In: family|joy|kiddos

21 Oct 2011

Yesterday was our 21-week ultrasound and we were all able to see a few glimpses of our active little one… {blurry images thanks to a baby who wouldn’t stop moving!} And it didn’t take long for us to discover Baby #3 is… is a BOY! {This was the first glimpse we saw of the gender [...]