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Today was Myles’s last day of vacation. He hasn’t had a regular work week since Talia was born. I love having him around but I am also looking forward to getting back to our routine. Today we spent our last … Continue reading
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I’ not quite sure I am ready for 2011, this is all happening so fast! Among many goals I have this year one is to take more photos from our every day lives and compile them into a book at … Continue reading
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We celebrated Christmas Eve at Sam and Chanda’s house with all the extended family but I didn’t take a single photo, I just enjoyed the evening. After that we came home and lit the last of our advent candles and … Continue reading
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Gordy (Myles’s brother) and Alexis actually made it out to visit. We didn’t think this was going to happen due to the Aberdeen High School basketball schedule but in the end it worked out and I got to meet my … Continue reading
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Here is this years version of naturally colored Christmas cookies. All of the colors on these cookies are made from fruit and vegetable juices. The colors are as follows. orange = carrot red/magenta = beet light pink = cranberry yellow … Continue reading
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I love that December is like one big long festival with tons of stuff to do but I honestly wish that we could stretch some of the things to do out into January, February and March when things are pretty … Continue reading
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Simon did this on his own impetus. He is so sweet to Talia and really adjusting better than anyone could have hoped for. The other day Talia was asleep so I quick jumped into the shower. When I turned the … Continue reading
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This is that 7th year in a row that we have gone and cut down our own Christmas tree, it is one of my favorite traditions. I don’t think Myles will ever be able to talk me into getting a … Continue reading
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Tonight we lit the first advent candle, the hope candle. I think last year is mostly gone from Simon’s memory as we spent a good deal of today talking about advent and what it meas to prepare for Christmas. We … Continue reading
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I don’t even know where to start – I am just so grateful for these images that our birth photographer Jessica Peterson captured of Talia’s birth. They are priceless! and tell the story a thousand times better than I could … Continue reading
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Today we spent a beautiful day out at Lake Wenatchee state park cross country skiing around. This was Talia’s first ever time skiing, and probably Simon’s last time being carried as that kid now weighs a ton! We also took … Continue reading
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almost every Saturday Myles and Simon make breakfast for us. Usually pancakes in the style of Jim’s pancakes (http://www.jimspancakes.com/) and they have gotten quite creative with them. I usually post iphone photos of those on facebook but someday I will … Continue reading