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Quote of the day
Anders: “I love my Big Daddy so much!”
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Things I love. . .
The way Anders says “key-oot!” (cute) anytime he seems something small. Anders trying to say “Interesting” when we went on our science walk today. The way Ari holds her foot while she’s sleeping in the Ergo. How Scotland’s eyes glitter when he showed me his LEGO glider this afternoon. A direct quote from Anders tonight…
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A mother heart
I first heard the phrase “a mother heart” on a friend’s blog, and later heard it used in this talk. The idea stuck with me. I’ve thanked God for my mother heart at times and prayed for it at others. I’ve been listening to Jim Gaffigan’s “Dad is Fat” over the past month. While in many…
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My Mommy Marathon in the Olympic National Forest
There are just a few weeks of summer left, I’ve been working on a few different projects that have required me to look back through this summer’s pictures. It’s been a beautiful reminder of what a full and delightful one it’s been. It started off in the Olympic National Forest with my brother Devin and…
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Chiara: 4 months old
I told myself before having Chiara that I wouldn’t judge myself too much until my baby was 4 months old. I knew from my postnatal experiences with Scotland and Anders that it took about that long to start feeling “normal” again- less hormonal/sleep deprived/crazed. I’d say the pattern held true this time too. While I…
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Blessing dress
As I mentioned do to a blow out I didn’t get a picture of Chiara in the actual dress she was blessed in on the day of. So now, more than month later, I finally did. Here’s a few picts of Chiara 3.5 months old in her blessing dress.
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A name and a blessing for Chiara
In our church there is a tradition of giving new babies a name and blessing in front of the congregation. Similar to how Christ was presented at the temple, but without the animal sacrifice. It’s a lovely tradition and one all look forward to, the family of the child and the congregation. Traditionally, the babies are dressed in…
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Scotland's Preschool Graduation- and questions about raising excellent kids.
Second year down, who knows how many more to go! Ava, Noah, Jane, Scotland, Cole, Daniel (and Hazel) We wrapped up Scotland’s second year of preschool at the end of May. Our final class included a talent show and graduation ceremony. When I asked Scotland what he wanted to do for the talent show he quickly…
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Pam's visit/ Mother's Day/ Chiara's one month
I’m so distraught. I stayed up late one night writing a thoughtful and thorough post to cover these three topics. I thought I published it, but something must have happened. A week later I noticed that it never published, and all the written content had been deleted. 🙁 So here’s a quick retry. My wonderful mother-in-law came…
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Looking like a scrub
Today, I found myself at the Richmond Beach Strawberry Festival in an old college tee shirt with paint all over it, dirty yoga pants, wearing Tom’s flip flops. My hair had been haphazardly pulled up at some point during the morning- clearly without the use of a mirror, and my face bore no makeup. A…