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More pictures of Tommy
One day old He is the BEST BABY EVER! He hasn’t kept me or Tom or anyone up at night at all. He literally just eats, sleeps, poops and pees. He only really gets upset when I change his diaper or clothing. Tommy with his buddy Paine. Almost exactly two months apart in age.…
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Lucy Meets Tommy
She loves her little brother already!
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He is here!
Our second little man came to join us weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. He is 20 inches long and he is a quiet little guy so far. We named him Thomas Joseph and will call him Tommy. Oh, what a sweet bundle of joy he is! So precious and innocent. I can feel that he…
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Christmas Happenings
This post has MANY pictures. Just warning you before you get too far. Jenny Wren and Matthew all dressed up before their elementary Christmas concert. Such good-looking kids! Tom got this nacho dish from his white elephant gift exchange at his work party, a part of our holiday I want to remember because Tom is…
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Christmas Time
So our lives seem to be going a million miles a minute these days! We have been busier than ever with Christmas parties, dinner appointments, school, preparing for this new baby, taking naps (just me and SOMETIMES Lucy), friends, church, baking, last-minute shopping, trying to slow down, family time, date time, Lucy time, starting new…
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Matthew’s Baptism
The Saturday after Thanksgiving we had a wonderful thing happen for Matthew and our family. Matthew was baptized. Doesn’t he look so happy and handsome? Both my mom and Tom’s mom spoke, Jenny, Lucy, & I sang, and Tom performed the baptism and confirmation. It was simple yet profound. A picture of our family after…
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Thanksgiving
My family (Mom & Dad, Sarah, Paul, Hannah, & Mary. Ben, Jamie & Boys), and a couple of our friends, Tammie & Michaela, joined us for Thanksgiving. Here are a couple of the entries we served. Bacon Deviled Eggs Green Bean Casserole Fresh Cranberry/Apple/Orange Relish Sweet Potatoes Brussel Sprouts Au Gratin We had such a…
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Meant to be a big brother
Okay. So this top picture is of Matthew when he was 16 months old. I was about four months pregnant with Jenny and was wondering how Matthew would do with a new sibling. We went to visit my brother and his wife and I met up with one of my old roommate while there. Her…
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Happy Birthday, Mannie!
Only have videos for this post. We did have a fun party though! I am so glad Matthew is not picky or concerned with the details that don’t matter. Tom and I had this whole thing planned that instead of Matthew opening his birthday gifts, we would set up a treasure hunt for him to…
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Hidden Meanings
I haven’t written one of these kinds of posts in a long time–the kind that are just words and things I am thinking. I have been contemplating a lot lately how there is something good to find all around us. Yesterday I was reading “Green Eggs and Ham” to Lucy and was thinking about how…