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A puppy, a duck, & a pirate.
Little Miss Lucy the Puppy The Duck name Jenny. She designed this costume herself (with the help of the internet and her mother. Let’s just say it was cheap, simple and Jenny loved using her creativity. And for me, simple is definitely good.). The Dread Pirate Matthew. He looks mean, but he doesn’t have a…
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Taking advantage of the warmer weather
One morning a few weeks ago, I could feel that it would be one of the last nice days we have here before winter hits full force. This fall has been so beautiful and we have truly taken advantage of the good weather and visited the park many times. This particular day it started out…
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Singing in the bathtub.
We have heard this song MANY, many times over the past little while. I find it funny that the one time I can actually capture it on video is when she is taking a bath. 🙂
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Autumn Creations & Happenings
Jenny lost her first tooth! And her red eyes in the picture go so well with her shirt, don’t you think? Jenny brought home this little leaf bouquet that she had made at recess from the leaves and stems on the playground. Very festive and creative. I wish it were one of those things that…
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We learn by example.
This is what I am trying to remember and what we are trying to teach our two older children right now. Others learn from what we do, especially those who are young and impressionable. This was not staged. Lucy just saw her daddy reading his scriptures one morning and she wanted to do what he…
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We will miss you, Elder Pieper!
My brother Peter will be leaving for the Canada Edmonton Mission in a week. We were lucky as could be to have Pete stop in a couple weeks ago when he was in town and spend a couple of hours with him. They were hours that better last us for two years. We did have…
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“Wooding”
Growing up with a wood stove to heat our house, I have very fond memories of “going wooding” every fall (and into the winter sometimes it seemed). So when Tom told me that the Elder’s Quorum in our ward asked for volunteers to help split 40 cords of wood, I told him it sounded like…
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Some pictures
A picture of my profile as I promised. Not a very good one, but at least you can see that for almost five months I am poking right out there. Just wait. It just gets better from here. Lucy drinking a banana milk shake and really enjoying it. Love the ‘stache. Group hug! Love these…