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Yearly Archives: 2011

create gifts

Noah loves to give gifts. I gave him several options of things we could make for his friends at school and his teachers. He choose to make a Christmas tree brownie and homemade {gluten free} peppermint playdough for each of his classmates. He also made peppermint foot soak for his teachers. You couldn’t wipe the…

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blessed morning

Oh what a blessed morning… the morning our sweet Savior was born. Born a babe. He Himself poured out, for us. A drink offering. Died a death that I deserve. Took my ransom. Cleansed me in His holy blood. Defeated death. No longer does sin have hold on me. He sits in glory. All honor…

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our polar express adventure

For days we have been talking up a “Polar Express” surprise… the kids were dying with excitement. Today was the day! Spent the afternoon snuggled up watching one of our favorite Christmas movies, The Polar Express. Towards the end of the movie, my husband snuck in the kitchen and made red & green Christmas chocolate…

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pure as gold

meet our new baby. SAWYER. Our beloved dachshund of seven years passed away last month… our hearts broken. We loved sweet Moses. The kids have continued to pray for Moses to have fun with Jesus up in Heaven. We hung his ‘weenie dog’ ornament on the tree and all reminisced how great of a friend…

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just gotta dance!

Evy showed off her dancing skills today… and I must say, she has got some moves!Here is a peek at her tap and ballet dance.  

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superheroes to the rescue

Our church put on a great fall festival event with tractor rides, bounce houses, trunk or treat, ect. My superheroes had a great time! From the moment they woke up this morning they have been running around in their costumes. Jude would not respond to anyone unless they appropriately called him “spidey.” The boys put…

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heritage of faith

“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.” Psalm 17:6  We are so thankful to spend these early years of our kids lives near family. The Lord truly has shone His face upon our family with a heritage of great faith. For generations to come I pray they…

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catching up… letters B,C,D

I am going to attempt a brief overview of our last three weeks. I’ve been blog lazy and so it’s catching up time! Introducing: Letter B Letter C – caterpillars! Forgot to pull out the camera much this week… so you are in luck with only three pictures! Letter D – DINOSAURS! So far this…

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