i heart halloween

I tried to have very low expectations for our first Halloween with two. Abby has been testing us quite a bit this week, wanting things her way or no way. And the little guy has been going through a growth spurt . . . very fussy and very hungry. We had a slightly disappointing beginning [...]

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so full

That’s how we feel after this week. Our tummies and our hearts are full. Josh’s dad from Florida, and  brother and sister-in-love from California, have come to visit us on this GORGEOUS Autumn week. The changing leaves are ushering in a new season, the weather is cooling, and our family is drawing close. Our cups [...]

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end of summer fun

Technically, we visited AZ on business. Josh was asked to share some of his knowledge of worship leading with the music team at Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale. BUT, we made it a family vacation we won’t soon forget. I already shared our LOVE for the pool, but we also got to spend some wonderful [...]

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little fishies

We are LOVING the swimming pool at our friend’s, the Shraders, AZ home.

Abby is a little fish, especially since we got her some arm floaties. She’s gotten brave enough to get her face and head wet, and loves jumping into waiting arms of anyone close to her, whether they are ready or not. And [...]

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resemblance

Since Zack’s been around, suddenly Abby looks a lot more like me. That’s because Zack could not look more like some of Josh’s family members, specifically Grandma Dell. The other day while Skyping, she held up an adorable baby picture of her to the screen.

Thanks G. Dell. I wouldn’t trade those huge, brown eyes for [...]

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island fun

We spent last Saturday on the coast of Whidbey Island with our church’s youth group. Abby LOVES these kids, and they LOVE her, so it was a blast. To make the day even better, she actually took her nap . . . in a pack-n-play . . . in someone else’s house. For our little [...]

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birthday cuties

This year, we wanted to celebrate Abby’s 2nd birthday a little more low-key than last year. Since our friends were coming up to meet Zack, we decided to have a joint birthday party for both Abby and Carter, who will be turning 2 in a couple weeks.
The "party" was as low-key as it comes. We [...]

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birthday bug

I took a little break from blogging because we have been SO BUSY with life. Its all good, but busy.
The Gin’s came to visit us and meet little Zachary, and we had a wonderful time playing and hanging out. Of course, Abby and Carter were the center of all of our attention, as they [...]

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its too stinkin’ hot…

…to sit at my computer to (pay bills, blog, check email, surf the internet for more parenting info than I really need to know). But, I thought I could take a little moment (with a toasty laptop on my toasty lap) to share a pic of Zack and some of his buds. Our good friend, [...]

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visit con our familia…part dos (spanglish for “visit with our family…part 2″)

Our visit with my side of the family was busy with more spoilage and snuggling for the kiddos, hot, humid weather and water play, a successful introduction to fireworks and a 4th of July celebration that our ears are still recuperating from, a church picnic, and a trip to the Imagine Children’s Museum.

Abby LOVED spending [...]

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