"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Monday, December 13, 2010

Holiday Fun

A quick pic from our visit to see Santa:

Chloe asked Santa for a scooter, Cooper asked for a ladybug Pillow Pet, and Piper just tried not to cry!
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

On my to-do list:



I've had these websites open in windows on the computer for a couple days, so I figured I'd post them here so I won't lose the links. Maybe you'll want to try one too...

http://tidymom.net/2010/holiday-baking-christmas-tree-peppermint-bark/
http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2010/12/reindeer-food-recipe-and-printable.html
http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/oreo-cookie-balls-by-shannon-smith-shannon?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d001b5a3a69b991%2C0


We're still alive and kickin'! Busy, busy, busy. Christmas is in full swing and we're gearing up for Piper's FIRST birthday! She is walking now and into just about everything... that helps explain why my to do list is only getting longer, not shorter!

And, while I'm at it, here are a few pics of the kiddos:

Chloe and Cooper supervising Justin while he put up the Christmas lights on the house

Piper loves eating (last night was teriyaki chicken, rice, and salad)! We're yet to find a food she'll reject.
Helping Grandma DD celebrate her birthday!

The Christmas tree is up and decorated. Not pictured: The large baby gate that surrounds it, to keep our climbing baby out of it!
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. The two weeks that led up to Thanksgiving, however, were not so great. We got the flu. The real, nasty, sick as can be flu. It also snowed while we were sick, the kids didn't get to go out to play in it... I guess it'll have to snow again soon!

Chloe and Cooper:

The adorable Miss Piper:

All the beautiful ladies!



Cousin fun!

Two big turkeys:

And one little girl, eating a pudding box:

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Just because I like it:

For your reading pleasure:

Women With More Than One Child Are Not Actually Crazy

Go ahead, click it, I dare you!
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

New Camera Lens?

I want one, how about you?!

Go here to enter to win an awesome give away for a Tamron AF18-270 lens!
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!


We had a very fun Halloween and hope you did too!





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Friday, September 3, 2010

Coming Soon...

An update! Don't mistake my lack of blogging for a lack of fun and exciting summertime adventures, because we had an AWESOME summer!

For now, here is Chloe on her first day of SECOND grade, this past Wednesday:

And being proudly dropped off at school by her little brother and little sister:
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