Bridger has dreams of winning every Lego contest he sees in his Lego Magazines--so I am constantly taking pictures of all of his original creations. One time he built a fighter jet and aske...
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We love going to Light the Night! Free hot chocolate and cookies, ice skating, horse drawn wagon rides, visits with Santa--it's the best! Charlotte tried her hand at ice-...
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We went to the Zoo in the first part of December as part of their free zoo days they do during the winter. Seriously, this is the best time to go if you ask me! Sure, it's cold--but it be...
While my brother Sean was in town, Jer took him, Kennedy and Bridger skiing. I wish I had some action shots--but I wasn't there to snap any! Bridger shed his edgie wedgies this year and l...
Back in August, we got to participate in our city's annual Chalk Art Festival. It took us quite a while to figure out what to draw--we finally decided on this fun picture we found online of...
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Last April, we got to visit Jeremy's 2nd cousin---or something like that...who has goats! The goats had babies and we got to hold them! I was soooo excited!!! I love baby animals--who d...
On April 29, 2011 Prince William married Kate Middelton. And we had a party to celebrate! A tea party to be precise! oh boy, was she dying to get her hands on that cake!!!! ...
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Remember Spring? It's just right around the corner! Okay, that's just what I like to tell myself... But aren't these tulips so pretty and cheerful? I planted these last February (proc...
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Thanksgiving was at my house this year and I was happy to have my entire family over! First time in a long time that we have all been together. My mom and dad and brother Sean came in fro...
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Our good friend Brian and Clara invited us to pick apples with them back in September on their family's orchard! And we had so much fun!!! My kids love apples like nobody's business--so t...
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Fall--one of my very favorite times of year! I love pumpkins--which probably explains why I had close to 20 on my front porch this year...they're still there in fact--I think they go with ...
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Kennedy started taking dance a couple of months ago, and this was her first "observation day" where we could sit in on the class--usually we're just looking through the mirrored windows.�...
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Happy Halloween! This year the kids suggested to dress up like Peter Pan. :) What? You don't believe it was their idea? Okay, fine. I had to bribe them. But in the end, the...
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For Bridger's 6th Birthday he requested a Secret Agent Party--I know this was back in May...but here's to New Year's Resolutions!!! :) I found this fun idea on the Martha Stewart site--I mad...
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We have had a busy and productive summer so far! I had the opportunity to run my very first half marathon in Bryce Canyon this year and I LOVED it! It was so fun---not as hard as I though...
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Bridger's rendition of Angry Birds...pretty accurate I think! I have a stash of post-it notes in my desk drawer with little stories scribbled all over them. I have been saving my Bridger-...
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On St. Patrick's Day, our little leprechaun friend came to visit us again. He only bothers to stop by if you try to set a trap for him...we are starting to think it's impossible to catch on...
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Oh, April Fools...I remember my mom sometimes playing tricks on us...then again...I don't know if they ever actually fell on April Fools Day. Imagine this...you're 8 years old at your first...
Is anyone out there as obsessed with woodland creatures as I am? I don't know what my problem is, I just adore little deer, little birds, owls and squirrels--let's not forget hedgehogs eith...
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Wow! Is really taking me a long time to blog about this trip! But it is kind of nice to savor the memory--it always feels warmer outside to me when I look at pictures of Florida :) This...
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Isn't Disney just the most amazing place? Really, when we first stepped up to the box office window to pay for our tickets I had a small stroke--still don't know if I've quite recovered fro...
Kennedy and my cute little niece, Neo. Charlotte and her great grandpa Walt My Mom, Grammy (who flew in from Montreal!) and little Neo. I just want to eat her!!!! Don't you??? ...
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For Valentines Day, Jer and I decided to go cross-country skiing up at Sundance. Of course, it wasn't just any ski-date. It was a full moon ski date. And it was awesome. We got there ...
Happy Valentine's Day! This year we are celebrating our 10th Valentines together. I remember clearly our first. We had only been dating a few weeks at this point, while we were both goi...
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Our long anticipated vacation to Florida has come and gone and it was a blast! The kids were excited to have their backpacks filled with treats and surprises (p.s.--found these pottery barn...
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