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Hobbit Feast
What About Elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon Tea? Dinner? Supper? Pippin Our friends the Dunns and Winchesters invited us to welcome the Autumn season at a Hobbit Feast and Renaissance Festival! A potluck on tables…
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September Everyday Moments
This month was full of the out-of-the ordinary. We did things we don’t normally do, like running in the middle of a rain storm… and it felt magical. We got life changing news…
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15 Years Getaway
Roses are red, Violets are blue It took 15 years to Hike the Y with you! 😆 Jer and I are celebrating our fifteenth wedding anniversary! For this milestone we wanted to go…
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Fall Soccer 2024
It’s been so fun this season seeing the kids grow in their skills and enjoying their teams. I’m glad Jer and I could divide and conquer, since many of the games overlapped or…
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Camping at Aspen Grove
I go to Nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put together. John Burroughs Another amazing camping trip with our friends the Petersons! See previous years here, here, and…
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Bustling Family Life
August has been flying by with lots of activity! We had birthdays for L and I, a reunion on my side of the family, and basically the end of summer as school and…
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Mad Science Mother-Daughter Date
Our July mother-daughter date this year was at Little Beakers, a science lab for kids. I made a reservation for their earliest slot (noon), and booked a 2.5 hour open lab. The place…
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St George Family Reunion
My side of the family spent a week together bonding over music, food, games, and biking. We have a big bunch—7 siblings with all their families—so it was quite a bit of effort…
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Laser Tag 13th Birthday
Our baby is now a teenager! She is smart, caring, creative, thoughtful, generous, beautiful, capable, surprising, and so loved. Her birthday happened to be during the family reunion, so my Mom asked her…
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July Family Happenings
Here are the kids the day before July 4th where our neighborhood had a bike parade on our street. The fire department and a police car led the way (with W out in…
