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Medieval Fantasy Halloween
On a quest for glory—and treats!—amongst knights, magical folk, great beasts, and tales of yore on this night when all the Halloween spirits come out to play. . . Pre-Festivities Happy Halloween!!! It’s…
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July 4th Without Fireworks
It’s the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of America! Usually it would be a big Hullabaloo of festivities, but this year is kind of low…
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Baby’s First Easter
Some kind souls ding dong ditched us on Friday night, and drove away in a black car. Our lawn was covered in 70+ Easter eggs!! They also left a gift bag at the…
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Be My Valentine
I ordered the kids’ classroom exchange cards online because I haven’t had time to go to a store. Feels kinda apathetic but I’m at a “whatever is convenient- done is better than perfect”…
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Merry Christmas 2025
It’s Baby Henry’s first Christmas!! We’re ecstatic to have him home for the 2nd week and to celebrate as a family. We were gifted a nativity advent, and opened them all up and…
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Oh What Fun Christmas Trees
Our Day-After-Thanksgiving tradition of looking for our Christmas tree continues! Peterson Trees in Salem is our favorite to experience the holiday season with the kids. We splurged on Dutch hot cocoa with all…
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Thanksgiving 2025
During Thanksgiving weekend we spent time with two of Jer’s brothers Grant and Travis and their families. They watched a football game on tv and we played games and caught up on the…
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All Pokemon Halloween 2025
Halloween has become one of my favorite nights of the year in our neighborhood. I see more friends and neighbors at one time, all laughing and in a spirit of togetherness and generosity.…
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Relaxing Labor Day: Bike Ride, Peaches, Baby Snuggles
Jeremy’s Mom is in town for a day, so we had some much needed family time on Labor Day. It was time to pick peaches at Riley’s in Genola! The kids did such…
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July 4th Taking It Easy
Today we celebrate our liberties and freedoms, and are so grateful for our country and homeland America. Jer woke up at 3am to make breakfast sandwiches to pack with us for our early…
