• Kids

    Happy 14th Birthday, Lily!

    / August 2, 2025

    L has had some pretty epic birthdays in the past since she’s our firstborn and only daughter. This year’s celebrations are small and simple in comparison, but I hope that our children know…

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  • Adventures,  Kids

    February Music and Big Moves

    / February 28, 2025

    L tells me it’s been a musical month. F has been composing songs on his harmonica after piano practice (his Dad is teaching him the harmonica). I’ve fallen into a K-pop BTS black…

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  • Adventures,  Kids

    Harry Potter Escape Room

    / January 30, 2025

    For our first Mother-Daughter Date this year, we booked a wizard themed escape room! This was our first escape room together, so it took us a while to figure out what to look…

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  • Adventures,  Kids,  Party

    Laser Tag 13th Birthday

    / August 2, 2024

    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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  • Kids

    Roller Skating Mother-Daughter Date

    / April 4, 2024

    Lily seemed like she really enjoyed our rollerskating date even though it was only an hour of skating. We enjoyed some fun songs and the disco lights! I held her hand a lot…

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  • Kids,  Personal

    December Family Moments

    / December 21, 2023

    Here are a few moments I’d like to remember from this month. Quiet times at home. Performances and celebrations. Admiring our lovely mountain. I got to read F’s first book entitled “The Dragin…

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  • Kids

    Bowling Mother-Daughter Date

    / December 19, 2023

    This girl had a very special day today for our December Mother-Daughter date, which I pulled her out of school for the first time for. I think that made our time together even…

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