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Happy Birthday Mom (aka Yia Yia)

What a gift my mother's life is in mine (in all of ours, really)! Today on her 52nd birthday, the children and I hoped to add joy to her day. She pretty much stays away from sugar, dairy, and gluten now - so we knew she …
Let's go fly a kite!

When Jonathan asked me what I wanted to do for Mother's Day, I told him that I would really love to eat lunch on the water and fly kites on the beach with our children (something we hadn't ever done yet). So, off to a q…
Lots of family birthdays!

This past weekend we ate lots of cake as we celebrated a lot of birthdays! A big extended family birthday party was planned for to celebrate all of the "O" birthdays that are in the family this year. I thought it was suc…
Celebrating a great man's life.

Easter weekend was full of celebration.....celebration of our Lord's resurection and celebration of the gift of the lives of those we love.Jonathan's side of the family is full of birthdays in April! There is Mom's (Apr…
Celebrating love.

We are just about to retire from what was a There was: an excited little girl, a floating heart balloon, a heart chocolate chip cookie cake, a love letter, a love poem, Natalie's "love" pictures hugs, kisses, …
Season's Greetings

Merry ChristmasAre there really only 3 days until Christmas?!? It's that time of year and it seems we have kept EXTRA busy this Christmas season. I've really loved spending time with our children this season. At 2 and …
Thankful for our family

This year on Thanksgiving we had a leisurely morning at home waking up slowly and watching the Thanksgiving Parade. Then after noon we headed over to my parents house to spend time with Jeff, Kristie, Karina, and Danny &…
Celebrating Five Years...

Happy Anniversary darling! It's been 5 years ago now, since the time we stood and said, "I do".I still remember how much we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves during our wedding ceremony. I remember feeling like I was a littl…
Welcoming Karina

Happy Birthday Sweet KarinaMarie Born at 12:20 pm, weighing 8 lbs. 4oz., and 20.5 inches long. and she is a beautiful baby girl ! I think she looks like her daddy now!Proud Parents of Karina Marie! JUST having had …
A Full Month!

Recap of JuneJune was such a fun month for us that I just have to record a brief (me brief? - yeah right! This is going to be a long post!) summary of the special events! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood On …