Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Monday, July 28, 2008

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Lunch: Mmmm... muffin tin monday

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

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Friday, July 25, 2008

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

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Friday, July 18, 2008

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Monday, July 14, 2008

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Friday, July 11, 2008

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he wants to play too...

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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I like today because of....
summer rainstorms, umbrellas, new sandboxes, wheat germs :)

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she looks like a soccer player

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gettin' his hula on...

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prepping the new sandbox...
Sawyer's always the helper!

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Fourth of July
and a homemade cherry pie

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summertime

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funny faces in the tub

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Wheee!!

6*30*08

summer clouds

Friday, June 27, 2008

6*26*08

I like today because of...
friends and neighbors being one and the same, chatty kids, watercolors, good old fashioned ice cream cones

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I like today because of...
having family who likes to travel, days off, little swimmers, a little boy who loves to watch his daddy play soccer

6*24*08

I knew he'd been too quiet for too long...
(this WAS Gramma's birthday cake)

















I like today because of...
a daddy coming home to a one person cake smash party, monkey games, crock pots, my new sewing machine :)

6*23*08

riding with gramma

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at the big top
(Circus Flora, in St Louis)

6*20*08

he likes to hold his special froggy blanket near and dear to his heart...

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gotta love eager helpers!
(he did the whole room for me!!)

6*18*08



digging for dinosaur bones

Monday, June 16, 2008

6*16*08

No new picture from today...
here's another favorite from yesterday to hold today's spot :)
I like today because of...
cut grass, a clean house, a good summer breeze, color crayons

Sunday, June 15, 2008

6*15*08


Happy Father's Day


I like today because of...

sitting in church with my husband, home videos, watching someone open presents, watching little gift givers watch someone opening their presents, cool summer nights

6*14*08


I like today because of...

farm fresh berries, chatty ladies at tea, new welcome mats, evening visits with neighbors

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are we tired of pool pictures yet?

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She did it!!

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cool kid at the pool

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Out to dinner after her first performance... Great Job Savannah!

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dress rehearsal:

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eating
ice cream cones half-naked on the front porch

hello June!

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watching tv safely

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skater dude

5*28*08


the end of a great day at the ballpark

5*27*08


rain, rain, go away...
I want to ride my bike!

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helping with the watering always ends in puddle play...

5*20*08






Savannah's
Preschool
"Gradulation"

Friday, May 16, 2008

5*15*08

I like today because of...
chocolate covered strawberries, handmade cards by new five-year-olds, bunk beds, tv nights

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a mom and daughter date

5*6*08

It's nice to have a couple of little helpers around the yard...

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what a great surprise this morning...

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happy hikers

5*2*08

turning into a real kid, right before our eyes... 2 1/2 yrs old today!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

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Happy May Day















I like today because of...

prayerful friends, the smell of lilacs, little boys and tractors, our front porch

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Monday, April 28, 2008

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an artsy kind of day...





I like today because of...
living room picnics, little boy undies staying dry all day, the sun breaking through the rain, fingerpaints

4*27*08



I think it's kinda cute how these two are pretty much joined at the hip :)















I like today because of...
refreshing early morning walks, french braids, yummy yummy dump cake, full kitchens

Saturday, April 26, 2008

4*26*08




the latest and greatest deal in our house















I like today because of...

garage sales, neighborhood buddies, grilled steaks, early bedtimes, games in the evening with my husband

4*25*08

love how intently she draws.
the spot in front of the door has become her favorite art space.
good light, I guess :)

4*24*08

my yummy little crabcake...

4*23*08

another ouch!

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nothing like playing in the warm rain

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more springtime!!

4*16*08






a day at the zoo with the fam

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Happy #5 Savannah Joy!

4*10*08

a boy right at home in the mud...

4*9*08



I just wanted to capture this geekyness early on for later in life.
T-shirt, undies and big dorky slippers.
He walked around like that all morning and refused to get dressed. He likes this look.

4*8*08


His treasured hockey card collection;
I never knew a two year old would be so enamored with trading cards. He lines them up, carries them around all day, wants to sleep with them, and hasn't even hurt or lost a one, funny kid! He takes his hockey very seriously!!

4*7*08


and so it begins...

4*6*08

turns out he loves baseball too!... just in time for spring!

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Dinner or Dessert?... April Fool's!

3*30*08

picture actually by Nicole Barczak, but I wanted to remember it anyway!

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Friday, March 7, 2008

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I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it, but this room was absolutely spotlessly cleaned and vacuumed not four hours before this:(and also I'm noticing how sickeningly pepto pink 95% of our playroom is...)

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our best little helper

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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We found Sawyer a new tool set on clearance at Lowe's after Christmas... a complete set of (real) tools,
with dozens of accesories,
a tool belt, safety googles and rainbow suspenders to complete the look!
He loves 'em!






And it especially looks pretty spiffy with the long underwear pajama bottoms, doesn't it?!

3*2*08

swingin in the sun

3*1*08

big bottle of meds...

2*29*08

We're looking forward to a sun-shiney weekend... and spelling it out with fridge magnets...

2*27*08





our
funky
fashion
girl

2*26*08



Savannah picked out an Easter "bonnet" from the dollar spot at Target.
This is the hat that Sawyer picked...

2*25*08

Drama queen, hypochondriac, overreactor... we have lots of names for SJ's "sensitivity".
She found me going thru pics on the camera and rushed over to show me that she was bleeding *bleeding!!*. A snapped a pic of this infliction that had been bothering her enough to keep her from finishing her lunch...
here's the "owie" if you missed it...

2*23*08

Savannah's first sleepover guest

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she wants to learn to play so badly...

2*20*08




somebody decided to experiment with graham crackers and scissors
lovely

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

2*19*08




Is that you Mom?...

















I like today because of...
playdates, preschool, fast runners, french doors

Monday, February 18, 2008

2*18*08

I couldn't pick just one...Savannah was happily surprised to find a package in the mailbox from her pen pal last week. Now they have matching princess shirts and today we were trying to take a good picture to send to Cloey. (The shirt says I'm a Princess (most of the time) which is pretty fitting for our SJ.)
I like today because of...
new books, new friends, playing games, a full refrigerator

2*17*08

Trying out new carseats... aka theater seats for the movie playing.

2*16*08



a fun day at the Children's Museum

2*15*08



Savannah thrilled with her purple bowling ball...

2*14*08

A Valentine Treat

2*12*08

nertz addiction

2*9*08

A night away...

2*8*08

someday, Sawyer, someday

2*6*08




they're here!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

2*5*08

Um... we got a little bit of rain today.
I like today because of...
a garage to park in, rice krispy treats, good deals on good books

Monday, February 4, 2008

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I like today because of...
sleeping late(er), no jackets, neighbor girls, chapter books

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Still hasn't made it back to the Christmas box...

this is now officially a Valentine's wreath.

2*2*08

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Big Snow Day

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My Ballerina in Rainboots

1*28*08


Someone's been messing with my books...

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He's so big!

1*26*08


Geese on Ice

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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Ryan pulled out his old original Nintendo and somehow it has turned into a nightly ritual for the kids between bath and bed to "play" for a few minutes...





















and what else would they be playing, besides ice hockey?!!

1*19*08



Sawyer's new bedtime buddies

Monday, January 28, 2008

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This is Sawyer's idea of what belongs in a little pink stroller...

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

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I like today because of...
pink pancakes, carousels, the perfect shade of blue

1*11*08

This spot behind our kitchen corner sink has turned out to be perfect for the cookie jar on these sunny winter days. The sunshine on the jar makes the cookies just perfectly warm and slightly soft... mmmmmm... warm, spicy gingersnaps....

1*10*08