Smoky Mountain Memories Part 3

Let’s wrap this thing up!  (If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 of our Smoky Mountain Memories, feel free to catch up!) Our last day in the mountains was my personal favorite.  I mean what’s not to love about a first Trolley Ride? or enjoying a beautiful day in downtown Gatlinburg? or eating some …

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A Good Case of Déjà Vu

Friday I spent the afternoon loving on the Thompson Quads.  It was such a treat. I fell hard for sweet little Dahlia, Jude, Isaac, and Lucy. It brought back so many memories and it was a reality check of how much my own little ones have grown up. (Interesting Fact: 19 month quads are sooooooo …

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Summer Storybook Reading

(Photo by the wonderfully talented Megelaine Images.) Our boys have always loved reading books together.  As they get older, I love hearing them “read” to themselves or one another. It’s one of those things that truly melts your heart as a mother. This summer we’ve added several storybooks to our favorites. I’ve been venturing to …

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Veggie Tales In Real Life

Our little garden has been good to us.  We started off with a nice little harvest of sweet peas.  Most of them didn’t even make it inside the house. They were eaten raw off the vine by my little snackers. Next we had several servings of green beans.  And now we’re picking sweet corn and …

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Smoky Mountain Memories – Part 2

On to Day 2 of our little escape to the mountains… After taking a little stroll down the mountain that we were staying on to the playground, finding and capturing a lizard (fondly known as Lizzie), and huffing our way back up, we worked up an appetite. If you’ve been to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area, …

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Motherhood Called And Needs You to Cancel All Your Appointments

It’s embarrassing how long I’ve put off some of these appointments.  Embarrassing, I tell ya! Motherhood just seems to take precedence over following through on this to-do list.  Whether its canceling because of a family illness, not setting up child care, or not not taking the time to call and schedule an appointment. It’s down …

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Smoky Mountain Memories – Part 1

Yes, this is Part 1 of our Smoky Mountain Memories, in an effort to not overwhelm you (or myself) with a lengthy picture heavy post, here’s Day 1 and how this little getaway transpired. After finding out that my mother in law had been diagnosed with cancer, and was facing some not so pleasant treatments …

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Captured

You know what’s even funnier than these pictures?  The pictures they captured on our friend Kara’s camera!!! Speaking of capturing memories… I almost forgot to choose 2 winners for the Big Picture Scrapbooking Class “Don’t Blink” by Jessica Turner. Don’t forget that even if you are not chosen as a winner you can sign up …

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