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Playhouse, Castle, Fort?!
Phil's dream came true this summer.He built a fort for the kids...but kind of for himself too.We came home from Michigan to find this fort/castle/playhouse in our backyard. The kids were elated, and...
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Hillbilly Milli
Myles Man(whom Phil affectionately nicknamed Milli...sometimes Milli Vanilli...neither of which I'm crazy about...but that's not the point) is right on the heels of walking, turning ONE, and finally...
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Myles is ONE
Myles, our not-so-little-anymore baby, turned ONE on October 12.While I didn't get around to posting on his actual birthday, or birth week, I wanted to make sure that this go-with-the-flow, sweet as...
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Isaac is FOUR
This charming little fella turned FOUR on November 9th.Isaac is tender-hearted, fun-loving, sensitive, goofy, and optimistic. In typical 4-year-old boy fashion, he is a total ham for the camera. I've...
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The Funnies
We inherently think our own children are cute, smart, charming, and FUNNY. Humor is hard to capture in photos and blog posts, but I need to record these little doses of humor for our own sake.Clare to...
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Celebration Marathon
The blog has been neglected. I have hundreds of pictures that need documenting, and there are countless special moments from the past few months that I want to record, but other things have taken...
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Rewind to Corrie's Birthday in February
I love birthdays. I love celebrating others on their birthday, and I love having a special day on my birthday. My sweet hubby doesn't have the same affinity for birthdays, but he has made it a point...
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Myles at 1.5
Our Myles is 18-months old. That means a few things:1. He is not really a baby anymore.2. He is not really a big kid either.3. He is officially in the stage that challenges me more than any other....
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This and That and A Little of the In-Between
I remember when I used to blog regularly, and I held onto the presumption that that would always be the case. I really believed that I would still make time to document the little things in the midst...
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These Three
On a Sunday afternoon, at the end of May,I have only the time to record a few quick thoughts.Myles is 19 months old and full of vim and vigor. His eyes express reluctance and hesitation until you are...
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Golden 7
Our sweet and spunky Clare turned 7 last week. SEVEN!!!I can distinctly remember Clare's first birthday. Knowing that the next six years are likely to go by even faster than the last six...we will...
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First Day of School
The house was all a flutter this morning. I thought I was completely prepared for the first day of school, yet I still woke up at 4:45 this morning. After 17 years of "first days" as a student, and...
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S's of SEPTEMBER
In looking back at some of the photos from September, I noticed that many of them could be captioned with an "S" word. So, to tickle the funny bone of the former Language Arts teacher in me, I decided...
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2.038
Myles' birthday was two weeks ago, so he is now 2.038 years old. This little guy has the personality of a jackrabbit, clown, whirling dervish, and sweet heart all combined in one tiny package. Phil...
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Our Little Middle is FIVE!!!!
Our sweet Isaac turned FIVE a couple of weeks ago.In some ways, this feels like an eternity ago. In others, it seems impossible to think that five years have passed since we brought him home. His...
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Veggies Tales, Thanksgiving, and Running
It's New Year's Eve.Phil just got home from a crazy shift. He was at work for 20 of the last 24 hours, and now he is napping like that's his new job. It's doubtful that we will make it until midnight...
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My Journey to Boston
Two weeks from now, hopefully around this exact time, I will be finishing the Boston Marathon. This "check off my life list" has been a long time in the making. Rewind to eight years ago...I was...
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Boston Reflections
The Boston Marathon was well over a month ago already. While it is still very fresh in my mind, some of the trauma has worn off and I'm able to reflect on the weekend with a positive attitude.We flew...
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Rewind to May
Blogging...I wish I made more time for this. I look back on the first few years of my regular blogging, and I am so thankful for the chronicles that we have of those years. I remember a friend saying...
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Sunburst a Bust
This is the tale of another running fail. Apparently, 2016 is NOT my year for marathoning, but I am confident that these experiences are making me a stronger runner and person. Cliche, but true!The...
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Our Baby is 3
So help me, Myles is THREE! By the time the other two were three, I already had another baby in the house. Myles is still my baby, but he is three. Therefore, not a baby. Yet, always my baby.Here...
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"Yes" Man!
After not blogging for five months, I have good intentions of updating the big events: Isaac's Birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Marathon Running, My Birthday, etc. With limited time to...
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Sand Between Toes and Freckles on the Nose
We've been in "PureMichigan" for over five weeks, and we're now soaking up our final two days. The littles don't remember visiting Lake Michigan in the past, but now it's unlikely that they will...
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Michigan's Adventure!
Sixteen Hillarys took Michigan's Adventure by storm on Monday, July 31st.It was a fine art of divide and conquer as the six adults balanced activities with the ten kids.This picture is too much. The...
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Clare Bear is NINE!
Our Clare Bear is busily building new Lego sets and deeply immersed in make-believe-land. She doesn't know that I am watching her, but I am enamored with our fresh-faced nine-year-old.Happy Birthday,...
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