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Our 1st Thanksgiving as a Family of Four
With Anna only being a week old, we decided not to make our annual trek up to my Aunt Beckie's for Thanksgiving (one of my favorite times of the year). We were disappointed not to be part of the big, family celebration, but we ended up having a nice, quiet...
The Week When Time Stood Still
After the initial chaos of bringing Anna home, we quickly adjusted to our new family of four. That first week we had Anna home may just be the best week I've ever had. It was as if time stood still.Justin took that entire week off (it was the week of Thanksgiving, as...
The Odyssey: Bringing Anna Home
As easy as Anna's birth was, managing to get her home was a completely different story. We informed the nurses that we wanted to leave after lunch on Sunday. We had our bags packed, baby ready and by 3pm we were STILL waiting for the doctor to check her out. As it...
Welcome To The Family, Anna Banana!
Well, according to my due date (December 17th), I should be right in the middle of the uncomfortable anticipation of pregnancy week 40 right now. Instead, I've been blessed to have little Anna Marie in my arms for 3 1/2 weeks. Yep, Anna made her entrance 4 weeks early...
I Could Handle Turning 30 Every Year!
I just have to start out by saying that I have the best husband in the world! I've been avoiding thinking about my 30th birthday, which hasn't been too difficult considering how crazy busy we've been lately. To celebrate the big milestone of being 3 decades old,...
This is What No Fear Looks Like
One of the main attractions at our annual church fair was a 22 foot inflatable slide. After doing the rounds of small-child-friendly-games, we asked Audrey if she wanted to go down the slide. The first 2 times she went up with Aunt Nora and Aunt Alicia, but after that...