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Celebrating Six
Juliana’s birthday celebration was spread over several days. We let her open the present from Uncle Nick Thursday night so she could take her new doll for show-and-tell on her birthday. She loved it!...
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Happy 3rd Birthday Ruslan and Wyatt
Wasn’t it just yesterday that you slept in my arms in the hospital? And we brought you home and you fit in the bouncey seat together and slept side-by-side. Those early mornings that you slept beside...
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Forty
I clearly remember turning 29 and thinking that the end was near…there was only one year remaining in my twenties. I was genuinely sad when I thought about turning 30. I should have been so excited to...
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Happy Birthday Daddy
2 years ago, Scott was in Guam for his birthday so I recorded the kids singing Happy Birthday to him. Juliana was the only one who could sing that year and the boys were contained so they couldn’t...
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Celebrating Seven
It was a very busy birthday weekend for Juliana; I think we are all still recovering. I baked her school cupcakes on Thursday so she could help decorate that evening. I completed the finishing touches...
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Princess Hat Cupcakes
Juliana has several cookbooks – most filled with pretty treats – and she enjoys reading them and picking out things that we should make. A few months ago she picked out the cupcakes that she wanted me...
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The Quietest Birthday Party Ever
Juliana had lots of ideas for her 7th birthday party – many involved everyone coming to the party dressed like mermaids. I finally came up with a few reasonable options and she chose Color Me Mine...
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If You Make a Construction Cake
I had all sorts of ideas for the boys’ birthday cake and I finally decided on a construction themed cake. I found mini construction vehicles and had plans to destroy a perfectly good chocolate cake. I...
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Juliana 8.0
Her personality fills the room and her voice is difficult to ignore even in a crowd. Her smile and laugh are infectious. She bounces up and down for the first 10 minutes that she is home each day – the...
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Juliana’s Rainbow-Riffic Birthday Party
Juliana loves having a birthday party – but here’s the thing – she doesn’t care where it is or what happens. She would be perfectly happy with a party in our driveway as long as it included 3 things:...
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Minion Cupcakes
The minions go everywhere with us; Wyatt keeps Stuart with him at all times. Ruslan has several minions as well and drags them around the house but isn’t as attached as Wyatt and Stuart. There was no...
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April Celebrations
During the awful, never-ending winter, I keep my eyes on the first week of April and our planned vacation. We were promised warmth and a much needed break. But as excited as I was, I was also dreading...
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6.0 Times Two
I could sit and listen to the two of them talk for hours. They go from idle chatter to fighting to laughing to arguing to happily playing together. There are injuries and hurt feelings every day, but...
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Weeknight Birthday Parties are My New Favorite Thing
The boys sixth birthday party was at Chuck E Cheese on a Tuesday night. Why a Tuesday night? 1 – The boys could not agree on a location for their birthday – they declined every idea that I provided and...
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The Year That I Forgot How Old I Was and We Ended Up With Twins
It was a few days before my birthday in May 2008 and Scott and I had the following conversation. J: I can’t believe I am turning 35 this weekend. S: What?!? J: Yeah, 35 is so old. S: Are you kidding?...
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TEN
A decade 2 whole hands The Big 1-0 Double Digits Anyway you say it, Juliana is ten years old today and she couldn’t be more excited. The is very little middle ground with Juliana – it is either the...
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