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A Very Furry Christmas

I know Thanksgiving is still a few days away, but in our house we have been listening to the Christmas tunes for a couple of weeks already. (Only when Daddy is at work, though. He gets tired of it if we start too early.) On Saturday, we were given the opportunity to check out the [...]

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A Trip to the Crayola Factory

There are not many things my daughters love more than arts and crafts. Coloring, painting, drawing, and especially cutting and gluing happen almost every day around here. And our very favorite art supplies are Crayolas. I’m not being paid to tell you this, either. We just prefer Crayola crayons, markers, watercolors, and colored pencils. A [...]

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Touring San Diego

Rich and I had a great mini-vacation in San Diego last weekend. We stayed at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, which was absolutely beautiful. It is right on the bay (obviously), and in between the convention center and Petco Park (where the Padres play), near lots of shops and restaurants in the Gaslamp Quarter. [...]

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Ocean City

We went to Ocean City, NJ over Memorial Day weekend. (Better a late post than never, right?) My in-laws rent a house for a week every summer. The girls just love it. And I just love taking pictures of their backs. Sydney was enthralled with the beach. As soon as she walked down off the [...]

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Old MacGeorgia had a farm

Every year, Georgia’s nursery school takes a trip to a local farm. It is the perfect size for preschool children, with tons of baby animals they can hold, feed, and pet. Last year, Rich took Georgia since a 1-year-old Sydney would have been impossible. But this year the three of us had a great time! [...]

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