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For the last couple years Emma has hosted a Christmas cookie party with a bunch of her friends. For obvious reasons that wasn't going to work this year, but I still wanted to do something. Instead of 10+ friends she had a mini cookie party with two of
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This week Emma left a note and a reindeer candy cane for our mailman. She's left a note before, but didn't get any response.... so I didn't think it would happen this time either. She's been checking the mail every day. Nothing.
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I can't believe this girl is 5! She opened lots of presents, got celebrated at school, had Chili's for dinner and cake for dessert. To wrap up the day of celebration we went to one of the drive through light shows. I thought it would be
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I relocated our old mattress down to the basement after I was tired of it in our entryway at the bottom of the stair slide. Braden thought it would be fun to have a sleepover down there with the girls. It couldn't just be any old sleepover... I
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Emma read 100 books!
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Most of our neighbors took advantage of really warm weather a couple weekends ago to put up their Christmas lights. We were busy at the barn, so didn't get around to it. Every time we drive through the neighborhood Olivia would ask when we're getting lights
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This year we celebrated Thanksgiving at home with just our family of four. Braden was on smoked turkey duty, and I got lots of help in the kitchen this year. Emma waited very patiently, all day for a piece of chocolate pie. She was very excited to get another piece
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Emma's and Olivia's note to me the night before we were scheduled to fly to Florida. I didn't know if we were going to make it since we were in the middle of a blizzard.
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Today Olivia had friendship flannel day at school. Its always fun when I tell Olivia I need to get a picture of her. That always turns into at least 10 in 10 different poses.