Jack

High-Low Game

November 20, 2011

Pin itHave you ever played High-Low? Each person in a group tells the high and low of their day, which always makes the low seem a lot less “low.” Did that make any sense? Now that I’m back (and almost recovered) from my 48-hour trip to Los Angeles, I thought it would be fun to [...]

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It’s that time of year again… {a @Shutterfly giveaway!}

November 8, 2011

Pin itUpdate: Congrats to Jenn, Francine, and Molly!! I’ll be in touch to send you your code for 25 free Shutterfly photo cards! The Christmas portrait time of year! I will admit that I’m a little stumped this year. We have done the cactus: and the big smiles: We have done the Christmas carol reference [...]

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Finding Fall

November 3, 2011

Pin itIn Arizona, there really is no fall. No autumn. The temperatures drop a little, but there are no leaves changing color yet. That happens around Christmas. So, we make fall. We find it. We light candles (Michael is my designated candle lighter, and Jack is the candle blower-outer). We open the windows and pretend [...]

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We had a #HEXBUGHalloween Party!

October 30, 2011

Pin itJack has been playing with HEXBUG Robotic Creatures for a few months now – he actually received his first set as a birthday gift in August. When he saw a HexBug Halloween box at our front door, he got a little excited. We invited seven of Jack’s best friends and they all had a blast! [...]

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What’s mine is yours…

October 16, 2011

Pin itFor a long time, it was a yearly tradition for my family (parents, aunts and uncles, and grandparents) to spend a week in Maine during Labor Day. They would sit on the beach, barbeque, and shop ‘till they dropped. In 2002, my parents sent me this awesome berber blanket from their trip. It was [...]

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