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Smile for the camera!

Everytime I try to take Cailee’s picture she either ignores me (she’s good at that these days), puts her hand in front of her face or tries to grab the camera. Smile? not a chance. So when Cailee’s school sent home the notice for upcoming school pictures, I definitely did not expect much. She won’t…

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Thankful for family and friends!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As I said before, it was the first time we had hosted the dinner and that, I must admit, turned pretty chaotic. But I guess that’s comes with the territory, when you have two busy toddlers, two babies under 8 months (1 under 10 days), 11 adults, 2 tables +…

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Thankful for falling leaves!

We have been busy preparing for Thanksgiving. I am bravely tackling the big meal at our house, for the first time EVER. That might sounds impressive, but in reality, I actually have the easy end of the deal – we don’t have to drive, everyone comes to our house (which means all the kiddos get…

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The Christmas Parade

Yes, I agree, its a little odd to the have the Christmas parade before Thanksgiving and its for this reason that we have missed it nearly every year. This year, we expected that Cailee might actually enjoy the parade so we bundled up (only to unbundle by the end of the parade) and headed to…

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Sweet Baby

Welcome Baby Emma Riley Braxton (I think she’s going by “Riley”)! Our sweet little niece was born (in quite a hurry) on November 15, 2011. She was 7lbs 13oz and already looks pretty in pink!

Fall fun!

Now I can say it officially feels like fall. The leaves have changed (and falling), the weather is brisk and Cailee and I made the most of it today. We collected acorns, played on the swings and even made sure the sandbox was cleared of leaves. And while we had fun, JJ kicked off our…

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