I usually get really excited for my children’s birthdays, but sadly, this move put a damper on everything.  I did my best to make her birthday special.  I took a break from trying to pack and tried to find ways to spend time with her during the day. 
School was cancelled for bad weather, so [...]

Posted on January 1st, 2011 by Kathleen
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After the birthday party we had some time before our evening activities.  I took Isaac and Charlotte to the library, then helped Isaac build a Lego set (Ila supervised in her Bumbo).  Isaac and Charlotte played Uno with grandma Bunny and uncle Bryan as I unloaded the dishwasher and prepped for dinner.My Aunt Dee and [...]

Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Isaac requested a chocolate cake with a picture of the inside of a machine on top.  My mom and I created this the night before: After failing to make little broken wires to go in the broken cable we just put the cable back together.  It was suppose to be a water pipe, but the [...]

Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Today my little Nicole turns 2.  She has blossomed into a funny quirky little girl.  She loves to be the center of attention, stealing glances at visitors and then beaming from ear to ear with her head cocked or galloping around the room in her own unique dance.
She has recently entered a new stage [...]

Posted on May 5th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Today is Isaac’s 5th birthday and I’ve been thinking how grateful I am that he is my oldest. 
He is a very kind and considerate big brother.  On a recent morning, I found Isaac reading (from memory) a book to Charlotte.  Later that day, he didn’t want to leave the house until he had [...]

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by Kathleen
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My little Nicole turned one on Wednesday.  So I thought almost a week late, I might write a little bit about her.  Being a third must be hard. Number 1 is naturally spoiled with attention, on number two you try really hard to show them as much attention as number one, but by the [...]

Posted on May 12th, 2009 by Kathleen
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Today Zach is 32 years old.  Next week we will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary.  Tonight as I reflect over the years we’ve spent together I’m grateful for the man that Zach has become. 
I admire his Zest for learning. He’s always reading and studying one subject or  another.  He’s incredibly smart and has [...]

Posted on December 31st, 2008 by Kathleen
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After being invited to several birthday parties for three-year-olds this year, I decided to bite the bullet and try hosting one for Charlotte.  This is the first birthday party I’ve thrown and after all the time I spent planning it, I know why many parents decide to wait a few years!  We had three 2 [...]

Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Kathleen
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Charlotte was born at 2:16 in the afternoon on Wednesday December 14, 2004.  She  was about a month old on the day we blessed her (January 15th) and on that day I remember having a distinct feeling that I was holding a very special daughter of God and I had a sense of the strength [...]

Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Kathleen
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(written on his birthday, posted a few days later)
So today was finally the big day and he was so excited. When he saw the happy birthday decorations he got very excited. He pretended to read them and then started naming all the letters in happy Birthday.
Just before sacrament me eting started at church [...]

Posted on June 19th, 2007 by Kathleen
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Is that proper usage of the word belated?  I know it’s the appropriate term for late birthday cards- oh well, here’s some thoughts I wrote down on her first birthday:
 Today was Charlotte’s birthday. I think she had a good day. After a breakfast of banana bread, I gave her a bath. She loves baths so [...]

Posted on January 9th, 2007 by Kathleen
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