The great outdoors

I have a few traditions… I started them back when I had one child who was tiny and I wanted to get pictures of him for a family calendar. Now I have two kids, a popular and highly anticipated family calendar and an inner desire to have awesome pictures for it. So last week I…

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Simplicity

Running through the gardens. Discovering the pool was just too cold. Racing around a backyard too fast with Cameron pulling Jordan in a wagon. Cameron being sweet to the younger kids during Monday night’s potluck. Jordan reaching over and rubbing my wrinkled up forehead saying: “Get the grumpy off your face Mommy!” Little moments that…

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Corn maze fun

We live about 15 minutes away from a really cool corn maze. The family creates it every year with a different design and quiz questions that you answer as you try to navigate the maze. I decided we’ve ignored this cool spot long enough… So we drove over to check it out this past weekend.…

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Fall pictures

I try really hard to get the kids outside in the Fall and take pictures of them. The sun is a little softer, the leaves are colorful… It’s just a really great thing. The problem this year? This has been a really dry Fall… so the trees are dropping leaves but they aren’t as colorful…

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Swinging free

There’s something so remarkable about Spring. It’s a chance to just be who you are. The outdoors do that for all of us if you let it. What’s awesome about the outdoors and Jordan is she is attracted it to during all seasons. She’s happy to wander around in whatever the conditions. (Wet, snowy, windy)…

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The Great Outdoors

It’s refreshing to have a child who is happy to just go outside. Last night she spent 45 minutes or so playing out in the slightly muddy backyard. She spent time on the backyard treehouse and swings. She returned covered in extra dirt in her pretty pink dress… But I won’t complain. I appreciate a…

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A lot of new

Jordan’s Grandma, Poppy and Daddy Jr. are here to help us build a new deck in the backyard!! It’s very exciting. Plus, the girl has shown a LOT of interest in riding a bike. Not just a tricycle, but a bike. And since she really has shown that interest, her grandparents pitched in and got…

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Fun fun fun

Jordan is starting to talk and talk and talk. So I have to write down a couple of funny things she’s saying. When turning on a light she says: “I open the light.”When turning off a light she says: “I close the light.” When Randy was leaving for work yesterday she asked: “You got your…

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Busy day

We started the day with an awesome hike. The four of us headed to the nearby state park and enjoyed my favorite two mile trip. Jordan had fun – especially at the end of the hike when she got to get out of the backpack and walk on her own. She was having so much…

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