Category Archives: family

Alaska Trip, Christmas 2010, Part 5: New Year’s Eve, Alaska style

For New Year’s Eve, Dad, Jon, Leah, Kaitlyn, Nik, Ellie, and I went downtown to the celebration.  It was really cool.  Nik asked me if I’d ever gone to this before and I said, “No – it never occurred to … Continue reading

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Alaska Trip, Christmas 2010, Part 3: Ellie meets Auntie Rachel

I’m not exactly sure what was going on with my brain yesterday but I managed to miss featuring Auntie Rachel with Ellie!  Sorry Rach!  So here are a couple pictures of Auntie Rachel with Ellie!  (I think it might be … Continue reading

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Alaska Trip, Christmas 2010, Part 2: Ellie meets her mama’s family

Ellie met her Nana and her Auntie Meggan when she was very young.  The remaining 16 people in my family were still strangers to her so it was so fun to have Ellie meet my side of the family!  You … Continue reading

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Hey!

Happy Happy Birthday!  From all of us (Nik, Laura, Ellie) to you (Katie!) We wish it was our birthday so we could party too! Hey! We love you!

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Alaska Trip, Christmas 2010, Part 1

I’ve been meaning to post these pictures for a long time (as a matter of fact, since Christmas!) and I figured I should at least post a few before we leave for our summer Alaska vacation. Our first day in … Continue reading

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How I learned to sew

Welcome visitors from Sew Mama Sew!  You’ll find the Giveaway Day post here. The other day, my sister Rachel and I were talking about sewing. She is just starting to sew and was commenting about how little she knew and … Continue reading

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Think they might be cousins?

Welcome visitors from Sew Mama Sew!  You’ll find the Giveaway Day post here. Jonas at 7 months (I think, am I close Meggan?) Ellie at 7 1/2 months

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Eliana’s Baptism

Eliana was baptized on Mother’s Day.  The same pastor who officiated at our wedding also did the baptism, which felt satisfying complete to me. I was more affected than I thought I would by the sight of the members of … Continue reading

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Enjoy your last year! (in your 20s that is!)

Happy Birthday Chris! We love you! (and thanks for giving me an excuse to put this picture of all my brothers on my blog – I’ve been wanting to for a long time!) (for the non-family members reading this post, … Continue reading

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April Sewing – Ellie and Luke’s Easter Bunnies

Tina commissioned me to make soft bunnies for Ellie and Luke for Easter.  Alex (Luke’s 3-year old brother) had decreed that they should get soft toys in their Easter baskets and that he should get chocolate.  Smart boy! I used … Continue reading

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