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Don’t turn your back on Jax

The scene: a sunny afternoon in which Jackson should be napping, but instead hides from me as i clean the house. I set him on the dining room table with markers that look like candies and paper while i wash … Continue reading

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A special day in the garden

Last week at preschool, we only ended up with three students, so we had snack and playtime in the garden at St. Paul’s. Jackson made the beautiful necklace that Mrs. Young is wearing and had given it to her that … Continue reading

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Happy Easter

This post is an overview of our pre-Easter activities. We have been enjoying the season! Jackie made this peep driving a Twinkie treat at BSF!whipped cream marbled eggs this year. They turned out great! Jacob’s class had eggs in an … Continue reading

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First day of Preschool for Jackson!

Jackson started parent-and-me preschool in September, and he loves it! I am taking him to the wonderful St. Paul’s Preschool in Tustin, where Jacob spent three years. It’s so nice to see familiar faces of the teachers who meant so … Continue reading

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Chicago, part 2

we walked to the brown line and took it downtown again. Bree walked us through the old Chicago public library (now the Cultural Arts building?) thinking I would like it, and boy did I. The mosaics, literary quotes, and architecture … Continue reading

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Jackson’s Bug Party: Camera Photos

I finally got the pictures out of my camera and onto the computer! There aren’t many, but some are pretty cute!

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Beach day!

We had a fun day at the beach with Tessa and Ellie (and their mommy, Lindsay!)

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Bug Party

To celebrate Jackson’s second birthday, we had a bug party.  On the paper invitations, I used a scallop punch to take “bites” out of the edges.  Oh I have a lot more pictures on my camera, so stay tuned!

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Birt-dee! Cake! 

It was my baby’s second birthday on Friday and it was lovely. He was so happy to see things related to his birthday and yell out “birt-dee! Cake!” And then blow out imaginary candles.  ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ … Continue reading

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Summer is here!

We have quite the list:

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