We're Off!

Saturday morning Chris, Jayce and I left Chicago and headed to Florida.  Jayce was a complete gem in the car, and I was so grateful for our little travel dvd player.  It was a good time for us to relax, for me to sleep and for us to get mentally ready for vacation.We stopped in Alabama for the night and it was hard to tell who was more excited to get out of the car to run around a bit, Jayce or us.  He did discover just how fun these...

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Water Fun

While Mom and Chelsea were in town, we introduced Jayce to a makeshift water slide.The water was a little cold.  Can you tell?Then she taught him to splash Chelsea,but luckily, they made up over cupcakes.  &nb...

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Why Googling Your Name Can Be Scary

If you have ever come across this for some reason, rest assured, this is not my husband's alter-ego.  &nb...

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Belated Birthday Celebrations

When Mom and Chelsea were in town we had a little mini-birthday celebration so that Jayce could open his gifts from them.Among other things, he got this awesome inflatable red car, which was Lightening McQueen-ish enough to make him really happy.He helped dad blow it up,did a little driving,and grabbed it's headlights.  (Lol.)The other best part about the car, is that it is actually a ball pit, something that has been missing in Jayce's life...

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Our Favorite Father

Happy Father's Day Chris.  Jayce and I are the two luckiest people in the world because we get to have you in our lives everyday.  You are our favorite person to play with, go for walks with, talk to, and get!  Thank you for always matching our enthusiasm, and giving us all of yourself. (And look at those matching smiles in the above and below pictures!  I guess now we can see where Jayce looks exactly like you.)  :)I am...

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Garage Sale Finds

Mom and I briefly headed out to the Route 66 Garage Sale last weekend before we went to Cincinnati.  I was bummed that we didn't have more time to look around at everything, but we did have some success in our short time of bargaining.I was reminded of why perseverance in garage sales is SO worth it, when we got 2 big toys for Jayce for less than the price of a little toy at the store.  A play tool bench, and a play kitchen complete with...

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Sweet Shot Tuesday: Ellery

Friday night was the cd release and 10th Anniversary show for Ellery, so Mom, Chelsea and I loaded up late Friday morning and drove over to Cincinnati for a whirlwind trip to see the show.  They did an incredible job, and opened up the encore session with Paul Stanley's You Belong to Me.  (Anybody seen Steve Martin's "The Jerk?"  It was a bit like that, just without the trumpet.)There was a professional photographer at the other end...

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Ballpark Bubble Time

Mom and Chelsea came to visit last week, and unlike previous trips where I have put them to work the minute they walk in the door, all that we really had "planned" for this trip was for us to all hang out, and for them to get to spend some quality time with Jayce.  I hadn't seen Chelsea since Christmas and she hasn't been to our house in 1 1/2 years, so we had plenty of catching up and hanging out to do, and Jayce was thrilled to have 2 other...

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Jayce's Nursery Mini Re-Mix

Jayce's nursery was decorated almost 2 years ago when we moved in, and because I have never really modified anything since then, I decided to give it a little re-mix last month. Has anyone else seen that show on HGTV where they re-do a room using items found in other rooms of the house? That is what I wanted to do. I told myself I wasn’t allowed to purchase anything new, spend money on paint or supplies, and had only 2 naptimes to finish the whole...

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