A day for gratitude

To our fallen heroes, and their families... thank you for your service and sacrifice. You have my eternal gratitude, today and every d...

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Encyclo-bitty-a

Little Bitty can often be heard rattling off all kinds of animal facts and figures."Sea turtoos... way eggs on wand!" (sea turtles lay eggs on land)"Da anaconda... is wuh-da wargest snakes... in da wer'd" (the anaconda is one of the largest snakes in the world)I have lost track of how many different animal flash cards and books he has. A couple of weeks ago, he was playing with...

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End of the school year

Hard to believe, but another school year is now over...Despite a challenging year, both Bearhug and Cuddlebug managed to get through it with mostly A's a few B's. And an even more exciting development - each of them has developed a real friendship in recent weeks. More on that in another post :).They have both been sooo excited for summer break to begin.Little Bitty on the other...

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SEW & WW: My sweet Bearhug

Bearhug has been doing really well lately.It's so nice to see his beautiful smile :).He has an inner strength and courage, that I'm not sure if he even recognizes yet. I've seen it from the time he was a baby, and it has only grown since then.He has the physical strength to match, and is well-known for his lung-crushing bearhugs. Yet he is a gentle person with a caring heart.He...

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Evening visit to the park

Bearhug, my fearless climber!Race!The boys love to swing like this :)BearhugCuddlebugBitty's silhouetteIf you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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SOOC Saturday: Cuddlebug's smile

I love his smile.I love him.I love that he still nods when I say, "you're my sweet 'Cuddlebug'" I've been telling him that since he was a baby. :)He's not a baby anymore, but he's still (and always will be) my sweet 'Cuddlebug.'I love this picture of him. It's his "real" smile (ie. not the "say cheese" one although that is cute too of course). Also I managed to capture his...

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Blogoversary x2 :)

I completely forgot until I saw a couple of comments wishing me a happy blogoversary, that yesterday marks two years since I started this blog.Here's what we were up to a year ago.And a year before that.And as I was looking I realized that tomorrow is one year since I started my photography blog.If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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"Outrageously"

Cuddlebug tends to use certain words and phrases over and over (sometimes repeatedly in the same conversation). Like stopping every 20 seconds to say "and guess what?" before continuing on with what he was saying.His latest word is "outrageously." For example, T-rex's are "outrageously powerful." (he and Bearhug are really into dinosaurs right now).One night as I was tucking...

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SOOC: A breakthrough

Notice anything unusual?Those who've been reading for a while may see it...It was the first thing I noticed when I came home from work that day.Here's a little hint...Admittedly, it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, and not something we were actively working on, but it was a welcome surprise. It didn't last... but if it can happen once, it can happen again :).If...

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