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December 1, 2015April 8, 2017

Thanksgiving is always such a special time for us. I feel it’s cliche to say that we are thankful for all of the many blessings, family, and friends that he has given us, but we truly are. We were able to spend our Thanksgiving with family and now having a child, we are realizing how much she has changed since the last time we were in Michigan! Kids sure grow up fast (I know, another cliche saying!)

I did not take as many pictures as I had hoped, but lets just say we spent our time catching up with family. We did do a little black Friday shopping, but I wouldn’t say anything crazy. Most of all, we are just thankful to have families that love us so.

Reading books with Grandma.

Mazy busy playing with “new” toys. Check out that spikey hair!

One tired little girl

That smile

Cousin love

More books!

Our little Michigan fan!

We (Heart) Visitors

This past week we had the joys of having family in town! My cousin Julie, her husband Justin, along with their two kids Emerson and Beckett, made the trek to Minnesota Tuesday! We were looking so forward to having them here because it had been since Christmas when we saw them last. There is also…

Around The Home

Next week Mazy will be 11 months old! Wowzas! Love this girl more and more each day! It has been quite cold this week, so that means no walks for us, which has been a bit disappointing, but it is February in Minnesota! Hopefully we will be able to get outside again soon – otherwise…

This Week In Pictures!

Another week with this precious girl! This week she really started to use her hands more, in grabbing at toys! She is even more intrigued by her wrists and fists, which is just adorable! She will hold them close to her eyes and just stare at them as if wondering “where did this come from…

Only 18 Years

18 years. The other day, while Mazy was taking a nap, I started to think about the fact that I have 18 years to raise this child. I have 18 years to teach her all I know about life. I have 18 privileged years of having her in our home (and maybe a few more…

Much To Be Thankful For!

What a year to be thankful. Thinking about Thanksgivings of the past, I remember intentionally trying to be thankful for the journey – to find joy. To bring and GIVE all of our circumstances back to God. Reflecting back on those seasons of life, I can’t help but BE thankful for them. God taught us…

Around the Home

Really I should’ve called this post “Around the Vacation Home”, since this past week was spent with my family on vacay! It is always the highlight of our year and this year did not disappoint. We ended up having to switch venues a bit last minute for various reasons, but we were able to find…