So I posted this picture on Facebook this afternoon.  It was taken before Aly and Brianna left for the church halloween party.  They are old enough to decide what they want to wear for costumes so I pretty much left it up to them  This pretty much sums up their personalities PERFECTLY. Each day I …
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I realized this afternoon….I have 48 cupcakes to make, 3 dozen sugar cookies, snack bags, and a cheese and cracker platter all before Friday. I better get moving right!  So tomorrow I recruited a couple of friends to get the job done….4 and 5 year old helpers…oye my kitchen is going to be ONE.BIG.MESS. The …
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Another week of travel in the books….and I am glad that the travel season is almost over.  Ryan came home from Cambodia yesterday and there is possibly only one more trip this year.  In November, we are both going to Hong Kong!  Ryan has been several times and really enjoys it (like wants to move …
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Poor Jack…in a house full of women for the past week…. Resulted in a LOT of PINK and girl time… While Ryan is in Cambodia, my mom came to stay for the week.  The girls had FUN FUN and Jack just went with the flow…he is good like that.  So my freezer is full of …
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Upon our return to PA we hit the Fall Festival on Sunday am.  The weather has been awesome and the kids had a blast at the farm. Since my mom is here for the week while Ryan is in Cambodia…we got a great start on winter freezer meals.  She made a huge pot of veggie …
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This weekend we were in CT for the wedding of one of my college friends.  I can’t remember the last time I was this nervous….maybe at Mooseman. Seriously, your wedding day is an important one….and Kristine had asked both of our girls to be in the wedding…..two wild cards I tell you.  We headed up …
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We have not had a weekend at home together since August I think.  With Ryan’s travel and our commitments we will not have another one until the end of October.  So this weekend we spent trying to catch up on all of the fall stuff that we needed to do at the house. Jack totally …
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In spite of the fact that my second home has been the pool lately…we have not brought the kids in a couple of weeks.  Between traveling, working, and school we just have not gotten there. Tonight though I had to teach one lesson, so Ryan worked out and then swam with the kids while I …
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Yeah all the pumpkins that we grew this summer are picked and on the front porch.  It was fun to have a little garden this summer and have the kids pick things.  I think next year we will expand it a little. This afternoon Brianna and I worked on the apples while Jackson was napping …
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We had a great weekend in NH…..it went by too fast! I might be the only one in our family that does not have this grin when I ride my bike! Jackson is the smartest of the bunch…the motorized John Deere is the way to go. No seriously….you can take the boy out of the …
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