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Finn is three! & A finished Ollie's Classic Crew sweater
Our Finn turned three earlier this month! What pure joy he is. We've taken to calling him our "medium boy," a term he's adopted for himself, as well.
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Him, 35 years
We celebrated Nicholas' birthday in January, so this is really quite belated, but I don't want to miss marking the celebration of him!
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Arlo's birth story
We have had such a precious 3.5 weeks with our Arlo! I wrote about both Cooper and Finn's birth stories not long after they were born, and I wanted to do the same for Arlo, while the details are still fresh in my mind. The arrival of a new baby is...
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Welcome Baby Arlo!
Our littlest family member (yes, another sweet baby boy!) joined our family earlier this week. I knew my body was gearing up for labor for several days prior, and then when labor started, things moved rather quickly. I'll share Arlo's full birth...
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Turning thirty-four
Earlier this week, we celebrated my thirty-fourth birthday. I remember watching Thirteen Going on Thirty as a kid and thinking that thirty seemed very old, let alone any of the years beyond it. It's amazing how time and years and the Lord's work in...
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Cooper is five!
A few weeks ago, we celebrated our biggest little boy – he's five years old now! I know everyone talks about how quickly time passes, but I truly feel it with each passing birthday of our kids.
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Finn is two!
In my recent post about life in the kitchen, lately, I alluded to a recent family birthday. Finn turned two in March! Oh, I can hardly believe that it has been two whole years since his birth, and our first opportunity to get to know him, and a year...
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Him, 34 years
We celebrated Nicholas' birthday a few weekends ago! It fell on a Friday, and his request for a treat was breakfast sourdough cinnamon rolls (the boys were thrilled about this, of course). The day before, they helped me roll out and assemble the...
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Turning thirty-three & sewing an Orchards Dress
My birthday was at the end of September, and I typically like to reflect on my life (at whatever age I am) each year on my birthday. We don't have extravagent birthday celebrations, but with each birthday in our family, we try to make the day feel...
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Cooper is four!
I can hardly believe that our first baby turned four this past week. Each year spent with him is a gift.
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Him, 33 years
Since his birthday was on a Thursday, he worked and I had a regular day with the boys, but I did prepare dough to make his requested birthday treat: sourdough cardamom knots (I made them around Christmas, and we love them).
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Him, 32 years
Towards the end of January, we celebrated Nicholas' birthday. It was a Wednesday, so the bulk of the day was normal, adult happenings. The day prior, I prepared the base for sourdough cinnamon rolls to long ferment. The morning of, Cooper and I...
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Him, 31 years & Valentine's day brightness
Every year, I write a love letter to Nicholas on his birthday, or at least the week of his birthday. I'm just continuing on a theme where I'm a month+ late with any time-specific posts. And that's okay. Belated love letters have no less significance.
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Him, 30 years
This past weekend was Nicholas' thirtieth birthday! It feels a little surreal to me that we've celebrated more than a decade of birthdays together. We had a mellow celebration weekend for him. Saturday, we stayed at home, with the exception of a...
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Him, 29 years
This past Saturday was Nicholas' birthday! My sister-in-law, Katelyn, has been visiting us the last several days. The three of us started his birthday out with an early breakfast at Snooze, followed by coming home and opening his birthday gifts....
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Him, 28 years
Today is Nicholas' birthday and each year, around this time, I write him a love letter.
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Him, 27 years
Today is Nicholas' birthday and each year, around this time, I write him a love letter.
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Him, 26 years
Tuesday was Nicholas' birthday, or more specifically, his golden birthday. Just like last year, I wrote a little love note to him on his birthday.
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