Monthly Archives: April 2009

tucker turns one!

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On Saturday, Alana and I had the priviledge to go to sweet little Tucker’s first birthday! Rich had a wedding that day, so Alana and I headed over to Riverview park to join the celebration.  I knew that Jennifer had planned to have fun activities for the kids, so I brought my camera, excited for...

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wordless wednesday: sisters

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(photos above by rich smith) (photo above by kellie dykast)

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gamba sisters: anytime

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Last night Kellie and I had the privilege to do a session for the Gamba girls: four sisters who also happen to be best friends.  I can personally relate to how wonderful it is to have a sister, and there is a special place in my heart for that particular bond. It’s wonderful to know...

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front yard chickadee

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Alana is changing so rapidly right now that I get a little crazy just thinking about it.  She’s 17 months now, and her personality continues to bloom. She’s been rewarding me with hugs and snuggles at bedtime as if to say that even though she can’t verbalize too much, she wants me to know she loves me....

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final installment: the wedding!!!

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I decided to conclude my family’s spring break together with Nicholas and Amber’s wedding blog post! Kellie and I were the photographers, and Rich was a wedding guest for a change! Be sure to check out Kellie’s post as well!   We started the wedding day with both families enjoying a leisurely breakfast together at Panera....

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aquarium time!

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For Alana’s first time at the aquarium, I knew I wanted to wait until my family was here so that we could go all together. It was something that I knew everyone would thoroughly enjoy, and I was excited about sharing the experience!  So, for my family’s last day in town on Saturday, we spent...

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spring break 2009!!!

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Ahhh.  Those of you with kids may relate to my sentiment of total peace when you put the little ones to bed I am sitting at my computer with a cup of hot tea and some peanut m&m’s and I am absolutely euphoric about blogging tonight. Time to myself is fairly nonexistent these days and...

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wordless wednesday: nana and alana!

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baby’s first egg hunt!

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Happy Belated Easter, everyone!  I haven’t yet blogged about it, but my family (minus my dad, who flies in on Thursday) is in town, and we are, as usual, having an amazing, wonderful time. I am completely useless when I am with my family, since it only happens a few times a year, so I...

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wordless wednesday: family park time!

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