It’s another photo mash-up today as I link up with Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real} and with Cari for Theme Thursday: Double. That was a tough one! But I finally thought of something. See {real} to find out what!

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You can never have to many shots of the ocean, right? 😉

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I already posted photos from Bella’s Scrapbook Birthday Party with her friends here. These are from her actual birthday.

It is a family tradition that when the birthday person wakes up they will find our dining table decorated with their theme and various stuffed animals. The Winnie the Pooh Bear, that Bella got when she was born, has been the master of ceremonies for a decade now. He has dressed up as various characters, including a pirate, train conductor and Jedi Knight. The night before Bella’s 12th birthday I mentioned to her that she is probably didn’t want that sort of thing anymore. But no, she was still looking forward to waking up to see her  decor. So this year Pooh was one of the Newsies. 🙂

 The birthday girl with John-Paul.

I’m adding a random photo of Andrew just to make him happy and not feel left out of the post. 😉

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Bella was opening her present from her aunt, which included some rolls of candy, and you could see what was running through each one’s mind. 🙂

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I’m linking this photo with Cari for Theme Thursday: Double.

It has become a bit of a joke in the house that when one of the boys gets hurt they need one of “mama’s kisses” to make it better. Throughout the day they’ll come running to me with (low key) injuries – a bumped knee or a hurt finger so I can kiss it. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t give it much thought if I don’t see blood or a bruise. Well, the other day Matthew came to me while I was working on the computer. He was whining and held his finger out to me. I quickly kissed it and told him it will feel better but then I did a DOUBLE TAKE. He had a curious look on his face and the kiss tasted a bit weird… he wasn’t holding out his finger for a kiss, rather, he wanted to give me the booger he poked out of his nose. Yeah, that’s right. Don’t envy my glamorous life. 😉

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It’s another photo mash-up today as I link up with Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real} and with Cari for Theme Thursday: Out. The other day we were all in the house cleaning and doing Saturday chores when I could not bear to be cooped up in the house any longer. The weather was gorgeous so I told Brian we needed to take a break and get out for a little fresh air. It was funny when I checked for the theme this week and realized it was OUT. So here are the photos from our afternoon out.

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We took a walk on one of the little nature trials by our house. There are not many flowers this time of year but I was able to find a few here and there.

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 I love this shot of Brian and Matthew. It makes me so happy to have a husband that is such an incredible dad. Swoon.

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Forget the scenery and the flowers, the boys favorite part of the walk is through the tunnel where they scream like mad to hear their echo.

In the meantime, Bella and I chat and laugh at the boys as I snap photos. (Next time I will get a pic of both of us too!)

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Okay, I ran out of “out” photos so I’ll share this pic from the Planner Addicts Photo Challenge hosted by A Bowl Full of Lemons. Day 20 was a sample of our handwriting. 🙂

Thanks to Cari and LMLD for hosting!

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It’s another photo mash-up today as I link up with Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real} and with Cari for Theme Thursday: Store. (See {pretty} for that one. :-))

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I love bracelets, especially the “paper” beads handmade from women in Africa trying to better their lives. (When I buy another it’s actually an act of charity, right??) 😉

I store my bracelets on a necklace stand on my bathroom counter.

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John-Paul got a birthday package from his godparents. He was happy, happy, happy!

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The apple nibbler (cough…Matthew) strikes again. This time he ate right through the produce sticker. (Which also explains the spit up apple and partial sticker under the table.)

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These photos are from the Planner Addicts Photo Challenge hosted by A Bowl Full of Lemons. 🙂

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Thanks to Cari and LMLD for hosting!

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