Mothering Emma Kate and Jack…
Tonight, we had a blast trick or treating and spending time with friends and neighbors. After sorting their loot, the kids stuffed themselves with unlimited candy until they hit a sugar plateau, then practically begged to lie down.
Emma Kate and Jack dressed as zoo keepers this Halloween. It literally took them months to decide on [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by tonya
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We enjoyed a blissful Sunday on the Blueridge Parkway with friends. We met up with the gang at the Cascades- where we shared a picnic and trailblazing (i.e.- a short walk) through the mountains. It was a beautiful day catching up with old friends (old as in I haven’t seen Jamie and Angela in forever- [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2008 by tonya
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Posted on October 19th, 2008 by tonya
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This morning we joined the Clausens for our annual trip to the pumpkin patch at Carrigan Farms. Our visit included a tractor ride, observing farm animals (including a ginormous turkey), pumpkin picking, and a cup of apple cider. There is something about looking out into a sea of orange pumpkins with my family and our [...]
Posted on October 18th, 2008 by tonya
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It’s sad to realize that life gets too busy to blog (and children too needy and work too overwhelming…). So, here is a “catch up” post with a few words and a few pictures to go along with them.
On Wednesday, Emma Kate participated in her first production of first grade. She played the role of [...]
Posted on October 13th, 2008 by tonya
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I have always believed that parents are their child’s first teachers. Although I think organized (and possibly unorganized) homeschooling can be really great for some families, I’m not sure I am capable of trying We feel so fortunate that Emma Kate is at such a wonderful school (and Jack will all too soon join [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2008 by tonya
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It’s so funny that my little people are such science lovers (in spite of the fact that science was definitely my LEAST favorite subject in school). Emma Kate has always been fascinated by weather and natural disasters, and now Jack has started showing similar interests. This week, the kids made volcanoes. EK is so excited [...]
Posted on August 25th, 2008 by tonya
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So, I’ve been a blogger slacker (again). We’ve actually been so busy that I am too tired to sit down in front of my laptop in the evenings to blog. I’ve been falling asleep with the kids the last couple of nights and have enjoyed the extra shut-eye.
Wednesday, last week, we went to Jetton Park [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by tonya
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Tonight, Emma Kate and Jane enjoyed watching the premiere of Disney’s “Camp Rock.” After staying up 2 hours past their usual bedtime, all three kids were ready to crash. We set up “camping” beds in the playroom for the girls. Jack wanted to camp too, so Chris carried his mattress into our room for this [...]
Posted on June 20th, 2008 by tonya
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Today, we went to Imaginon to see They Might Be Giants perform. TMBG was formerly an adult band; now they have added kid music to their repertoire. The show was a lot of fun, and we were happy to have the opportunity to see such an amazing, creative group.
Chris and I would like to [...]
Posted on June 15th, 2008 by tonya
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