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Princess Tea Party

This past weekend Holly was invited to her first dress up Princess tea party. I was going to buy her a princess dress but the ones I found were way too big so right before the party I remembered she had a tutu from before she was born. A very creative friend made it for […]

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Welcome Home Uncle Steve

When Steve left I was just barely pregnant with Holly and JD and now they are the perfect age for an uncle. They can talk and walk and have fun together. Everyone took the day off to pick Steve up from the airport and welcome him home from serving his mission in Montana for the […]

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Holly Mae JD

Daylight Savings

Fall back. Sounds so nice, right? Just wait until you have kids. It’s even worse when you are all sick and sleep is needed to get better. It was great timing. We are still getting over a nasty cough, runny noses, and just all around yuckiness. We’ve been up at 6:30 every morning and that […]

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Hop-twins

For The Love Of Apples

We like to take walks to Grandma Hopkins house often. It’s easy now that we live so close. It’s especially nice when we start getting crabby. Grandma planted an apple tree a couple years ago in hopes that her grandbabies would partake of the fruit. Her dreams come true each time Holly and JD arrive. […]

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Hop-twins

May The Force Be With You

I hope this is tradition. To dress up as a family in some sort of theme. Our ward had a fun trunk or treat activity tonight filled with games and of course filling our baskets with candy. I was so happy with how well JD and Holly did. They enjoyed walking from game to game […]

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Just In Case You Wanted To Know

My husband is a rock star. On occasion he brings me home little gifts from work. I know what you’re thinking, a gift from work? What like a pen or something? O contrare my friend. Today I am wearing a t-shirt he designed and brought to me yesterday. And after work today he handed me […]

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Hop-twins

Fall

The weather is changing and we get to wear our long sleeve shirts and pants now. I cleaned out Holly and JD’s dresser, saying good bye to shorts and t-shirts until next summer.  And then I realized they didn’t have very many clothes to wear for fall. Oh darn, that means I have to go […]