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A Glimpse of our Holidays

December 28, 2011
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I’ve been taking a little break here for the Holidays, but I’ll be back full force next week.  For now, a few pictures from our Christmas with family.   Hope you had a lovely Christmas! See you in 2012!

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Christmas at Silver Dollar City

December 14, 2011
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This weekend Miles and I met my Mom, my sister-in-law Melissa, and Nora and William at Silver Dollar City.  Their decorations for Christmas are amazing.  I hadn’t been during the Christmas season since I was in high school, but I was happy to take the kids to experience it. It’s fun now that Miles and [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Carters!

November 24, 2011
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We had a lovely Thanksgiving with family and friends.   Cute cousins.   Someone got in on the baking action. (Also, check those eyelashes. Swoon.)     And even helped Nana put up a few Christmas decorations.   We are going to bed tonight with full bellies and hearts. We are grateful. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Lights of the Ozarks

November 23, 2011
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Yesterday I mentioned that I wanted to visit the Lights of the Ozarks which takes place in Fayetteville’s downtown square.  They cover everything with lights and have pony and carriage rides.  At the last minute, we decided that last night was the night. The picture above is the best out of many takes.  I was [...]

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How to Plan a Party {Miles Turns 3}

November 6, 2011
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A lot of my friends throw really amazing birthday parties for their kids. And, heck, last year we had a pretty sweet party when Miles’ turned two. Well, I’m about to blow your socks off with my party planning skills.  Are you ready for this? STEP 1:  Procrastinate. Yep, wait til just a few days [...]

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Boo!

November 1, 2011
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Last night we met at my brother’s house to take Miles Trick or Treating with his cousins Nora and William.  I snapped these with our little point and shoot (which apparently doesn’t do well in low light). I have a lot of respect for photographers that shoot little kids.  Ever try to get a 4, [...]

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devil’s den

June 27, 2011
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Enjoying the great outdoors was a big part of our dating relationship. Hiking, boating, and just spending time outside was something we both really enjoyed. After we were married we continued those activities when we lived first in Northern California and then the Central Coast. Then we moved to Kansas when I was pregnant with [...]

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catching lighting bugs and meeting cousins

June 15, 2011
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I have such clear memories of catching lightening bugs in my grandparents front yard during my childhood summers.   It makes me so happy to know that Miles will have the same sweet memories. And yes, he was running around in his underwear in the front yard at my parents house.     We also [...]

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family time

June 12, 2011
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Patrick is going to be working out of town the next few days so Miles and I drove over to our hometown to hang out with family. I asked Miles this morning, “Do you want to go to Arkansas?” And then I realized that we now live in Arkansas. Oops. We haven’t lived here since [...]

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Jobs, Houses, and Easter Bunny Pancakes

April 10, 2011
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Fun title, no?   Jobs: Of course, I already told you that Patrick has a new one. He’s started the process of getting all his medical evaluations and will be in Oklahoma City for a few days this week trying to finish up his eye exams.  We were told we might know by mid-May when [...]

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