birthday
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Celebrating my sister in heaven
On Wednesday night we celebrated my older sister’s 51st birthday. It was her first birthday since she went to heaven. My momma, brother, and all of our families gathered in the front yard and had a “socially distanced” gathering with… Continue reading
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Why I buy myself flowers
When I was a little girl, my momma’s dear friend’s son bought me yellow roses. They were like family. He passed away when I was three years old in a tragic gun accident. For years, his mom sent me yellow… Continue reading
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Summer Week 5 Theme Week- performance week
Our youngest turned 3 this summer. One month before his birthday he asked (completely unprompted) for a Willy Wonka birthday party. It was a perfect idea, so we got to work. We asked our family to join us for the… Continue reading
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How to plan an (easy) Kid Birthday Party in the Park
Our oldest son is turning eight tomorrow. He wanted to celebrate with his entire class. I don’t know about you, but birthday parties can get really expensive. And, with at least four parties a year for our children’s birthdays (one… Continue reading
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It’s Fall…here’s our EL Update
It’s (a little) cooler this morning in Houston, Texas. Almost feels like it could be October, but not quite. We’re doing great. Leeland is two and happier than ever. Maddux started Kindergarten and Bakri is in second grade. I am… Continue reading
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Happy First Birthday to our son, Leeland Thaddeus! We hit a grand slam with you, kid!
Last week our youngest El turned 1. It was a really exciting time for all of us. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we had baseball themed parties for our other boys when they turned one. But, this was… Continue reading
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Leeland’s Birthday Painting, the Third Painting in the series
When I began painting the first of what would eventually be three paintings, I had no idea that I would be painting variations of the same painting more than once. The first painting was for our first son, Bakri, when… Continue reading
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Happiest of Birthdays to our six year old, Bakri!
Six years ago today, I could never have known how you would change my life. Before you, I thought knew what it meant to be busy, what it meant to be tired, what it meant to be out of my… Continue reading
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In the full swing of Advent and the Christmas Season with the ELs
v Happy Holidays, everyone! Hope you are all enjoying the holiday season as much as we are. We’ve been so busy. It’s been crazy. And, believe me, it has been chaotic at times. But, it is crazy fun! Leeland is… Continue reading
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Our First Baby Turns FIVE
Happy Fifth Birthday to our First Baby Boy, Bakri! Our Bakri turned five last month. He loves Mickey Mouse, so he had a Mickey Mouse party at our house with a MM jumpy house, MM cake, lots of friends… Continue reading