The Dollhouse Lives On

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Juliana received the dollhouse as a gift when she was one and she played with it almost everyday for years.

It was one of the few toys from her toddler years that was still in the active toy rotation when the boys turned one and started to play with it as well. . . . → Read More: The Dollhouse Lives On

The Beginning of the End

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At the beginning of each month Juliana brings home a homework calendar attached to a stack of worksheets. Technically there is an assignment for each day, but since each one only takes a minute or two it is not worth the trouble to do it each day. So generally Thursday evenings after the boys are . . . → Read More: The Beginning of the End

He Really Does Love His Sister

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While we were shopping today Juliana asked me to take her picture with Wyatt. I don’t know if Wyatt was afraid she was trying to steal his crackers, but he made it clear that he did not want Juliana close to him.

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The Flying Princess

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It was so beautiful yesterday that we had no other choice than to pick up the boys early and head to the park. As we ran out the door, I didn’t even notice the crown.

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Leggings are Not Pants

Juliana came home from school on Wednesday with a huge hole in her tights again. When I asked her what happened, she shrugged and then excitedly told me about the small hole that she had in the other leg of her tights. “I had a small hole in this side and I found some string . . . → Read More: Leggings are Not Pants

These Three

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Saturday was a cold day and the boys and I stayed at home and they spent the day in their pjs. By mid-afternoon Juliana had already been to the hair salon for a trim and to the movies to see Beauty and the Beast. She wanted a popsicle and I told her to wait for . . . → Read More: These Three

A Short Visit with Grandma Julie

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My aunt and uncle brought my Grandma Julie to visit at the end of the year (they live in Erie). I love spending time with my Gramm and I am so happy when she is able to spend time with my children so they get to know her. She played with the kids in the . . . → Read More: A Short Visit with Grandma Julie

Random Juliana

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Juliana gets fixated on a tv series and watches every episode on Netflix and then she moves on to another one for the next week or two and she will eventually circle back and repeat. This week Dinosaur Train is the series of choice.

Sunday afternoon she started to watch an episode while I was making lunch . . . → Read More: Random Juliana

Another Career Option for Juliana

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Juliana went to the hockey game with Scott and I Saturday night, it was her first game and she was very excited. Juliana hasn’t taken a big interest in sports up to this point and she routinely confuses the Penguins and Steelers, so we weren’t sure how long she would be happy at the game. We . . . → Read More: Another Career Option for Juliana

It was a Pretty Good Year

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In 2011 we moved to a new house which we love! We didn’t sell our old house yet but in December we decided to rent it and had a signed lease by the end of the year (Yay!)

The second biggest event this year was Juliana starting Kindergarten and she is doing great! She . . . → Read More: It was a Pretty Good Year