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Lessons SHE Has Taught Me
I am still waiting on pictures from Baby Girl's birthday party, but I wanted to post a few things that this little miracle baby has taught her mommy this past year.As I mother my sweet daughter I have...
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A Little Birthday Girl.....(about 3 months ago....) *cough
Life at our house has been a wee bit busy the last 4 months, and I'm a loser and didn't take pictures of my daughter's first birthday. Sigh. I'm so grateful for my mother and my cousin Leslie, who...
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The Joys and Fears of Motherhood
The last month or so, at our house, has been a little unsteady for many reasons. Baby Girl is teething. Her little gums are working so hard on getting tooth number 5 and 6 (at least) through. We...
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Our Summer
I'm not sure how we went from this tiny thing.........to this beauty. It's gone by so fast. My baby girl is old enough for nursery as of yesterday. Have I made these last 18 months count? Does she...
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Les Procrastinate
Yep, it's me. The last few months have flown by, due to 4 weeks of sickness at our house, a husband who just graduated with his Masters Degree (yay!), and holidays that are back to back for 3 solid...
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#1--First Photo of 2013
My little snow angel, out enjoying a sleigh ride with Mommy on New Year's Day. I pulled her around our neighborhood while Darren made little snowballs for her so she wouldn't eat the snow on the...
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#2--Favorite Christmas Present
For many reasons, what I love about Christmas, are not the usual things. And for sure, it's never about what is under the tree, unless it's something I am giving to someone I love.I love PREPARING for...
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I have pondered on this post for a few months now. Mike passed away a week after his birthday last year, which consequently, landed on Leap Year. So this year, there isn't a day or date to mark the...
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Improper Nighttime Rituals
It's 1:00 in the morning. I have a little girl who will be up in about 6 hours, a full day ahead of me, just coming back from a monstrous kidney stone, and here I am.....awake.....telling all of you...
View ArticleA Fond Farewell
It's been awhile.....I hope to catch up eventually. Maybe 2014 is my year! However, since we cannot do Christmas cards this year.....here is our card to our family and friends.
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Hi, Remember Us?
So, the Mom in this picture has been a terrible blogger and many of you have reminded me of that. We have had a few months that can't quite be summed up with the English language. It's been crazy and...
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Yep, We Are Still Alive
Every time I blog, I feel like I have to apologize to my blog like I do to my journal. So, I'm done guilt posting/writing. If I don't post it's because I literally can't, because I really like to. I...
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The Parable of the Primary President
So, my life these days, includes the following.....*Being Mommy, to two little ones*Being the Primary President in our very large ward*Being a wife (which I am subpar at most of the time)*Being...
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Update #1-The Mommy
This is Me......the mom. In this picture I am just finding places all over my house I could lie down and still "play" or be with Makenna. I can't believe how patient she was during my pregnancy. In...
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Update #2 The Daughter
Oh my daughter......She's quite possibly the most patient, kind, sweetest, thing I've ever met. Every day, I don't deserve such a sweet girl but I'm so grateful she's mine. One of my biggest worries...
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Update #3 The Daddy
This has been Daddy's signature look the last few months. Okay, the last 12. It's tough to be married to a pregnant person who is bedridden most of the time. Once that phase is over, the newborn...
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Update #4 Introducing Christian Davis Lotz
So, our little story begins in Ammon, Idaho. In April 2014, I had the "feeling". That was followed by a missed monthly occurrence.... I had had a difficult time in January and I was hesitant to take...
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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
"And in despair I bowed my head:"There is no peace on earth," I said,"For hate is strong and mocks the songOf peace on earth, good will to men."This is one of my favorite Christmas songs. I notice...
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Our New York Trip-July 2015
When Darren's parents talked seriously about a mission, we knew that wherever they went, we wanted to come see them. Darren and I traveled quite a bit before our kids came and we loved it. The world...
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How Beautiful Life Is
I didn't know if I'd be ready to share this so soon, but it seems I am. I found out I was pregnant the first of March (ish). It took 11 years to get Makenna here, and then another 4 to get Christian...
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These Babies of Ours
The last month and a half has been filled with end of the year stuff for both Makenna and Darren. Losing the baby increased our stress load by quite a bit for a few weeks. It's such a strange feeling...
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