Family Fun

Amanda on August 23rd, 2011

One hot, steamy Saturday morning in July, the boys were out playing in the backyard while I sat on the patio with my Kindle. After watching Matthew repeatedly try to climb into the sand and water table to bury himself in the sand, I suggested to Mike that we pack the boys up and go […]

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Amanda on August 1st, 2011

For some random reason, my employer designated the Friday before the 4th of July as a holiday. I decided to embrace the day off and take the boys cherry picking. Mom and Dad came along for the adventure. 🙂 Lots o’ cherries: Low hanging cherry tree branches were handy for allowing Ian and Matthew to […]

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Amanda on July 30th, 2011

We decided to go strawberry picking with the boys just like LAST YEAR. I’m not so sure it was as much fun…I was getting over being really sick and it was really hot and muddy. We got some yummy strawberries so I can’t complain too much. 🙂 Heading out to go picking: Mike and the […]

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Amanda on March 22nd, 2011

The weather on St. Patrick’s Day was unseasonably nice. I think the temperature was hovering right around 60 degrees when I left work. Mike and I had planned to make Shepard’s Pie for dinner but scrapped that idea to enjoy the time outside. He ended up grilling some burgers and hot dogs for dinner and […]

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Amanda on March 14th, 2011

My sister and her fiance had a co-ed shower the day after Ian’s birthday party. It made for a slightly hectic weekend but we had a good time. Courtney came to town for the shower so she was able to come to Ian’s party. L to R: Courtney, our friend Vicky, Mom and Dad My […]

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