Family Fun

Amanda on January 4th, 2011

On December 12, we loaded everyone up and drove an hour or so to get to the Medina Railroad Museum. In addition to having an expansive collection of rain memorabilia, they also have an immense model train layout. We planned to check out the museum for a while and then go on our “Polar Express” […]

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Amanda on January 1st, 2011

Every year since I can remember, we’ve played bingo after Christmas. We’re serious players…we play for cash, baby! In the beginning, we played in Indiana and there were two or three rooms filled with people playing. As families have grown and spread out across the country, the location and dynamic of the game has changed […]

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Amanda on December 30th, 2010

We decided to decorate cutout cookies this year and had a ton of fun while we put icing and sprinkles on the cookies. Unfortunately, a nasty round of the flu tore through the house and all the cookies had to be tossed (pun completely intended). 😉 Since all the cookies were gone and we had […]

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Amanda on October 28th, 2010

On October 10th, we had some GORGEOUS fall weather and absolutely nothing on the schedule. We decided to seize the day and take the boys to Kelkenberg Farm in Clarence for some good, old-fashioned fall fun. Mom came along for the ride too. 🙂 The first order of business was getting pictures taken with pumpkins. […]

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Amanda on October 24th, 2010

ARE YOU READY FOR THE LONGEST BLOG POST EVER!?!?!??!?!?!?!?***************************************Saturday, August 28, 2010:We drove from Buffalo, NY to Northern VA to visit with my sister (and her family) and stay overnight at their house. The drive was long and uneventful. Both boys did awesome. Once we got to Courtney’s house, we were all very glad to […]

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