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First Day of School Photos

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Leah
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The school year rolled around pretty quick it seemed. Lots of transitions this year too!  Sam was off to a new school; middle school, grade 7, extended French: Josh joined the high schoolers and started grade 9. He said he … Continue reading →

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Family Photoshoot

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Leah
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Last month we headed to the beach with www.arianadelmundo.com and had a fun family photo shoot! As everyone is either flying the nest or getting ready to, I feel the pressure to capture this moment in time! So, here’s a … Continue reading →

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CDF 24 hours 

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Leah
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I’m getting a glimpse of our future life; the one where I am the crazy Mom who obsesses about having all her children together under one roof for a meal. Because that’s what I’ve become. We arrived home from our … Continue reading →

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Getting Away

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Leah
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With Zach being gone, and Zandra heading off to YW camp, we decided to take  the little boys (ok, I know that they aren’t little anymore at 12 and 14, but they are always my littles….) away for a bit. … Continue reading →

Posted in CDF, Family, Gabe, Josh, Memories, Road Trip, Sam, Summer fun, travel, travel with kids, Uncategorized, vacation, vacations | Leave a reply

Granny and Papa’s Video

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Leah
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I’ve written about my grandparents before, especially last year when we had the opportunity to trace some of Granny and Papa’s steps from their early years in their native Germany, when we took Zach and Zandra on their 15 trip. … Continue reading →

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Family Day Weekend Skiing

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Leah
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We haven’t had the chance to ski much the past couple of years, so decided to sneak away for 1 night and a full day skiing on family day weekend.  It wasn’t our weekend, but Sam was able to go … Continue reading →

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Cousin time 

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Leah
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We headed off to fly to Salt Lake City on the 30th where we got to spend some good cousin time before taking Gabe up to BYU-I in Rexburg, Idaho. We just hung out the first night and had some … Continue reading →

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Flying the nest

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Leah
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It’s a bittersweet day. We are heading out to take this guy to start the adventure of his life: We leave today to head out to my brother and sister-in-law’s in Utah to spend New Year’s with their awesome family … Continue reading →

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Gearing up for Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Leah
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It was reallllllyyyy hard this year to find the time to get ready for Christmas. But, I really didn’t want to miss out on our usual routine of walking in our Santa hats with the wagon to buy our tree … Continue reading →

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Sarah turns 40.

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Leah
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Sarah? Who’s Sarah? In our house, she is known as “Auntie Di”. We aren’t sure why…just that then Zach was little he started calling her that as I guess he couldn’t say “Sarah”. And somehow it stuck. So she is … Continue reading →

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I am a Mom, Stepmom and wife who by day also doubles as a Speech Language Pathologist in private practice. I started this blog because I want to document our journey as a family as we grow, change and continue to “blend” into our blended family. This is the place where I share the amazing adventures of raising my flowers and skids. Click Here for more.

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