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Stories of a Family

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Leah
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Just to warn you, these next few posts may be long as in addition to our travel log, I need to include some family history:) One of the reasons I even started blogging was the last conversation I ever had … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Grandparents, Paris Hamburg Berlin Prague, travel, vacation, Zach, Zach and Zandra 15 trip, Zandra | 3 Replies

Family Laws

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Leah
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Back in 2008 when Rob and I were married, we spent a lot of time discussing what we wanted our newly blended family to look like – in the present and in the future. I read a ton of books … Continue reading →

Posted in blended family, CDF, Family, Parenting, raising kids, step family, teaching kids, values | 2 Replies

Adventures in Utah

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Leah
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We really wanted to make it out to visit my brother, sister-in-law (Jamie and Judy) and cousins this year. We just love their family and my kids are desperate to have cousin time. But logistically and financially it was really … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Gabe, Kids, travel, travel with kids, Utah, Zach, Zandra | 2 Replies

Our Family Photoshoot

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Leah
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Our friend Emily is an amazing photographer and I’m so glad she agreed to take us out to the Brickworks for a formal family shoot.  I wish I could say the ones with technology or the fighting were completely posed, … Continue reading →

Posted in CDF, Family | 4 Replies

More Beaching….

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Leah
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(Ooops…this was in my drafts that I forgot to post – from about midway on our trip:)) We always try to do a sunrise walk. One day we woke the kids up early to see the sunrise, but they all … Continue reading →

Posted in CDF, Family, Outerbanks, travel, vacation, vacations | 3 Replies

YLC 2015

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Leah
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Every year our church puts on a Youth Leadership Conference for our region. It has been a longstanding tradition for our region; young men and young women, aged 14-18 attend this conference for 3-4 days. By the time they are … Continue reading →

Posted in CDF, Family, Gabe, Kids, LDS, Memories, Summer fun, Youth Conference, Zach, Zandra | 1 Reply

One day we will miss this 

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Leah
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We are pretty much chauffeurs these days. Every single night we have at least 2-3 events happening, and often more. Thank goodness for car pools and kids who are starting to take the subway!  It actually is a little overwhelming … Continue reading →

Posted in daily life, Family, Josh, Memories, raising kids | 4 Replies

Talking between floors

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Leah
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Nighttimes are changing around here. I remember the sleepless nights when I was up multiple times in the night. I remember nursing Zach and staring out the window at all the city lights and wondering what my boy would be … Continue reading →

Posted in daily life, Family, Gabe, gratitude, Home, Kids, raising kids, Zach, Zandra | 2 Replies

Quote of the Week 

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Leah
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Life has been a little crazy around here, but I wanted to get things back on track with our quote of the week.  We have had such an outpouring of support for my sister Sarah and her situation and I … Continue reading →

Posted in careforsarahd, Family, gratitude, Quote of the week | 4 Replies

Happy Easter

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Leah
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Every year during the week leading up to Easter (Holy Week) I have such good intentions to really focus on Holy Week. But every year, I feel like we run out of time and maybe rush through Easter a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Family, Family night, gratitude, LDS, LDS conference, life lessons, teaching kids, Uncategorized, values | 8 Replies

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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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