Tonight we have a picture of two stuffed animals that Violet got for her birthday. There something about there big eyes that I find creepy, but Violet loves.
Month:January 2015
POD: Happy Birthday Violet
Today Violet turned 6. It seems a little unreal, my little girl is 6 years old. The picture of the day today is Violet sitting with her new American Girl Grace.
POD: A Cake for Violet
Tonight Melissa was hard at work, wrapping up Violet’s gifts and making her a homemade Mint Chocolate Chip and Oreo Ice Cream Cake, for our little family celebration tomorrow. Her big celebration will happen next week with a bunch of her friends from school.
POD: Basket Full of Love
Tonight before heading to bed Violet took a bag of Arts and Crafts Pipe cleaners and turned them all into little hearts for Mommy. It was such a sweet thought that I had to capture it as my picture of the day.
POD: The Return of Nan
Tonight I break a rule with my picture of the day. I’m using a picture I already shared, but this really is the only picture I could choose. The kids are used to seeing their Nan Everyday and she’s been gone for more than 2 weeks. So this picture of the three of them has …
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POD: Snuggle Up and Read
Today in Violet’s bag I found something I have looked forward to since she started school. Today her first Snuggle Up and Read books came home. I always loved it when Jacob brought home his Snuggle Up and Read Books (POD: Snuggle-Up-and-Read, POD: Snuggle-Up-and-Read 2, and POD: Snuggle up and Read Update). I can’t wait …
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POD: Hockey Skills
Today was Hockey Skills for young Violet, and power skating for Jacob. For today’s picture of the day I have Violet skating between little pillions. I love watching the kids during these classes. They both give it their all, trying to do what ever the coaches ask of them. I just hope they can use …
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POD: Evening Beer
Tonight as the evening was winding down I thought it might be nice to have a beer. Tonights beer of choice is The Public House Square Nail Pale Ale. It’s an ok Brew but not sure I’ll be picking it up again.
POD: Finding a Good Book
Today we headed to Mastermind Toys with the kids, looking for inspirations for little miss Violet’s birthday next week. Both the kids love that going there, they always seem to find new toys to interest them. Today Jacob surprised me though, after first looking at some Snap Circuits and other science toys he found the …
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POD: Balloon Hunting
Tonight we headed to party city for some birthday planning. With Violet’s birthday just over a week away we have a lot of details to iron out. Today we were just looking, we’ll be picking balloons for our birthday diva closer to the big day.