lent... waiting till the last minute again!

So, I should have written this a few weeks ago, but then I wouldn't have had any ideas, because I just started thinking about what we should do for Lent yesterday!! Yikes!My friend Jennifer shared this sweet and simple (I'm all about simple these days!) prayer idea for children:The Jelly Bean PrayerRed is for the blood Christ gave(each morning we choose something to sacrifice that day to earn the...

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the little ones I love...

Jonathan: has a crush on our babysitter. He was recently quoted in his classroom newsletter: "Tooth Fairies are real, but magic, like making someone float, is a trick. I've seen it." He can draw just about anything. He played his last soccer game in the rain and had a blast!Emelie: gets angry when Katherine calls Emelie's old imaginary friends on the play telephone. Likes to read Star Wars, Little Women and Nancy Drew. She's a super piano player. She likes to clean the bathroom. The other day, she...

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how to make a tablescape, for $0...

One of my ALL TIME FAVORITE blogs is The Nesting Place. If you are a bit girly and like having a pretty house and don't want to spend a million dollars to get there, then you MUST read the Nester's posts!I love this recent one... "How to Make a Tablescape with What You Already Have..."enjo...

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Dinner at Aunt Lynn's

Christmas 2008Originally uploaded by laurenguldeI think this was Christmas night? Maybe a day later? We had fun visiting with the family and watching the kids play togeth...

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Christmas morning breakfast at Nana and Pop's

Christmas 2008Originally uploaded by laurengu...

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the wii

Christmas 2008Originally uploaded by laurenguldehappiness aboun...

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unwrapping chaos at Grandpa and Dottie's!

Christmas 2008Originally uploaded by laurenguldeWe stopped trying to take photos and write lists and sat back to watc...

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Katherine and the oh-so-sassy Julie!

Christmas 2008Originally uploaded by laurenguldeYou should see all of these photos (just click and the link will take you there...) Julie strikes a pose in each one!The girls took turns rolling Aunt Caitlin's baby stroller up and down the sidewalk. Over and over aga...

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Here we go...

Christmas 2008Originally uploaded by laurenguldeHaven't posted in a while! Here are Emelie and Colleen on Christmas morning... I love this photo of th...

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