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It’s Christmas Time in the City

Christmas is a festive time everywhere, but living in Phoenix gives us lots of free celebrations to choose from! This year went to the tree lighting celebration in Verrado, the community where...

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Proud as a Peacock

Hi! Welcome to my neighborhood! Don’t mind the peacocks on our roof. Meet Mavis. And her husband Henry.Mavis always did prefer a bird’s eye view of her community. That is, until Henry decided there...

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Happy 100th Birthday, Arizona!

Valentine’s Day 2012 is Arizona’s centennial—100 years of statehood. There aren’t many states left with a centennial to celebrate, so we didn’t want to miss the chance to commemorate this milestone....

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At the Firehouse

Verrado’s picture-book-looking firehouse had its grand opening last Saturday. We joined the crowd for a self-guided tour through the bay, the station, the dorms, and even a climb into one of the...

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To Entertain Strangers

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. ~Hebrews 13:2 Wednesday night, supper was on the table, I was tired from a long day with a sick baby,...

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Summer Reading Program

Although our library is quite small (it’s about the size of half our home) they’ve offered some kids’ programs this summer, including a reading program. We enrolled Silas as “pre-reader” which meant...

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Exploration and Discovery

While there aren’t many outdoor options for entertainment during desert summers, the Children’s Museum of Phoenix was offering a “Beat the Heat” weekday admission price during the month of August. I...

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Coming Out of Hibernation

Between the desert temperatures of summer and my carrying Baby TicTac, I have been hibernating inside my house for the summer. Recently, we’ve been venturing out of our cave bit by bit over the last...

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Toddler-Friendly Dentistry

Silas had his second ever dentist appointment this morning. Our dentist’s office is super fun! I’ve never been a pediatric dentist office before this one, and I had no idea that a trip to the dentist...

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Learning Through Playing

Our first visit to the 21st Century Parent Education event was so much fun that we decided to go back for February’s session. These monthly events help parents assess and nurture the development of...

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The Acrobat

During the month of March, Silas and I enrolled in Goodyear’s Parent/Tot Tumbling class, along with our friends Eden and Melissa. Saturday mornings found us at Estrella Gymnastics with Silas and Eden...

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Storytime

Earlier this week I snapped this pictures of a spontaneous storytime with Daddy after work. Stephen does all the character voices when reading Huge Harold. Bill Peet books are some of Stephen’s...

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Little Kicker

For the past five weeks we’ve started our Saturdays with soccer class for Silas. We signed him up for Tot Soccer through the town of Buckeye since it was the only soccer program for two year olds that...

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Blub, Blub, Blub

Swimming lessons—how classically summer! We signed up for swim lessons with our friends, Eden and Melissa, for the month of July. After looking at lessons in a private home swimming pool and lessons...

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Online Book Club

This month I’m trying something new—a book club on Facebook. I miss the book club I was privileged to be part of in Indiana. We would read one book a month and then get together to talk about it. I...

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Formal Dinner

Every Tuesday Stephen heads downtown to the office of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). GPEC is one of GreenLoop’s clients, and Stephen is scheduled to manage their IT needs on a weekly...

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Christmas Lights

Last night we loaded the boys into the car after supper to see some neighborhood Christmas lights. Silas sang carols with us as we drove. Stephen found a map of the Valley where neighbors could...

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Our Merry Little Christmas

Early, early tomorrow morning we’ll be headed to the airport to catch a Christmas Eve flight. This will be our first Christmas with my parents and sisters since we moved out to Arizona in 2009. The...

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Heart Day & Other Days

For this year’s valentines I used the Christmas pictures we had taken of the boys. With a picture like that on the front, of course the valentines were adorable! On Valentine’s Day, the boys and I...

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Arizona State Senate

Last Thursday, I attended part of the Arizona state senate session in the capitol complex. My dad teaches history and travels the country as an evangelist during the summer. He writes letters to the...

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