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First off, YES I'm really here...and posting.  Shocking I know.  I'm sorry that I've been absent for a while, but 2011 was not the easiest of years for us.  There were great things that happened, and there were many MANY other not so great things that our family went through.  I was so lost, just trying to muddle through a day at a time, that I was in no condition to try to explain to anyone

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Seems like yesterday I'm not sure when it happened, when my baby boy started growing up, but here we are.   Pre-school It seems like it was just yesterday that we were at Mag's Pre-K graduation and then off to the hospital to HAVE Fionn.  Now it's his turn.   Sometime around 3am last night I woke Greg up, I couldn't sleep.  Fionn was (as usual) planted firmly across our bed and he

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I've been thinking of this post for awhile.  I mean it's obvious by just how many blog posts I've put up this summer that this post has been a while in a making.  I've started writing THIS post many times, just never happy with the wording, so I always scrap it and think on it some more. I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression with this blog post, I just want to be real.  When I had ONE

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 Don't you love how they help me water the front lawn?  The pool isn't open all day (quite) yet so we've had to come up with creative ways for them to all keep cool.  Cate is NOT a fan of the Sprinkler, and our baby pool is too small for Mag to do more than dip her toes in, but give them a couple squirt guns, turn the pool sprinkler on and VOILA.  Everyone is happy!  This was actually on Memorial

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When did it happen?  When did my baby get so big.  She's in such a hurry to rush off to school this morning for her last FULL day of 2nd grade...weren't we JUST starting 2nd grade.  We were talking about the things that will be different next year this morning as I packed her lunch and she ate breakfast, and I almost broke down on her then.  She moves up to the middle grades lunch, she can start

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Today is the 27th, can you believe it?  In just TWO days we'll have been in our house for a month and I've yet to write one little blog post about it!  What a month it's been!  We're still not done unpacking and I have a confession to make...  I've only hung ONE picture on the wall.  Yeah, i'm not kidding.  Can you believe it.  This is OUR house, and I have barely put any of US into it.  Anyone

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That's right, it happened!  Our baby girl turned ONE!  It was rough.  REALLY, REALLY Rough.  There's nothing like kissing your little girl goodnight knowing it was the last night she was going to be an "infant".  She seems to know something happened, because all of a sudden she's in a hurry to walk where she has cared less to this point.  She's also suddenly super bossy.  Sorry princess, but

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I'm so SO sorry at my lack of posts this Spring.  It seems every time I sit down to write something up, I get pulled away from the computer!  I never make it back and honestly if I mashed everything I've already written together you'd get this post anyway. So here goes.... First off, it's only TWO weeks until our princess's FIRST birthday!!  YIKES, where did the year go??  It seems impossible

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You, my precious darling are growing...Time has escaped me this spring and I've neglected to tell the world just how smart (and beautiful) you are.  You my little love can not only crawl (very quickly) but you are pulling up with ease and trying to just plain stand up while playing with your toys.  You get this look on your face as if to say, "why isn't this working" when you can't.You are

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  Cake+frosting=cake pops.  Sounds easy, right?yeah, I thought so too. I went over to Pioneer Woman's Blog and read the tutorials from her and Bakerella about how to go about making these cake pops I had heard so much about.  After looking at the pictures and reading both their tutorials I felt confident in my ability to pull it off (strike one against the momma) I made a chocolate cake, and let

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{okay, so sort of wordless....if you'd like to see more about this snowball fight (and Catie) click the FOI Blog button at the top of the page}

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 If you click on the picture above it will take you to Kristy and Howard's Blog, who are Asher's parents. Last year I wrote about how special Asher was to me (and the rest of his amazing family) and you can read that post HEREYou, sweet boy, are STILL making quite the impact on this world...those little feet are truly miraculous.  So tiny, yet so large all at the same time.  Just the other day I

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We haven't had enough snow fall at once to go sledding in over two years (besides Snowmaggeden last year) Or maybe there was, but I was pregnant, or Fionn was too small to go.  Last year we took the kids out in our yard on our "slope" just for fun one day when it snowed, but there was no way we could have taken the boy down the big hill locally.  So it was a HUGE deal when early in January when

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to be a Steeler Fan- Superbowl EditionYou have to be ready, for the good and the bad.   You need to be prepared to pray, A LOT.  To God, Steeler Gods, Myron Cope, A Rooney, Uncle Jim-Bob, whoever you pray to, just be prepared to call out to them.  It will happen.  You WILL need to pray. And if we're lucky, our towel (and our boys) will get us through it. and then, well kick those knees up, 

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I've composed at least a dozen blog posts over the course of the last month, but it would seem that NONE of them made it out of my mind.  It's really getting crowded in there!  January, I thought January was supposed to be LONG and BORING?  That didn't happen here.  Let's not lie, a good part of January I was so busy I never made it out of my jammies most days.  Gotta love working from home. 

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I have a sister, she has four children ranging from age 1 to 9.  In these pictures is her oldest," Z", who I have a very strong bond with.   These pictures were taken this summer when she came for a visit.  Before I had Maggie, Z and I would spend A LOT of time together.  My sister worked then so I generally babysat her at least one day a week.  Before we moved to Pittsburgh (almost 5 years

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 Please stop growing so quickly, your sister can barely hold you now!  And oh my goodness does it melt my heart when the two of you snuggle!!

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TWO AND A HALF HOURS.   Yep, that's right...that's how long it took us to see this guy.  It's a good thing he is the ONLY Santa worth waiting that long for.  He is the most believable Santa I've ever met.  The first time we took Maggie to him was four years ago when we first moved here, and I can tell you I believed in Santa again after their visit!!  We took Fionn to see him his first Christmas,

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It was quite a month here at our house, with lots to still blog about, but I just wanted to share a couple of my favorite moments with you!  The top picture is Fionn when we were getting our tree.  He was leaning over the side of the wagon watching it as we rode back to the truck.  Cate never cried, but only looked at santa for a few minutes, lol.  And of course, the bottom one is Mag protecting

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 I had a few more shots to show you, but according to Blogger I've used up all my space for pictures....I guess that wordpress is about to get a new blog!  Anyhow, EVERY Christmas they have their little beetle battle...They go over how many, then which ones, how to set them out...and then Fionn samples (LOL) and Maggie gets ticked.  The boy just gives us that grin and we laugh and Maggie

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We have hosted Thanksgiving here in the 'burgh for the last three years.  Greg always has to work, and usually over-nights the week of Thanksgiving so it was always easier (and it's nice to have everyone here) than trying to get home.This year, however, Greg only had to work an 8 hour shift ON Thanksgiving...so we thought we would make it.  I didn't bake anything this year because all I had to

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Maggie strutting her stuff as Josefina. This is Josefina's everyday outfit. Maggie had two more trips down the runway, once in Christmas dress and another in pj's.

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now without delay...back to our AG story.... Our princess did SUCH a great job as Josefina, we couldn't be more proud!!  Now if Mommy could have just gotten her camera to cooperate when she was actually looking at me, but that's a whole other post, geesh!  

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This morning was supposed to our annual Breakfast with Santa at Mag's school, and then our trek out to get our TREE.  Have I ever mentioned how much I love our trek out to get our tree?  It is, for me, the ONE  "family" holiday tradition that I will always want.  I don't care how old they get, they're coming home to get a tree with us, I'm a dork like that...For Greg to get a WHOLE Saturday off,

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To tell you that Maggie is OBSESSED with American Girls is an understatement.... I mean catalog under the pillow, two dolls in her bed, paper dolls and books on her nightstand, and a Christmas list in her drawer that gets ammended weekly... What can I say, we ALL indulge her and we can't wait to see her face THIS Christmas morning. (I'm also confident that she's not going to be reading this post

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   Holy Smokes Folks...that's all I got!Thank you to the beautiful Joanna Fassinger for capturing US.   I have the pleasure of knowing Joanna through NILMDTS, where she is also a volunteer Photographer and acted quickly when she announced a fall mini session in South Park.All we asked for were fun pics of us together and boy did she deliver!  We didn't go into this session with high

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These sessions are this weekend in Erie County. Please feel free to share with family or friends. They are first come first serve for booking and tend to go FAST!If you have any questions, please email me at ginger (at) framesofinfinity (dot) com

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 I am SO THANKFUL to be YOUR momma.  I'm not sure how I ever thought life was complete without you in it.  You complete us, round out our family in a way I didn't know it needed.

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 This summer I got a new toy.  This BEAUTIFUL, lovely bright white Sewing Machine!I've been having SO.MUCH.FUN. ever since.  It took a little while to get the basics back, but I'm enjoying every second.  It's been YEARS since I've sewn anything, but I'm glad it's like a bike.  It all comes back (and youtube tutorial videos help too) I have to say that I love the convenience of being able to buy

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We took our annual trek to Trax Farms, and were excited because this year Mema and Pop-pop came down and went with us.  It was a hot day, even though it was the middle of October.  Mother Nature once again messed with my plans.  I had a perfect fall day mapped out, one where we could wear our sweaters and drink hot apple cider as we searched out those perfect pumpkins...you know just like last

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 Dear Cate, you are SIX months now.  Half a year.  Already.  Amazing.  Mind boggling actually.  You are 17 pounds and 26 inches long.  You love to eat, and still LOVE that bottle.  You roll over, smile, laugh, throw toys, say Mama and....  Can sit up now....sort of...maybe.  For a few seconds anyway, lol.  You are so stinkin' cute and get SO excited about sitting up and looking around that you

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Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com. Somehow it's THAT time of year again, time for the lists and 3am trips out in the cold to find the PERFECT present for someone!  I'm that mom.  The one with lists, that gets excited about shopping on Black Friday.  I am NOT one of those crazy people that just rush in without a plan though.  I have a plan, and usually know what I'm at THAT store for.

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**if you're not familiar about what a stream of consciousness post is, it's basically Oops, i've been bad at blogging, here's a catch up post*** SO here goes...We have been CRAZY busy, and I do mean crazy!!!  I never would have guessed how much work one more baby would be.  I handled two with ease, but three...well most days I feel like I need 10 more hours in a day just to get everything done on

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  Dear Cate,TODAY you are FIVE Months old!  You are such a beautiful little soul, so full of life!  You continue to make us smile with your bubbles and laughter.  Just last night you "sang" along with a song.  Granted it was GLEE, and J-Z but hey, you were digging it!  You now weigh OVER 16 pounds and last month you were almost 25 inches long already!You've had quite the month.  Not only do you

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 Today our little princess turns FIVE months, and before I show you all her beautiful new photos, I thought I would show you just how much she does look like her big sister!!  This is Mag at 5 1/2 months, and yes this hat WILL be making an appearance soon!  I thought it would be cruel to pull it out when it's almost 90 degrees outside!

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Clearwater, FLour Gulf Coast stop On Saturday morning we got up early, it was going to be a BIG morning.  Our annual family portrait was on schedule!  We had already scouted a great spot over in Celebration (right next to Orlando) and had it all planned out.  It was sunny, but there were clouds moving in fast.  Fionn saw them and said "oh no, RAIN".  I ignored him, it was only a five minute drive

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Cocoa Beach, FL.(our first trip to the beach during vacation) Since we were staying in Orlando, and you know didn't REALLY you know, want to do something as silly as read a book (or relax for that matter on vacation this year) we decided that it would be ambitious to try to take our kids to BOTH the Atlantic and the Gulf Shore since we were directly in the middle of the state.  Yes, AND go to

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So many of you know that we just got back from this HUGE trip.  I've been a slacker and have not posted a darn thing about it.  It was Wonderful, Fabulous, Exciting and EXHAUSTING!  We have just been SO tired since we got back.  I'm sure we walked MILES in the nasty, humid-late August heat in one of the most crowded places we've ever been, but still.  E-X-H-A-U-S-T-E-D. So until I can get my wits

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Can you believe Maggie is in SECOND grade? I can't, honestly I can't. When Fionn was born we joked around that when Maggie started THIRD grade, Fionn would go to pre-school. That seemed impossible to imagine. Now it's not. It's less than a year away. YIKES. And then it will just be Cate and I, who herself, will no longer be a baby. DOUBLE YIKES! I can only imagine how gray I'll be then!!

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7 years ago today I gave birth to the most beautiful little creature I had ever met.  In true Maggie fashion, her entrance into this world was dramatic, so why should the rest of her life be any different.  (short back story for those of you that do not know. I hemorrhaged while in labor and she had to be born via Emergency C-section) She ran away with my heart at first sight and I've yet to get

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We were driving home from the Childrens Museum today and we were listening to a local country radio station (that was doing a promo for tomorrow's morning show) about Lady GAGA and her giving up of "relations" (oh if only THEY would say it that way) because it interferes with her creativity....and my daughter pipes up from the backseat Maggie: "Mom, gaga is that MEAN lady from 101 Dalmations"  I

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There is just something special-almost magical about Mema and Pop-pops backyard in the summer.  It's always been that way.  It's my favorite way to spend a sunny summer day.  Sundays are family day at Mema and Pop-pop's.  It's a tradition.  Church, (pool) Lunch, (pool) Naps&Newspapers, dessert (pool) a little time in the sandbox and then maybe a dip in the pool.a little family game of soccer in

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Me (while helping Mag wash her hair): "boy kiddo, you sure have a lot of knots in your hair" Mag: "I know mom, but I have HAIR BALL shampoo" me: "what" Mag(holding up the shampoo bottle): "SEE, HAIR BALL shampoo...mom, YOU bought it"ohhhhh, boy...this kid! She cracks me up!!Hope you laughed, because goodness I did!! We hope you all have a great weekend!!!

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As promised, I am trying very hard at blogging more and showing you a little more of what we've been up to this month.  We got to go home to Erie for the first time in FOUR years for the 4th of July this year.  Don't ya know, there were NO fireworks in Erie though this year...just our luck.  We LOVE going downtown Pittsburgh and watching them from the North Shore, so no fireworks was a HUGE

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Dear darling Cate, last Friday you turned THREE months! I know, already, it amazes me too!  You are such a HAPPY little girl!  I am so happy to be YOUR mommy.  God surely broke the cute mold when he made you!  I mean, I was sure that there could not possibly anyone as adorable as your brother and sister until you were born...now I know for sure that there can NOT be any more cute genes left out

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I'll post a bigger post later, but here is a teaser of Cate's 3 month pictures!

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Oh my goodness, I see a trend in the month of July on my blog.  Not many posts at all.  I guess that means we are too busy LIVING to stop and write everything down...So here is where we have been, it's been QUITE the summer!  You all know about our vacation, and our love of the zoo and all things water so here a little more of what we have been up to (in pictures, of course) Let's start where we

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Last Wednesday was a fun day.  American Eagle's new store (77kids) was getting ready to open the next day out in Robinson so they hosted a "Do Good Day"  There was a group of other mommy bloggers over on the North Shore with goodies(and coupons) for the kiddos.  We drove down to check it out, and were blown away.  Both she and Fionn got bags filled with goodies with a "mission" inside... They

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Today was family fun day.  Whoohoo!  We originally had plans to do some shopping and see Toy Story 3 ( I don't know who's more excited...the kids or us) but I found a coupon yesterday for a GREAT rate to go to Idlewild so I called Greg and we decided to take advantage and changed our plans.We went for the first time last year, but Fionn was too small still to ride most of the rides, and it rained

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I'm not sure how it's happened, but our little princess is TWO months old already!!  So here are the details from her trip to the pediatrician yesterday...Cate is up to a WHOPPING 9 pounds 13 oz. and is 21 inches long.  She went from the 3rd percentile to the 25th in weight, now that's GOOD growing!!  She's up to eating 4-6 oz. every 4-6 hours and is doing really well holding up her head and is

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This post ALSO sponsored by Cate, who enjoys being awake from 2-4 am!(good thing I can type with one hand) Sesame Place day TWO -AMAZING!Plain and simple, this was the best possible trip we could have taken this week. We have loved everything about the park.  Even the prices, seriously.  It's the one amusement park that I don't feel like we were taken to the cleaners to come to.  We got a

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What a day! It took us a little while to get to Sesame Place this morning. Fionn and Cate were both grumpy and Maggie didn't sleep well last night in the hotel so it made this morning interesting...yeah, i'm sticking with interesting. As you can see everyone had a GREAT time once we were there and they were so excited with everything we saw and did!  I'll write more about the trip itself at

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**Disclaimer**this post brought to you today by Cate, who thinks 4am is a GREAT time to play, lol Today we embarked on our first family roadtrip.  Since we drive back and forth to Erie all the time, we knew our kids do pretty well in the truck, so we weren't really worried.  Besides, ummm, i would like to be a kid again now.  DVD players were NOT an option when I had to go on roadtrips as a kid!

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Fionn worked hard to figure out how to work Mema and Pop-pop's hose...this summer should be interesting! This video is from the weekend we were home for Fionn's birthday party. I have so much to update, but we have just been so darn busy the last few weeks!  I tried to  upload a few different videos the last few weeks, but youtube was NOT cooperate.  Please enjoy these little peeks at our

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That's right, FRIDAY!!  Horray...we've been SO BUSY this week to get ready for tomorrow...now it's almost here, and there is still so much to do, but we're getting there. Laundry's almost all caught up, house clean (for the most part)and I'm getting ready to start baking. Thank you, in advance, to all our family and friends that come out for Fionn's party tomorrow. We are truly blessed to have

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Our Fun-loving, Independant, Outgoing, Naughty...did I say Naughty??  little boy turned TWO today!  Where did the time go??It seems like yesterday he was born.  It seems like yesterday that we wrote THIS post...That's not a road I'm ready to walk back down tonight, I'm too happy enjoying the beautiful family that's snuggling in my bed right now!  We're having a party for him next weekend at home

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Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

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Just a quick update on Cate..(since it's 6am and she has BOTH Greg and I up tending to her) We came home yesterday(to MUCH fanfare) and spent the day trying to figure out how to be a family of FIVE!  Mema and Pop-pop had to quickly head for home after we got here, so we spent the majority of the evening just trying to get everyone used to having Cate here...Fionn was fine all weekend in the

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Catherine Jeanne...was born on Friday, April 23rd at 2:32pm.  She is not nearly as large as they thought she would be, and only tipped the scales at 6 pounds 8 oz.  She is TEENEY tiny, my smallest baby after all.  She is only 19 1/4 inches long, so we have quite the little peanut on our hands...  Big Brother sneaking his first peek at hie Cate-Eeeeee(as he calls her) Proud Big Sister Maggie put

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It's  Earth Day  and here at our house that's a big deal.  Our post is a little late tonight as we had a HUGE day preparing for Miss Cate's impending birth tomorrow.  So before we tell you about our "re-purposing" I will tell you that Cate's Amnio went VERY well today.  I was up ALL night, and Fionn must have known how worried I was, because HE was up and down all night as well.  I woke up shaky

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This fabulous picture is compliments of my wonderful hubby!! This is it folks, it's FINALLY here, the week we welcome our new little girl to our family.  It's been QUITE the ride, and I don't remember a time that I've been this tired honestly.  As we count down our final days I ask that you PLEASE say a prayer for our sweet Cate.  Please pray for Lung Maturity as we head in for our Amnio on

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Everything is in bloom here in the Burgh, and it is absolutely GORGEOUS!We went to church this morning, and even though we've lived here for almost four years now, its our first time for Easter Mass at OUR church. We ALWAYS go home for Easter. It was a bittersweet day, it's so hard to want to be in two places at once.Greg's schedule didn't even give us the option this year as we are saving up

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  We've been to the doctor ( A LOT) to make sure Cate is growing well.  (She is)  This was at 29 weeks and 4 days.  We get another sneak peek next week on the 1st.   We've been breaking in our baby legs (and our potties)and taking our last naps in our crib with Bogie... Kiley made sure Mommy didn't bother me TOO much while I was napping... I was REALLY tired...Sissy worked on riding her bike(

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Last year Maggie joined Odyssey of the Mind and had so much FUN, so it was an easy decision for her this year when asked if she wanted to participate again. (during last year's performance)This year she just happened to be the only girl on her team, but that didn't bother her. They didn't get to start practicing until January this year (some teams practice year round) and I was AMAZED at how

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 We stocked up for the storm, just in case.  We still cloth diaper, you know 85% of the time...pretty much always when we're home.  BUT with the threat of no power (and no washer and dryer) I thought we had better be prepared...just in case.  That's the kind of person I am.  A just in case kind.  And I'm turning my daughter into one as well.  I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.   So since

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Two years ago today I had the pleasure and privilege to help our friends Kristy and Howard welcome their fourth child, Asher Joseph, into this world. Two years ago today, I also joined them as they said good-bye and watched him go home to his heavenly father. Asher came a little faster than expected, and by the time we made the two hour drive to Erie and made it to the hospital, he had already

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I mentioned in my last post that we had friends down two weekends ago, during our HUGE storm (which is STILL causing headaches) and one of the things we did with the kids before the left on Sunday was to make some yummy "love day" Sugar Cookies...Our dough was pretty sticky (to put it mildly) even though we refrigerated it over night so we had to use LOTS of flour.  Poor Annie, I teased her

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All last week we heard about this "Super Storm" that was coming...the storm of the season they said...Well we're from Erie County (in PA) and we know about snow, so we weren't worried at all. Friday morning we woke up, kinda laughed about it, and went about getting ready for the day.  I had a hair appt. at 11am, so Fionn and I went and still there was no snow.  As we were getting ready to leave

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After many attempts for Greg to get off our street to go to work, we had to give up. He then walked the dog and checked on the neighbors. To keep them entertained he dove backwards down the hill. I missed the first one where his legs were straight up in the air, so this one will have to do. The snow is CRAZY here, we'll post more pictures later today once it finally stops. We hope everyone

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 Just a warning, this is a LONG post (and if you do the craft like we did, it will be a LONG craft as well)  Last week I was reading another photographers blog and saw this awesome craft that she did with her kids, and I thought "WOW, that's cool...it can't be hard, let's do it"I guess maybe I should have emailed her and asked for a little more instruction b/c we WAY overdid this craft.  I mean,

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So last week we were sorting through all the kids new toys that they received for Christmas and putting them on a new bookshelf that we got, and Fionner decided to help out! Yes, this is his idea of "helping" Ahhhh, this boy really keeps me on my toes. Everyday is a new day, and I never know what we're going to delve into that day. I went to feed the dog yesterday and found his "train town"

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A couple months ago I got a new 28mm lens.  I've not really gotten a chance to "play" with it yet, so I took the opportunity to this week.  It was a fun week, we had a lot of different fun activities planned with the kids (Sesame Street Live for example) and it was great with all the beautiful snow outside. Now the snow is gone, it's raining, and I have plenty of time to show you what we've been

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Last week we did our "family" giveaway, but we've also had one going over at our Frames of Infinity blog as well.   It's a chance to win a Gift Certificate to Frames of Infinity OR GH Designs.  There are so many things getting ready to go up on GH Designs, I can't wait to show them all off!  We've been working hard to update our site and put up new things just in time for Love Day!   So what are

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Okay guys, I just hit up Random.org (to keep it all fair) and the winner is: Number 8.  Which means that it's Suzie! Suzie, I need your mailing address to get it out in the mail to you!! Thanks everyone for entering, it was fun. We'll be doing another give away here soon to celebrate the coming of Cate, so be sure to check back and keep entering.

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Okay folks, this is the hat in question from Briar Claire that one lucky person is going to win!  So far we havn't had many takers, so it looks like your chances are good.  This is an infant size hat, and even if you're not expecting, it would make a great gift for anyone who is!!  Make sure to enter on the post below!! Good luck!

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So Greg likes to joke that we all knew this was a girl from the get-go.  Let's just say my hormone level has been ever-so slightly agitated.  Maggie once again got another one right, and we'd love to introduce you all to Cate.  She is due ON Fionn's 2nd Birthday (May 16th)  I guess you could say we like to keep things close. When we had Fionn I told Greg that I couldn't imagine having another

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Every year we spend Christmas Eve at my Aunt's with my fathers side of the family.  This year was no different, and even though we should have driven home on the 23rd, so we could be there early, we didn't.  We drove home ON the 24th and were just a tad late.  Fashionable you could say, lol. My sister was already there with her brood, including James, the newest addition to the family. He

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  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...too bad it's three days late, lol.  Christmas Day it was rainy and chilly, but not snowy.  All the snow melted with the rain, but you wouldn't guess that if you looked outside now.  The wind is swirling, the snow is blowing, but it's nice and cozy in Mema and Pop-pop's house!  We're helping Pop-pop break in his new Wii, and we even got a few new

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From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!!

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We have been sooo busy the last few weeks. I have started numerous posts, only to just leave them as drafts when I didn't have time to finish them. As most of you know this is the busiest time of year for me as a family photographer, even though this year has not been as busy as normal, I thew in that trip to Omaha and worked every day I was there.The Sunday before Thanksgiving we surprised

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If you've been reading our blog for long, you'll know that we always attend Light Up Night in Downtown Pittsburgh every year. Well, except for last year. It was bitterly cold, and as badly as we wanted to go, taking Fionn out was just out of the question.This year though was perfect. The weather was still in the 50's, and the sky was clear. It was a great night to see Santa light up downtown.

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So I went into panic mode this week, did anyone else? Okay, so it was more like today, but WOW. We've picked up a few things here and there over the last month or so, but I was so proud of myself, felt ahead of the game. Then today the realization hit, it's NOVEMBER 15thWhaaaat? What in the world am I going to get these kids for Christmas! I know, I know...we keep preaching to them about it

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**Last Post until next week**[I'm leaving early tomorrow morning for a great multi destination weekend. I'm spending a couple days in Omaha with Amanda before heading to Denver this weekend for a NILMDTS Area Coordinator training. I am so excited to be going both places, I can't even begin to tell you! I will fill you all in once I'm back]Well we showed you how we picked out pumpkins, so now

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It really was a big day at Trax Farms, and we had sooo much fun. The next post should be one of them showing off what they chose to do with their pumpkins. They worked really hard choosing their patterns and helping to scoop out the pumpkins. Even Fionn, even though he really wasn't sure what was happening. October was such a big month, it's hard to believe that it's over already. I have so

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Maggie was pretty quick to scale through the piles of pumpkins to find hers, but Fionn well...he took a little longer, dug through a few more to find that PERFECT one...

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I won't lie, this is another "catch up" post, but by now you've all forgiven me and realize that we're trying to get back on track with our posting. I can also tell you, this won't be the last. We've been quite busy, so things are going to be out of order for a little while. We have a big trip planned home this weekend, AND I'm getting ready to go on a business/fun trip in two weeks, so LOTS

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Okay now that you've all picked yourselves back up off the floor, you are NOT dreaming...yes indeed there is ANOTHER post from me today. I'm not saying the dry spell is over, the next few months are SUPER busy, but I'm trying my hardest!My children LOVE to dance, they ADORE it. Yes, both of them. In return, it makes ME adore THEM even more. I warned you in the last post that they had a FABULOUS

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