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My name is Tami and I live in central Illinois with my husband, Larry and three children, Caleb (8), Camden (7) and Emma (4). I hope you'll enjoy reading about my life as a wife/mother and about our family's adventures.
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Happy 3rd Birthday Emma!

Independence Day 2010

Grilling out, homemade sundaes with the works…

lighting off fireworks at home, and staying up late…

to light sparklers and watch fireworks at the park.

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July 7, 2010 | Filed Under Family Life, Holidays & Celebrations, Our Children | Leave a Comment

Happy 7th Birthday Caleb!

Happy 5th Birthday Camden!

Easter 2010

We had a great Easter weekend with our kids.

On Saturday, we hung around the house and dyed some eggs in the afternoon.

On Sunday morning, after the kids had looked through their Easter baskets and had an Easter egg hunt, we headed to church. The boys sang in the children’s choir and did an excellent job.

Camden kept insisting that he wasn’t tired, but he kept yawning…all day.

Caleb, Camden and Emma

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April 7, 2010 | Filed Under Faith, Holidays & Celebrations, Our Children | 1 Comment

Christmas 2009

Our family had a great Christmas this year. Each year it just gets better because the kids get more excited.

Each year we try and do things as a family that incorporate the true meaning of Christmas. This year we made an Advent calendar and did a magnetic nativity on the refrigerator. The kids enjoyed putting a new piece on the nativity and pulling out a different activity for us to do each day.

After Christmas Eve service and driving around to look at Christmas lights, the kids set out cookies and milk for Santa and then they were off to bed. This year Caleb was so excited that it took him a while to fall asleep, but Camden and Emma were out like a light.

Emma’s theme this year was “Princess”. She got a dress up outfit, jewelry, a pop-up princess castle and a tea set to play with.

Caleb and Camden got a Cars race track this year as a joint gift. They have spent endless hours playing with this toy. But, the big gifts for the boys were games and puzzles.

We spent the afternoon at my in-laws were we got more gifts and had Christmas dinner. Our dog, Milo, spent his afternoon on any available lap.

Tags: Christmas, holidays, family life, holiday traditions

December 30, 2009 | Filed Under Holidays & Celebrations, Our Children | 1 Comment

Merry Christmas!

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December 25, 2009 | Filed Under Holidays & Celebrations, Our Children | 2 Comments

Christmas Card 2009

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December 16, 2009 | Filed Under Crafts & Activities, Holidays & Celebrations | 1 Comment

Advent Calendar

I have been wanting to incorporate Advent into our family for a couple of years, but have never made it happen.

This year I was motivated by this muffin tin advent calendar that Meredith made. Lack of time had me creating something a little more simple for this year. Hopefully next year I can start sooner and create something that will last from year to year.

I made a simple envelope from scrapbook paper and free-handed a tree and stars to glue on. My husband and I then decided on 24 things to do over the course of the month. There are a few days that are very busy for our family, so those days we will have a verse to read instead of an activity. The kids were watching me put the calendar together this weekend and are anxious to start.

We are also reading Looking Forward to the Nativity as a family each night.

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December 1, 2009 | Filed Under Crafts & Activities, Faith, Holidays & Celebrations | 1 Comment

Shine the Light on the Richness of God’s Love

A group of ladies from my church decorated a tree for the 3rd time for Festival of Trees. We had a great time and are already looking forward to next year.