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Wild West 2nd Birthday
Howdy y’all. Jack’s Wild West second birthday was a success. How do I know? Because Jack had a ridiculously good time and so did we. Thank you to our friends and family and everyone who helped make it a special … Continue reading
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Tagged Detroit Family, Toddler Birthday, Wild West Birthday
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A Detroit Family Halloween. Past and present.
As a lover of Halloween, I begin planning my costume far in advance. It drives Ryan crazy that in the Spring I start talking about how we will dress up in the Fall. What he doesn’t know is that I … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Little Man, Party Time
Tagged Detroit, Halloween, with love from det, with love from detroit
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Belle Isle and The Riverwalk
Looking through my past posts, I saw that this entry was still labeled “draft.” Not sure why I never posted this. The original date was Sept. 7, 2012. Better late than never I guess. Friday morning Jack and I got … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Little Man
Tagged Callie, Detroit, Riverwalk, with love from det, with love from detroit
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The Boogie Bandit
Jack’s second birthday party is rapidly approaching. I have been trying my best to get our house in order, finish the decorations and assign jobs to the friends and family that asked to help (thank you all.) The theme is … Continue reading
What I can tell you about Jack
As parents we know our children better than anyone else on the planet. We have an intimate understanding of each facial expression. We can anticipate reactions with great precision. We give our children healthy room to become independent and eventually … Continue reading
RIP iPhone 2010-2012
Sad news my friends. My iPhone passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on September 24, 2012. She will be remembered for her skills as a photographer, for her limitless intelligence and, of course, how well she worked with children. … Continue reading
Pumpkin Patch
Last weekend Frankie and Matt took Penelope to Blake Farms Cider Mill. After hearing about the giant jumping pillow, petting zoo, orchard, train rides and donuts that were “so good you could go nuts,” the decision was easy. Our Friday … Continue reading
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Tagged Callie, Detroit, family, with love from det, with love from detroit
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Pumpkin Doodle
Growing up we had a family friend, Mary Sue, who would always call me her “Pumpkin Doodle.” As a child, I took great offense to this and would reply “I’m not the Pumpkin Doodle. You are!” Now that I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Callie, Detroit, family, with love from det, with love from detroit
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My favorite days…
My favorite days are the ones that are spent with my family. Watching Jack and Ryan play fills my heart and melts it away in one fell swoop. So often I say to Ryan “look what we’ve created.” I am … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Little Man, Lovie-Dovie
Tagged Belle Isle, Callie, Detroit, family, with love from, with love from det
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DDF – Creating Play
Pop Ups come in all shapes and sizes. Creating Play was a pop up playground sponsored by KaBoom for the Detroit Design Festival. Under the tent they had foam blocks, ribbon play, painting and more. We ran into two of … Continue reading
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Tagged Callie, ddf, Detroit, with love from det, with love from detroit
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