I love going home to the Mother Land. I especially love taking my little Charles along for the ride and wish Husband could join us but someone has to finance the adventure, right? {Thank you Husband} Going home is always fun, hectic, humorous, loving, full of giggles and gossip, and involves partaking more than the [...]

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Charlie and I just returned from a {SURPRISE} trip to Oklahoma. We had a fabulous time and have more pictures to come, but until then enjoy these two, little, nakey, cousins…

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A friend from college is extremely talented and has her own little company. She did a fabulous job. If you need any custom invites, announcements, etc. she’s great. I go gaga over custom paper anything.

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We just returned from a whirlwind family vacay to Disneyland with all of the Cramers. Disneyland{world} is such a magical, inspiring place. Our first morning there, an older gentleman was taking the tickets and said “Good morning! Have a magical day.” It made me tear up. Yes, I’m a boob. Husband is currently working on [...]

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Steven’s younger brother, Jeff, recently returned from serving a mission in Puerto Rico for our church. He had barely been home for a week when he came to visit us and meet Charlie. We loved having him visit, hear stories from his mission and show him some of our sites. Jeff is a great uncle; [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, Charlie & I drove up to Aspen to meet Steven for a few days. Steven had work meetings and volunteer opportunities with Cisco, so we jumped on the bandwagon for the FREE accommodations. Our mini vacay was uber swanky and extremely relaxing. Our balcony view of the slopes, wood burning [...]

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I should preface this…it might be a mean laugh. Are you watching DWTS? I’m usually not a fan but there’s something about this year’s cast (Bachelor-Pamela-Kate G) that has sucked me in. Kate G. is just one…hot…mess week-after-week. Seriously, you must watch the video below…at least the first 30 seconds, and then follow that scrumptious [...]

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Oh of course we took part in the commercial side of Easter too. We… Dyed Eggs, I made a special “Charlie Brown” egg in honor of our Charles Steven accidentally dyed two RAW eggs…he taught me the spinning trick so I can know the difference Had an Egg Hunt, The bunny got pretty tricky this [...]

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“He is not here, but is risen…” Luke 24:6 We are especially mindful of our Savior’s love, grace and sacrifice He made for each us. What a glorious day to focus on His resurrection and the example He has set for all of us. Happy Easter Special thanks to Nana for Little Man’s hat & [...]

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Obviously I leave the langua de espanol to Husband. A few days ago, Hood came up for a girls’ night. Steven had already headed up to Aspen for work so she kept Charlie & me company. We dined on homemade empanadas she learned to make on her mission and watched The Blindside. I loved having [...]

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