2014 ended in the ideal way in my world: rich in relationships. Three dear friends and I were gifted a weekend away at the coast and so four young mamas spent two days debriefing life and parenting and what-the-heck-happened-to-us-these-last-few-years. It was refreshing to be with three other transparent mamas who love their families with everything that they are but who also need to take a step back from them to help us get perspective. I'm grateful we were able to just be together (how quiet it seems without 7 little kids!) and laugh and share and cry. Good group parenting therapy session :)
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| The glorious Oregon coast! |
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Michelle, Danielle, Lindsay -- thankful every day that I get
to navigate parenting with such wonderful people. |
And then the cousins arrived to be here for the holidays!!! Luke and Amelia were beside themselves -- counting down the days until "Caroline and baby Addy and Auntie and Joe-Joe" would be here. And Buddy and Samantha, of course. Amelia informed me today that Samantha is her best friend. What can I say? The girl loves animals. We had a blast -- sledding and hiking and sharing meals and just being together. When we found out my sister and I were only 10 weeks apart in our pregnancies with the twins and Caroline I had no idea what a gift it would be to get to have our kids be so close in age. It's so much fun! It's a circus to have 4 under 4 all together -- but a good (as long as everyone is fed and napped) and very noisy circus :)
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| Sledding was one of the highlights -- the kids just loved it! |
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| Stories with Gramma! |
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| My loves. |
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To not have to bribe Amelia to smile for a photo means she was having
so much fun! |
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| A muddy Christmas Day hike! |
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| Amelia Jane. |
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| These four! Wish I could freeze time at these ages. So fun. |
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| Merry Christmas! |
And now ... to get ready for these two to turn FOUR!
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