Monthly Archives: January 2009

This and that….in pictures

Posted on January 31, 2009 by houseofsmooches

This is random life happening at the House of Smooches over the past week or so….can you tell I just down loaded the memory stick from my camera Cute Cousins — don’t you just love their hair color pattern…black/Red/Black/Red/Black…totally not … Continue reading →

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Ben and his phone

Posted on January 28, 2009 by houseofsmooches

Ben loves to pretend to talk on the phone.  And his pretend phones come in all shapes and sizes.  This one is a piece of grape.

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Tuesday’s Treasures

Posted on January 27, 2009 by houseofsmooches

I just love this picture of my boys!!

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Works for me Wednesday on a Monday

Posted on January 26, 2009 by houseofsmooches

Cooking with kids My son Jeremiah LOVES to cook.  And anytime I start making something in the kitchen he’s there watching with a hawk’s eye and trying to sneak a stir, or lick or taste or something!!  Well on Saturday … Continue reading →

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3 Years today

Posted on January 25, 2009 by houseofsmooches

Three years ago today we stepped off the airplane from Guatemala with our beautiful boys.  If you want to see the pictures of our adventure you can check it out here and here and here. We had a low-key celebration … Continue reading →

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Baby Autumn

Posted on January 24, 2009 by houseofsmooches

Photo Session For those of you wanting to see pictures of my new little niece Autumn…..happy viewing.  Mary and Autumn (and Oma) stopped by to visit us yesterday and so I did an impromptu photo session.  Autumn was a most … Continue reading →

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Purposeful in Parenting

Posted on January 22, 2009 by houseofsmooches

Recently I came to the realization that for the past 2 ½ years I’ve been parenting in survival mode.  And honestly there’s nothing wrong with a season of “survival”.  God has created us as seasonal creatures: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 1 There … Continue reading →

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Basketball

Posted on January 19, 2009 by houseofsmooches

On Saturday Carlos had his first basketball game.  We decided to let Carlos play recreational basketball this winter and it has been a great experience.  One big plus is that his practice is only 2 minutes away from our house….that’s … Continue reading →

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Who Me?!?!?

Posted on January 15, 2009 by houseofsmooches

Eat what Crayon?!?!

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Oma and her babies

Posted on January 14, 2009 by houseofsmooches

I love this picture of my mom and all her grandbabies. Well, not exactly ALL of them. Even though this picture was taken on Saturday a new baby has been added to the bunch!! Yep, my youngest sister Mary had … Continue reading →

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