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Fun Foto Friday #35

Fun Foto Friday #35

Every boy is a warrior at heart. Grown up boys included. And every warrior needs a sword. Duh! So when a dear friend of ours, whom Judah calls “Uncle Andy” and who creates amazing things out of random wood he finds, gave John and Judah their VERY OWN SWORDS, you can imagine how excited they […]
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Keep Calm and Go Natural

Keep Calm and Go Natural

Does your dishwasher detergent contain highly concentrated chlorine? Did you know that chlorine happens to be one of the leading causes of child poisoning, according to the poison control center? Have you ever looked at the ingredients list on your drain cleaner? Did you know that lye, hydrochloric acid, and trichloroethane can damage the esophagus […]
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Fun Foto Friday #34

Fun Foto Friday #34

A couple of weeks ago, we thought, “Hey, it’d be fun to have a double jogging stroller!” We try to go on a family jog every Sunday morning, and one of those fancy strollers would make that whole jogging-with-two-kids thing a whole lot easier. But if you know anything about strollers, you know that double […]
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Fun Foto Friday #33

Fun Foto Friday #33

Back in Roach, back to school, back to the busyness of daily life! Here are some glimpses of our first 2 weeks back here at the Training Center:  Community Kick-Off BBQ: around 600 people attended a BBQ hosted by New Tribes and it was a great way for us and the boys to re-connect with […]
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Fun Foto Friday #32

Fun Foto Friday #32

The last double date we had in Spokane was with Mom and Dad. The boys got to crash our date night and come along, too :). We went to the mall for coffee, some shopping, dinner, and for Judah to ride the choo-choo train there. Not so sure what he thought of it though… first, he […]
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Summer ABC’s

Summer ABC’s

“How was your summer?” That’s a question we get (and will get)  a lot and I usually don’t even know how to start squeezing the whole summer  into a couple of sentences. So to share some things we’ve done and experienced over the last 6 weeks, here’s a little ABC of our summer in Spokane: […]
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Fun Foto Friday #31

Fun Foto Friday #31

Do you want to see the most ridiculous puppy ever? Here it is: Now, let me explain. This puppy was hurt soon after she was born (we’re not sure what happened), and has ever since had a sack filled with fluid on her head. The fluid needs to be drained every couple of days, which […]
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Anyans, Anyans, and more Anyans!

Anyans, Anyans, and more Anyans!

  In January, all the Anyans got together for a family photo shoot. Just imagine trying to get 12 adults and 12 kids (between the ages of 12 years and 3 months) to smile and look in the same direction at the same time. There were tears, there were tantrums, there was spit-up on the carefully […]
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Fun Foto Friday #30

Fun Foto Friday #30

When I was a brand-new mom with a 4-month old baby, stuck without a car in our little red house in the woods, and battling baby blues and hormonal roller coasters, these ladies saved me. I am so thankful that I decided that I NEEDED to get out of the house to keep my sanity. So […]
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Elias: 9 Month Update

Elias: 9 Month Update

Elias is almost 10 months old and I thought it’s time for an update on our handsome boy! GROWTH: He hasn’t been weighed in a while; all I know is that he’s a small baby! He was in the 4th percentile for both height and weight at his 6 month check-up, and looking at all the […]
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