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King costumes from Nana
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves
Aside from our journey to get here and a trip to urgent care, Christmas in NC has been a huge success. The boys have been having a blast playing with all of their cousins, and as you can see from this photo they received some pretty cool stuff. [...]

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A snowy day romp
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves

Well, we made it to my parent’s house on Monday, after an extremely long day of travel. It went as well as can be expected, and the boys are quite the experienced travelers now. We were pretty proud of how well they did, unbelievable considering how young [...]

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As my sister would say, I’m turning a speed limit today. I awoke, after having a lie in, to birthday cards created by my children and a lovely one written by my husband. Quinton pointed out what he had drawn all over his – “balloons popping out everywhere, Mommy!” and how he had [...]

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I’ve decided that the primary difference between winter in London and winter in Minneapolis is this: winter in Minneapolis arrives quite suddenly and dramatically. Much like the obnoxious drunk relative that arrives at the family function – rude and quite proud of announcing themselves. Winter in London is like a toddler who [...]

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Stockings!
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves

Yesterday we celebrated our own family London Christmas together, mostly in an effort to take less presents with us home. We had a really nice and relaxing day, the boys having a blast opening their presents from Mommy & Daddy. Santa (or shall we say Father Christmas?), of course knows [...]

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The Prince Edwards Theatre
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves
Yesterday we started the Steeves Family Christmas. We picked the boys up early from school, them unaware (oh that is so much fun!), and took them home where they discovered tickets to the Mary Poppins matinee. The show is closing here in January, and plays at the [...]

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So for a few years now I’ve been creating this list in my head of things that are good for the soul. You know, those things that stoke the fire in your belly and make you feel alive all over. Time to capture my list:
* A run in the rain. And [...]

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We all love our kids, but we all know our excitement and fulfillment on being a parent has it’s ups and downs. Some days we would just as soon someone else had the job, some days things just hum along as usual, and some days we are bursting and oozing with pride and gratitude [...]

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Roooaaaaarrrrrrr!!!!
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves
Yesterday was the boys’ school annual Winterboogie. This made for a very delightful and long day. It began with me in my wellies and pajamas out in our garden clipping greenery to take to deck the hall. Thank goodness Dan didn’t decide that was a nice photo opportunity.
My friend [...]

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