Yes, I realize I got the title backwards. That is my point. We are leaving for Israel in 4 days and I am trying to organize my thoughts and my to-do list. This is my first trip out of the country and I must say, I am excited. Nervous about leaving [...]

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Me: Breckin, tell Daddy he is crazy!
Breckin: No, I can’t tell him he is crazy.
Me: Really? Why not?
Breckin: Because, Mommy, he is still awesome.

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Christmas has come and gone in a flurry of excitement and wrapping paper. I am glad it is over, but also so grateful for the Christmas season. While I think the gift giving tends to be a bit much (materialism makes me crazy!), I really do think the spirit of giving is a [...]

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Jeremiah and Breckin were driving today and had the following conversation.
Breckin: Daddy, I see a McDonalds. There are three McDonalds.
Jeremiah: There are a lot more than that.
Breckin: 7 McDonalds?
Jeremiah: No, more than that.
Breckin: 10 McDonalds?
Jeremiah: No. There are McDonalds’ all over the place Breckin.
Breckin: Whoa!
Later that night I [...]

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Over the last few weeks we have been telling Breckin and Arwyn all about Christmas. At the beginning of December, Jeremiah told Breckin there were 22 days until Christmas. Breckin took it from there and started counting down on his own. Every single day since then, the first words out of his [...]

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I have been so busy as of late! Wow. Between Christmas and cakes, I have been baking non-stop. So, I haven’t had a ton of time to post my two most recent cakes. Without further ado….
A Care Bear cake for Adrienne. She turned 3 this month and loves Care Bears. [...]

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I don’t remember exactly how it all started. Jeremiah and I were in so many classes together (small, small school) for years and I never really noticed him until my sophomore year. Well, I did actually notice him. He was the guy sitting in the back row of class who never said [...]

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My friend Ivy inspires me. Not only in the manner of cake making, but in her take on Christmas. I would really like to celebrate Christmas in this manner next year. Awesome Ivy, just awesome!
What Christmas should really be about.

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Is anyone else completely impressed while simultaneously being completely appalled by this? And not that this matters at all, but she has her babies at the same hospital Breckin was born in. I wonder if we had the same doc.
Michelle Duggar Gives Birth to 18th Child

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I think so often as moms, we all have a lot to deal with. We hit the ground running every morning and don’t stop until the kids are in bed. Even then, we still have a list of to dos so long that even the most ambitious of overachievers would be overwhelmed. [...]

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