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Yearly Archives: 2012
A Visit from James, Jenn and Matt…and Thanksgiving!
December 31, 2012 – 8:43 pm
In November, my former roommate and beloved friend Jenn and her husband Matt visited us here in Cambodia, along with my dear childhood (and adulthood!) friend, James. Our first non-family visitors! They were here for six days, which made for a very fast trip, but we were so very grateful that they spent their precious ...read more...
Navigating November
December 31, 2012 – 11:49 am
The highlight of November was a visit from my dear friends, Jenn, Matt and James (which I’ll include in a later post), as well as Thanksgiving (while they were here!) and Nate’s BIG 3-0 Birthday. Here’s the rest of our day-to-day adventures:
...read more...October Ongoings
December 30, 2012 – 2:59 pm
Here are a few of the captured memories from October. Time is flying by and our kids are growing up way too quickly!
...read more...Sacrifice
November 15, 2012 – 10:18 pm
I wrote this post a few weeks ago, but the emotions are still real: There are some days when the sacrifice just seems too hard. Today was one of those days. My brother’s military graduation is in a few days, and as a way to participate remotely in this very special occasion, I had the ...read more...
Ava’s Ballerina Birthday
November 13, 2012 – 10:58 pm
I suppose that most little ones love to dance, and our Ava is no exception. One of her favorite characters is Angelina Ballerina and one of her fondest activities is dancing around our living room (especially to Psalty from Grandpa and Grandma Wells). In light of this, I decided to have a ballerina theme for ...read more...
Ava’s Early Birthday Celebration
November 12, 2012 – 3:16 am
Since Ava’s 3rd birthday (Oct 3rd) was two weeks after my parents left, we decided to have an early celebration. We enjoyed my childhood birthday dinner favorite, spaghetti (which Ava also enjoys!), followed by gifts from my parents and some of the family, and then a fun time of dancing in the living room with ...read more...
September Scenes
November 9, 2012 – 3:17 pm
The highlight of September was definitely the visit from my parents, but here are some pictures from the rest of the month:
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