Family
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Hanging out with Ella
Baby Ella got to meet her aunts and uncles today.
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Christmas Highlights
Our Christmas celebration started as it should: Christmas Eve Mass, with the three older girls singing in the choir. It was, of course, terribly crowded, and Teresa and Augustine were not at their best, but it was a lovely Mass. We had ham for dinner and then sent the kids off to watch Cricket on
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Birthday Boys
What better fun when you are snowed in then to celebrate the birthday of two wonderful boys! With birthdays just 48 hours apart (and ten years), these guys share a special bond in a house full of girls.Augustine turned two on the 19th. It's hard to believe my baby is two. Most of my kids
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Snow, Snow, Snow!
It is Day 3 of being snowed in. We got just about two feet of snow over the weekend. At this point, we are hoping to be able to get out for Mass on Christmas Eve! Daddy and Katherine have been slaving away on the impossible mountain of snow on the driveway. We have
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The Christmas Letter
Dear Friends and Family, We hope this letter finds you well and happy during this most joyous time of year! 2009 has been another good year for our family. We are very blessed. Life rolls by, almost too quickly, and the children grow and change daily. The day by day changes are subtle, but looking
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Car Seat Graduate
Friday was a big day in the life of our Elizabeth. Not only did she turn the big 8, she finally graduated from her booster car seat! This is a big rite of passage into the world of "big kids"! Believe it or not, I now only have three kids in car seat. Who thought
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Sealed with the Spirit
Last weekend, Katherine received the Sacrament of Confirmation. We are very proud of her and excited as she enters this new life in Christ. The bishop presided and gave a wonderful homily. He encouraged the children to remember that the Holy Spirit is now their partner, and their source of strength, as they go out
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The almost forgotten beach trip
Way back when, in September, we had a fabulous vacation to the Outer Banks with great friends. I have never gotten around to blogging about it, which is a shame because it really was a great time and I would hate to let the memories get lost in my head. There were twelve kids altogether,
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Picture posting frenzy!
I have discovered that when I hide upstairs with my laptop and my cell phone which is my internet connection for the laptop, that I can actually add pictures to this blog at lightning speed. This could be a fluke, never to happen again! So, I am going to take advantage of it! Here is