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happy 4th birthday, jackson!
we brought together many of jackson’s biggest loves — train rides, the circus, animals, bright colors, and his best friends — to celebrate his 4th birthday. the centerpiece of the party was a colorful cupcake tower, featuring the birthday boy on top, clowns, and of course, lots of sprinkles! (props go out to martha stewart’s…
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summer begins in ocean city!
usually we wait until the end of summer to make a trip to the beach, but this year, we did the opposite, kicking off the steamy season with a weeklong trip to ocean city, new jersey, june 20 to 26. we started our journey on fathers day by boarding the cape henlopen, one of the…
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crafty time – birthday invites!
molly got a little crafty this weekend, creating circus-themed birthday party invites for jackson’s upcoming 4th birthday bash! we’re excited about the way they turned out… we found these great stickers at a frederick craft shop, and designed the interior of the invites to look like one of those crazy circus posters — with lots…
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first year of school… finished!
jackson finished his last day of preschool for the 2009-10 school year at monocacy valley montessori public charter school on friday! and as we snapped on his bike helmet for our ride to school, we couldn’t help but get nostalgic about our growing little boy. on his first day of school, back in august, jackson…
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flower power
we are just loving all the lovely flowers popping up in our backyard in the last week or so, though we cannot name most of them! both dave’s and molly’s moms have helped us fill in our garden spaces with some colorful blooms. the daylilies’ orange blossoms are sprinkled throughout the borders of our backyard.…