Happy Mother’s Day everyone!  My day was full and sweet yesterday, and loaded with surprises from morning to night.  I woke up to yummy doughnuts and coffee in bed (and yes, I get SO excited for surprise doughnuts!), then we got ready for church, and…

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Happy Birthday to my sister Stormie today.  I sure do miss blogging with her.  MayDae will never quite be the same without her. Love you Storm! ♥

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I’m an auntie again!  A few days ago, my beautiful sister-in-law and brother had their 3rd little girl – Bailey Sophia.  She is just the sweetest little darling, and we are all in love with her ♥ How adorable is she?!  Needless to say, the…

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I told you about my teeny-tiny nephew, Kai, but I completely forgot to post these photos that I took of him in February.  He was 3 weeks old, and the cutest thing ever!  Thanks to my older sister Tara for letting me take newborn photos…

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This past week was spring break for the kids, and it went by so quickly!  It started with a medieval festival for Gavin’s 4th grade class (I made his jester costume the night before because Mr. procrastination and I are always good friends).  The next…

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The kids had the day off of school, so we had a slow morning and then went on a nature walk in the afternoon.  The weather was cool and a very rare overcast day.  We headed to the South Platte River where there are some…

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I hope you won’t mind that I’m using today’s post as a little love letter to my husband. Dear Tristan, I just want to say, thank you for being my valentine for the past 11 years.  Whether we go out, stay in, eat cheap, or…

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This giveaway is extra special because it comes from an amazing local author, who also happens to be our dad! Dave Rhoades has two published novels, Altar and Road Rage and is currently working on more.  He has been writing since he was young, and truly…

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This weekend has been quiet.  The kids left on Friday evening to spend 2 nights with my sister and brother-in-law at their house about 25 minutes away.  Tristan and I immediately skipped out the door to have our favorite dinner (middle eastern food – yum),…

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Last night we went to the hospital to meet our newest family member!  Our sister and brother-in-law are adopting a sweet baby boy that was born on January 9th.  Malakai (Kai) Hatcher Powers.  He was almost 6 weeks early – 5 lbs, 4 oz and…

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