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Christmas Cheer

December 19, 2020

The Elf on the Shelf is controversial, but our family loves when Elfie (Ariella) arrives shortly after Thanksgiving. I was questioning whether or not to have her stop by, but I'm really thankful she did. It's been a nice distraction from this abnormal holiday season. The kids have been sad because their Grandma had to cancel her trip, and so did th...

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Halloween Camping

November 02, 2020

We gave Halloween camping a try. In the week leading up to the trip, I stopped by the dollar store to purchase some inexpensive décor and a piñata. My favorite uncle was down to join us, and agreed to venture out to the campground early to snag our favorite spot. At first we were going to seek out our Coconino County campsite, but the it snowed the...

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Fall Pets

October 26, 2020

I'm not active on social media. Even going back to my college days it wasn't my thing. Not actively using social media is kind of silly given so many photographers and visual media artists are. I am pretty reserved, maybe to a fault, but I don't mind making this my main area to post what is going on in my day to day life with my family. I also stru...

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A Plant's Life and Death

October 23, 2020

The pre-kindergarten teachers at the school are brilliant and phenomenal gardeners. I am always blown away by the garden the preschool – kinder classes plant each year. CJ came home from school so excited that his little green bean seed had sprouted into a small plant. We spent a Saturday morning at Lowes and picked out a few pots and plants for th...

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2 Wheels

October 16, 2020

CJ had a flat tire and his dad worked to show him how to repair it. After the bike was back to riding form, I dragged my flash outside to try and capture some action photos of the kids riding down the little desert trail near the house. M has certainly outgrown her bike, and hopefully Santa Claus will bring her a new one. CJ is so fast on two wheel...

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