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we’ve been partying

Asher’s birthday in June kicks off almost a month of birthdays.

Asher. Isabelle. Chris. And mine.

Packed into 23 short days.

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And, despite the fact that I continue to run behind in getting these celebratory pictures posted, I’m determined.

Because really, if you can’t publish a bunch of posts featuring relatively mundane birthday pictures on your own blog, what’s it good for?

(wait, don’t answer that.)

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But I digress.

Isabelle recently turned 10. And I’m not sure if she was more excited about celebrating her birthday or “not being only one digit. ever. again.“

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She was also pretty darn jazzed about getting some more equipment for her current bird-watching fascination.

Bird book? check

Binoculars? check

The ear-to-ear grin says it all.

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She was not quite as excited about the tea.com dresses I scored for her on a 50% off sale…

but a mom has to squeeze in a few practical gifts whenever she can.

Or, at least, this mom does.

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For dinner we ate her choice of hot dogs and potatoes.

And then finished up with her choice of an ice-cream cake – chocolate chip and strawberry were the ice cream flavors she chose.

Served up on her choice of Monster High plates.

Just Isabelle bein’ Isabelle.

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Celebrating who you are and who you are becoming, sweet one.

Happy double digits.

All my love,
Mama

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I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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