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Christmas 2015

Christmas 2015

We continued this year with our theme of breaking away from our traditional Christmases past. And we continue to be surprised at how the Lord has blessed our meager efforts to reprioritize our time, our energy and our spending. We completed a third year with our wonderful Advent book, every night taking turns guessing which object would be the one… Read More

01.06.16 · Asher, celebrations, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Noah, Poppy, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

a beautiful reminder

a beautiful reminder

We recently had a opportunity to have our family photos taken professionally. And, of course, I jumped at the chance. I shared a few of these on a post at No Hands But Ours, but there are a few more. And since this is where I *attempt* do the memory-keeping for this family o’ mine, I wanted to share them… Read More

11.15.15 · Asher, big o' family, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

how we do Halloween

how we do Halloween

I’ve shared before about our *ahem* spin on Halloween. This year we changed it up even more. The verdict is still out on whether or not we’ll do it this way again but, all things considering, it was a really good time. We used to do Halloween pretty traditionally. Here we are in 2008. Jude in that rainbow wig, oh… Read More

11.06.15 · celebrations, Clementine, family, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Sophie, Tallula, Vivienne

end of last school year and beginning of this one catch-up post.

end of last school year and beginning of this one catch-up post.

So I’ve been in a fog of denial lately. But when October arrived, it hit me. Time to face it, chalk up how very much I’ve missed, and move on. I missed the last day of school pictures for last year. I missed the first day of school pictures for this year. But that’s just the way I suppose it’s… Read More

10.03.15 · Asher, Clementine, Dalton, homeschool, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Vivienne

to China for Clementine – my favorites: Shamian Island

to China for Clementine – my favorites: Shamian Island

Yesterday marked nine months since we met Clementine. We didn’t celebrate with a cake or a photo session. Our girl is still deep in the recovery stages of open heart and slide tracheoplasy surgery. I’ve shared a lot of the last few weeks on Instagram and I’m not sure yet if I’ll sit down and blog about it because it… Read More

08.19.15 · Clementine, my favorites, photography, Sophie, To China for Clementine

a mama’s gotta do…

a mama’s gotta do…

School’s out. Which means I have all of my babies, from the littlest to the biggest, home. As must as I wish it were otherwise, this is rare. Due to Zach’s college schedule, sometimes this phenomenon only occurs twice a year. Which leaves a mama with only one thing to do. Insist on taking pictures. Lots and lots of pictures…. Read More

06.19.15 · Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne, Zach

the year of the sheep

the year of the sheep

We wanted to celebrate Chinese New Year on Thursday – the official first day of the Lunar New Year. Didn’t happen. Then we hoped to celebrate on Saturday. Nope. On Sunday Chris took the boys to church and I kept the girls home since we had three still recovering from fever/nausea/rash. And we were finally able to get the party… Read More

02.24.15 · celebrations, Clementine, Isabelle, Poppy, Sophie, Tallula, Vivienne

Happy 11th.

Happy 11th.

Sophie Lu is 11. And, among many other things, she’s a girl who knows her mind. So when it came time to pick a menu and shop for party accessories, I just got out of the way. She chose a local burger joint with the best sweet potato fries, ever. Chocolate Trifle, covered with chocolate chips. Pink party accessories. And… Read More

02.13.15 · celebrations, Sophie

2014 in review: 24 of my favorites

2014 in review: 24 of my favorites

It’s become a bit of a thing around here, I suppose: going through my pictures at the end of the year and plucking out a few favorites. It’s laborious. It’s time consuming. But I love it because it’s a chance to look back at the year, as a mama, and see how my babies have grown. Cherish important milestones. Remember… Read More

01.14.15 · Clementine, Isabelle, Noah, photography, Poppy, Seamus, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Violet, year end favorites, Zach 13

christmas 2014

christmas 2014

It was noisy. It was chaotic. It was wonderful. And the best part? Having this little one home. Be still my heart. To have her here, with us this year, was the greatest gift we could have ever imagined. But the kids wanted toys, too For some crazy reason. Tallula got a Frozen snuggle-thing. Whose one-size-fits-all sizing is evidently for… Read More

12.28.14 · Asher, celebrations, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Noah, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Vivienne 9

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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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