It was supposed to be a simple tonsil surgery. My baby was supposed to go home the next day.  Today we should have been decorating Christmas cookies, wrapping presents or planning to go see Santa and Christmas lights. Yet, today we’re marking our 6th day of being in the hospital, 4th day in PICU 2
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We decorated our new house with a wicked witch cottage theme and we’re here to tell you where we got everything, how to make some of your own DIY Halloween decorations and how to save some money when decorating for Halloween! These are Our 2018 Halloween Decorations – Witch Theme! Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn,
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Our little bundle of joy that we prayed for entered the world on September 20th at 3:58pm. He came out perfect as can be and screaming to let everyone know that he had arrived. It would be another hour or so though before I even knew he was here, because I was asleep during his
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Well y’all, my due date was October 5th but guess who decided that they were ready to enter the world early!! Yep! Baby Bear is here!     I’m not going to make this a very long post because I’m going to get back to baby snuggles and resting but I wanted to take a
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Need a great favor idea for a baby shower, wedding or birthday party? A Candy Bar is the perfect idea for favors, as you can customize it to match any theme or party color combo! Oriental Trading Company did sent me some of the candy and items for our baby shower’s candy bar but all
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This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Single Edition Media. Ready to make some summer memories? You need this Easy Guide to Summertime Outdoor Entertaining with tips, ideas and easy recipes! I love cooking out and being outside in the summer. Ok, let me rephrase that, I like cooking out and being outside during the
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Looking for the most adorable way to announce your little one’s gender to the world? We had a Putters or Pearls Gender Reveal Party for our reveal day and I can’t wait to show you the details! After 10 years of waiting on our miracle baby, the time has finally come for Thomas and I!
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So it may have taken 10 years but…even miracles take a little time….coming Fall 2017 <3   So I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write this post. I always thought that when it finally happened that I would be chomping at the bit to get a post written to share the
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At 8:18am on Monday November 7th, to the sound of Purple Rain, surrounded by family and friends, Toni Newcomb Moore gained her angel wings and started dancing in Heaven after a long fight with Ovarian Cancer. Toni was one of the most amazing women that I ever had the pleasure to meet and love. She
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Want to throw the perfect rustic country bridal shower? Ready for some fun ideas? I’m sharing all of the neat things we did and the food we made for my brother and sister in law’s wedding shower! So as a lot of you know, we’ve been in crazy wedding mode around here for my brother’s
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