Category: Holiday
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Thanksgiving 2022
In 2021, Theo and I were so excited for Archer to have his first MAJOR holiday. We picked out outfits, including a ‘My First Thanksgiving’ and an ‘Everyone Should Be Thankful For Me’ for him to wear as he visited family. This year, we went for a more ‘untraditional’ Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving day, we headed…
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First Halloween
Theo and I don’t go “all out” and celebrate Halloween, but we still like to hand out candy to the kids. This Halloween, our first without Archer, we struggled with everything. We didn’t want to hand out candy or even see kids in their costumes. Thankfully, we had plans. We headed down to Illinois to…
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Trick-or-Treat
As a child, I didn’t do much Trick-or-Treating, as our church usually had a production that day. I remember loving to pass out candy to the kids when we were home (before leaving for the production). One year this mom made a little boy a yellow lego costume out of a cardboard box and some…
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Capture the Moments
On Valentine’s day (2022), we went throughout the day like it was just another ordinary day. Theo and I have never celebrated Valentine’s Day on the 14th, but we always did a date sometime shortly after the holiday. After a long day of working and playing with Archer, we got him in the bathtub. We…
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Archer’s 1st Birthday
When Archer turned about 6 months old, I started a Pinterest board to plan Archer’s first birthday. If you know me, you know I LOVE to plan. Archer’s birthday was going to be Peter Pan themed. I loved the idea of Neverland and having the theme of ‘Never Growing Up’. Today this theme haunts me. I have…
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Father’s Day Q&A
Theo Answers Questions Question: First thing that comes to mind when you think “Archer.” Theo: He hated art class. Question: What would you say was Archer’s quirkiest or most unique behavior? Theo: He always, for some reason, had his tongue sticking out. I have never seen another baby with their tongue sticking out quite as…
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Mother’s Day
As a child, remember being told what was for dessert, but you had to eat your whole dinner first. Not only did you find out what was for dessert, but you also found out it was your favorite dessert and something you had wanted for a long time. You finally finish dinner. Your mouth is…