Category: Family
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What’s new with Siri
At 15 months, Siri is melting our hearts and cracking us up. She is a big sweetie with the greatest facial expressions. She has made herself the official, ok unofficial, Head of Re-Allocation in this house. Her committee of one spends significant amount of time moving spoons from the drawer…
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Siri’s first birthday!
I cannot believe our Siri Bear is already one year old. It has been a fantastic first year! Her birthday was spent with family and friends. We enjoyed present opening with Siri (her timid one finger poke) and then soup, rolls, and of course cake! Happy first birthday, our love!
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Trying new things
I love trying out new things in the kitchen. Sometimes it works, like my crockpot creations; and sometimes it does NOT work, like my very first tuna casserole (just ask husband Ben). A couple months ago, baby and I were ready for a new thing- transitioning from my baby food…
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Autumn photo shoot
My favorite time of year is the fall. I love it all- the smell of fallen leaves, the chill in the air, pumpkin crafts, apple cider… Since autumn is simply amazing, we had a family photo shoot at AppleCrest Orchard. Our photographer friend Mike Howard did a great job! Siri…
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A full house
If you know me, you know I love to host. And you probably also know how crazy I am about kids. So a perfect week for me is hosting “the boys” over the summer. This year I had the pleasure to have ALL of the boys= both nephews and both…
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1 month already?!
It’s hard to believe my little girl is already 5 weeks old! Her first month flew by… Siri and I were blessed to have Ben home for the entire month of December! We enjoyed many “firsts” together as a family including baptism, Christmas, New Year’s, and my birthday.
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I love the Fall
Fall is definitely my favorite season: the crisp air, crunch of leaves under my shoes, and the excuse to put on a sweater or scarf. I also love anything to do with pumpkins- eating, carving, candle lighting- you name it! Last week, Ayden and Ben reminded me how fun it…
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BabyBear
In our household, I am known as JessieBear. Ben gave me this nickname when we first married. It comes from the book “Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear”. In the book, the little boy gets into EVERYthing, despite his mother’s warning. I already had the nickname “Messy Jessie”, so Ben…
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Ode to Museums
I simply love museums. My insatiable love began in second grade when my class visited the History Center on Kellogg. Most of the details are hazy, but I can still picture the list I was given for a scavenger hunt. I remember eagerly racing between rooms and displays to find…
Jessie Polzin, M/OTRL 