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First Communion!

Is that the face of a proud little boy, or what? Saturday evening, we journeyed up to the parish for Will’s First Communion. Now, as a convert, I had my first communion, along with confirmation, about an hour before my wedding. My fancy white dress with a veil, proud parents and nervous energy were for…

The Dark Knight Parties

Yes, TWO weeks ago we celebrated the big day for John Paul. Can you tell I’m behind in the photo department? He started talking about this year’s birthday party exactly two days after his birthday last year – no lie. The kid has obsessed about his party. Gee, wonder where he gets that from. Weird.…

2, 4, 6…

Just a quick (and it does seem just a short time ago, doesn’t it) 3 years ago, my brother got hitched…to a pretty cool sister-in-law. There is lots to love about these two. I hope you enjoy your big day and here’s to many, many more happy days. TOP TEN: BEST MOMENTS FROM THE WEDDING…

Top Ten: For the Love of Christmas

Yes, we had an amazingly fun – albeit slightly chaotic – Christmas season. I had high hopes to hit today’s top ten with our ten best moments. Clearly, that is easier said than done. So, you’re in luck this week. We’ll have top ten, part uno, today and dos tomorrow. Enjoy! Christmas in BowieStop with…

A whole lot of joy

I think our Christmas season – and yes, it’s technically still Christmas until January 6 – can be summed up in one sweet word: JOY. I pray yours was filled with the same. Here, I’ll give you another word: LOUD. Another: UNFORGETTABLE. And one last one: NUTS. That pretty much sums it up…joy, loud, loud,…