Posts Tagged ‘john paul’
Hey John Paul: You’re a Teenager!
Make that TWO teenagers in the house. That was fast. John Paul is officially 13 today and y’all know what that means. Cue the birthday letter. And this time, to my teenage son. For fun, I looked back at Will’s 13th letter and I had to smile. God love the internet. Now I know where…
Read MoreHappy 11th Birthday J to the Pizzle
You know what a birthday means. Party time and love letters. Party later today, but first, the love. Dear John Paul, There is so much to love about you. Where do I even start? Let’s go with laughter. You, my son, are one big prankster. You have this mischievous grin, with a slight wink, and…
Read MoreSo…about Christmas
I know. We’re nearly 30 days out from Christmas Day. Math isn’t my strong suit. I shared a bit of the Whitaker family Christmas, but thought I’d show you the rest. You know, because I’m timely like that. Rather than give you the montage of what we did, I’m sharing my ten favorite moments of Christmas Eve…
Read MoreIt Was Holly and it Was Jolly: Christmas 2014
In total, I think we hosted 16 people, other than our family, for the Christmas holidays. That’s a whole lotta crazy fun right there. Let’s start with the Nutcracker. For the fourth year, my mom took the girls and I to Ballet Austin’s Nutcracker. As usual, it was fabulous. We’ve managed to time it so…
Read MoreAll Hallow’s Eve
I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of Halloween, but when you see kids in cute costumes? I cave. It’s probably more accurate to say that I love the fun part of the tradition. The sweet costumes, the time seeing neighbors, the extra Snickers around the house. We’ve never been ones for the gore or the…
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