" A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014. " This week has had a lot of ups and downs. Michael is really into the "mine" stage. This means everything is his, everything has to be done a certain way, and if we don't do something as soon as we tell him we're doing it-- prepare for a meltdown!...

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My dad got to visit us at the end of March. My parents took turns, since they both work for a church in Iowa they couldn't be away at the same time. Of course, now that they've been, they're determined to come together next year for a winter vacation for, like, two weeks. Michael had a lot of fun with his Papa, but...

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This is my new favorite recipe. I get so tired of beef tacos, and for some reason had never really made just plain chicken tacos at home. Well, consider me converted. Nowadays Clark is lucky if he gets beef, because these are awesome and so easy. The great thing about this chicken, too, is you can use it for so many different things....

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If you hadn't noticed on Instagram or with previous posts, we've been enjoying some baseball. The great thing about where we now live is we are in the midst of spring training and just 30 minutes or so from Chase Field. Clark and I both grew up loving baseball. He played when he was younger, and my dad took me to Rigley Field...

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I've been dying to do something with Lemon Poppyseed because, well, let's face it-- it's delicious. It's one of my favorite combinations for when it starts to warm up... or I guess I should say for spring and summer, since it's always warm where I am. Ingredients: - 2/3 C butter, softened - 1 scant C sugar - 2 eggs - 3 bananas,...

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" A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014. " My wonderful friend from NC was out here for a Juice Plus conference weekend so we got to spend some quality time together... with Michael, of course. Saturday we made our way to the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. It was fantastic. I'm definitely thinking we need to get a year-pass...

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" A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014. " Early this week before my dad had to leave to go back to Iowa we all went on a hike. It was a little too hot for my taste, so I don't foresee us really going hiking, er, anywhere come summer time. The boys, though, had way too much...

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