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Us right now.

This was taken on Monday, Christmas Eve, before my world changed. Thank you for all the sweet words of encouragement andView full post »

Granddaddy

We love you and are so thankful you are with Jesus.View full post »

discovery

the day she discovered the dish towel drawer…up until this day she had always CLOSED the drawers.View full post »

amazing

We discovered this amazing concoction at Disney in November. I have exercised great restraint and have managed to makeView full post »

Crazy

Before Mallory, I thought the indoor play areas at the mall were CRAZY. Crazy with germs. Crazy with noise. Crazy withView full post »

more from the zoo

black bears native to the east TN mountainsrhinoswonderful playful, hungry! red pandas just some of the fun animals seenView full post »

the knoxville zoo

Merry Christmas from the Knoxville Zoo It’s a great place and if you ever have to opportunity, you should try toView full post »

stockings and ornaments

an update for the banner & our family website www.themankins.com Merry SaturdayView full post »

the great outdoors

She loves being outside-it does matter that it’s freezing, or might be raining. Like some favorite family pets,View full post »

totally spoiled

OK I admit it. I am totally spoiled. Yes, I do love it! Tonight my brother-in-law treated Ben and I to a delightfulView full post »

laughing until tears are streaming down my face

if you need a good laugh, a laugh that is so hard you cry and need to go to the bathroom (seriously) click here Wow. TheView full post »

Dinner and a Movie

We celebrated my birthday last week. A big Thank you to Julie and Ethan for keeping Mallory so Ben and I could go out.View full post »

peppermint

The day she discovered peppermint. She wanted to hold the stick in the grocery store, no problem. When I looked at herView full post »

Christmas Cards

stuffing, addressing, stamping, and leaving in the mailbox. Done!View full post »

cold play

We invited ourselves over to play in the Whaley’s backyard earlier this week. It was cold like winter is comingView full post »

ornaments 2

some "other" things on our tree this yearView full post »

ornaments

care to guess who is helping me hang "ornaments"?View full post »