• Here you will find the chronicles of our family of four. More pictures than words, I am most at home capturing our life with a still camera. Photos help me recognize the beauty and awesomeness in both the phenomenal people I live life alongside and this breathtaking place we live, planet earth.

    I am a child of God. I am the wife to a wonderful man, mother to two amazing little people. I am both daughter and sister. I am a runner. I love to travel and read.

    I often title this season of our life's adventure, The Continuing Adventures of Mallory Girl and Mark Boy. The photography is mine (unless otherwise noted.) Questions are always welcome. Thanks for reading and adventuring alongside us.

visions of candycanes

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I love how the tree turned out this year. I think it's somehow even cuter than last year. I guess my fixation with all things peppermint is spilling over. I am having trouble wanting to add the ornaments as I love the way it looks just like this.

    
Jennifer Woodbury - December 4, 2008 - 5:33 pm

WOW!! That’s totally amazing; I love it! My tree is all red and white (and silver) too. I think the peppermint addiction totally has something to do with it!

Leslie - December 4, 2008 - 7:59 pm

It is really pretty and fun! I always love seeing pictures of your home. You have a gift.

holiday decorating

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Our "Friday after Thanksgiving" tradition continues this year with decorations began going up right after breakfast (no black Friday shopping madness for us this year.)

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You are enchanted by the lights and sparkle. You woke up from your nap to discover garland along stairs. You delighted in counting and naming the color of each ornament on the garland and gave us all a good giggle when you insisted that your room needed garland too.

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Daddy taught you to make carpet angels.

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& Nonnie taught you to pose with the tiny tree "next to your face"

    

tgiving 2008

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lots and lots of pie (& family & other food & FUN)!!

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applause for the yummy pumpkin pie

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lots of reading & new Christmas books

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lots of pictures by Mallory

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and LOTS of tea and "choca" served

 

    

learning to love the camera

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You discovered the camera again. You have seasons of both interest and disinterest. This is totally an "interest" season. Could you be mimicking Mommy in this too??

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Your delight is joy for us all.

    
Laurel - November 30, 2008 - 1:37 pm

I love the expression on Mallory’s face in the last picture–it’s one of pure joy. So sweet!