• 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.

new favorite

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She loves her train! At any given time you can hear, "ch ch ch ch ch," at our house these days.
She first discovered a train at our new book store that has a huge Thomas the Train table set up for little hands. I didn't think we were ever going to get to leave!! When we got home, I pulled this much simpler version from IKEA out and it's is hands down her new favorite.

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happy girl

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I can hear the sound effects just looking at this.

    
Gail Day - August 30, 2008 - 12:19 pm

That’s so great! Bill will be ecstatic! You know we already have a 4 or 5 car wooden train for her, just no track.

play-doh

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Hanging out on the deck after naptime.

When Daddy's away, we need specific distractions in the late afternoon. She loved playing with the play-doh and wearing her apron. A particular favorite was the "pasta maker" she loved watching and helping make long shaped tubes over and over. She also liked using the fork to get the play-doh out of the little cans.
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The confetti maker was a big hit too.

    

jump zone

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Another new experience! The jump zone is a big hit They have the cutest bounce stuff-I particularly enjoyed this "toddler" area. Dragons and snails and alligators and flowers. Totally fun when mommy can stand so close and watch the fun! We had fun going with our friends and having them to play with while we were there.

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chuck e. cheese

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We had a FOM (families of Mankin Media Systems) night Friday night. Three of the four families gathered to see "the most famous mouse in North America" (direct quote from their advertising,) skee ball and pizza.

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I funniest thing all evening was Megan and Mallory at their impromptu dance party. HI-LARIOUS (this still doesn't capture any of the good action-I was laughing too hard 🙂

    
Jenn - August 25, 2008 - 5:52 pm

When did my niece turn into a little girl!?!