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Hello Friday, it's so nice to see you. :) I hope you all have had a wonderful week. Our week has been a sweet one. My daughter and I seem to always find something new to do. There's always a new adventure, and so much to explore. Yesterday we gave her some bubbles, and we were just so proud. She has officially learned how to blow bubbles. The first time we tried she blew a few, but this time it was back-to-back bubbles being blown. Ah, those sweet precious moments.

Today we went to the library (toddler time), and there we sang, danced, and read books, and played with a few blocks. Her and I, plus another little girl and her mother were the only ones that showed up. (I'm sure the holiday had a lot to do with it) Once we were home again, I made us a tasty little snack. We enjoyed some apples with some peanut butter spread. I played some classic jazz-vocal blend for us, and  set up a tiny fort with a few pillows. We grabbed a few books, along with my daughters stuffed animals and laid there and read for a few.

A week or so ago, I did some gardening and cut a few fresh flowers from my garden. I took them and did some flower pressing. I got around to removing them today, and I love the way it turned out. I'm thinking  of adding them to a framed picture. We recently bought our daughter some garden gloves, and her very own watering can. She loves it, and especially loves helping me in our flower bed.  I'm hoping this weekend we can finally have our garage sale that we keep postponing. (I'm not sure why)
We may go to a free concert tonight, and sit out and enjoy some Cold Stone ice cream.  I absolutely love weekends with my loves. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend spent with the ones you love.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  1. AnonymousJuly 5, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    Wonderful precious moments...so sweet!! Have a lovely weekend.
    Jayne
    Handmade Cuties

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  2. StephanieJuly 5, 2013 at 3:31 PM

    Thank you Jayne :)

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  3. Jennifer HaysJuly 5, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    It sounds like you've had a nice week. I love your photos. Elmo is a popular guy at my house too. :)

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  4. DinaJuly 5, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    I'm glad you had a wonderful day! This weekend has been great so far! Two photoshoots to do and time to spend with the boys it couldn't get much better. Expect that we have a huge monsoon storm keeping us inside today. :P

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  5. StephanieJuly 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    Awe, thank you so much Jennifer. Elmo is just one popular guy. (Hehe)

    Dina, How wonderful that you have two photo shoots, wish you the best with those. And I love rainy days spent inside. I'm sure you all had a wonderful time together. Thank you all for stopping by and leaving such sweet comments.

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  6. The AnnMarie JohnJuly 6, 2013 at 10:58 AM

    Sounds like you had a great week with your daughter. Here's to an even greater weekend!

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  7. Stepping into MotherhoodJuly 6, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    Hello, new follower from bloggymoms. Love your site.
    Angela with Time with A & N

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  8. StephanieJuly 7, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Growing up with Madison-Awe thank you, I hope the same goes for you and your family. I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

    Angela, thanks so much for stopping by! I'm following you back as well. :)

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