Year In Review 2009

What an exciting year this has been for the Shipley's! We have a new baby, …

New Year's Countdown

Gracie and daddy countdown to the 2010 (around 9pm and during half time of the …

Quote Of The Day

Gracie on a pretend phone conversation... "I'll call you back, I have …

Thomas Meets Elliott

Things have a very neat way of working out...and thanks to the snow, it worked …

To Lynchburg....Finally

Gracie is quite happy today, as is her Grandma. And while I am exhausted from …

A Princess Watches A Princess

Mommy and Gracie had a very nice evening out tonight when we went to the movies…

Christmas Morning

A few pictures from this morning. I had so many that it seemed easier to pu…

First Christmas Eve With Two

It's our first Christmas, and first Christmas Eve as a family of four. I wo…

Oh Christmas Tree

The Christmas tree (that daddy bought yesterday) is up, mostly dry, and now dec…

Thomas And Gracie Visit Santa

Gracie gave Santa her letter she wrote in Kindergarten class. Thomas gave Santa…

Snow Fun

Thomas enjoys his "sleigh" ride.. Gracie attempts to use her snow pan…

Snowflake Fun

Since it is going to snow a ton tonight and keep us from Grandma's, I figur…

Mommy's Artist

Tonight was another chance for parents to get a glimpse in to what our kinderga…

Gingerbread Project

Mommy and Gracie got to do a school project together this afternoon, and I am …

Too Cute Quote

After making cookies with Aunt Ruth, we start putting some in a container for h…

Christmas Cookies

If I could have bottled the excitement from my five year old as she waited the …

Children's Choir Sunday

We had to mix things up a bit at church this morning. Thanks to a broken furna…

Children's Choir Sunday

We had to mix things up a bit at church this morning. Thanks to a broken furna…

Gracie's First Report Card!

Who's the smartest Kindergartner of all? Gracie, of course! Gracie came hom…

Lucie Goes To Kindergarten

Today was Gracie's second chance to bring in the Mystery Bag to school. Thi…

10 Months

I didn't get a chance to take a picture yesterday when he "technically…

Instinct-less

I used to be really good at this mommy thing. Not great, not super, but pretty …

Little Mommy Encouragement

Gracie to Thomas (who is screaming in the backseat with her) "Mommy can…

Gracie Quote Of The Day

"I'll color the church blue. It will be like God had a baby blanket.&q…

Bah Hum Bug

Well, I am not that bad, but as I begrudgingly pulled out box after box of Chri…

Another Note To Aunt Ruth

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Advent Week 2

Lighting the Advent wreath has been a tradition in our house since Gracie was v…

Thomas' First Snow

We got about 5 inches here in Strasburg and I know several others got plenty of…

Gracie Builds

I have been looking forward to this morning for over a month now, so you can im…

Church Christmas Party

Today may have been the busiest day of my life. Well, probably not, but it fel…

Who Me?!

Thomas decided he was not going to wait until his first birthday to get a taste…

Thomas Gets His Teeth Brushed

I know I should have done this last month, but there are some parenting things…

Thomas' First Thanksgiving

First trip to Aunt Dawn & Uncle Brian's house... First bite of turkey..…

51 Days

I was talking to Gracie on the way to the bus stop this morning about how dirty…

Quote Of The Day

Mommy: "Gracie why is the ball (these things are ceramic and don't sta…

Gracie Makes Me Smile

This is what she made for me this afternoon when she got home from school. She…