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What America Means to this Veteran’s Family

July 3, 2016 by Aprille 2 Comments

As I write this, I am in the backseat of our minivan on the way home from our family’s 4th of July Summer vacation. For now, everyone is behaving. My heart is full, but I am unsure quite where to begin. Every patriotic holiday evokes emotion for us, but Independence Day is the happiest. It is … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Fatherhood, Independence Day, Little Brother, Military and Veteran Life, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Redemption Stories, Special Needs Parenting, Travel Tagged: 4th of july, america, beach, Ezra, family, fatherhood, independence-day, little brother, north carolina, oak island, ocean, strawberries, trip, USO

35 Weeks Bumpdate! {and maternity photos}

July 24, 2015 by Aprille 2 Comments

Another four weeks have gone by since my last pregnancy bumpdate! I feel like it’s gone relatively quickly. We are now 35 weeks! Baby and I (and the other two as well) got to take a trip to the beach for a few days. The ocean wasn’t quite as cooperative as I would have like … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Little Brother, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 31 weeks, 32 weeks, 33 weeks, 34 weeks, 35 weeks, beach, fetal positioning, maternity photos, miles circuit, pregnancy

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 07.08.14

July 8, 2014 by Aprille 2 Comments

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 07.08.14

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Messy Faith, Travel Tagged: beach, blackberries, father's day, Hanging Rock NC, hiking, ice cream, legos, oak island, park, pool, sprinkler, Stone Mountain NC, summer

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 10.02.13 {AKA what life has been like for the last two months}

October 2, 2013 by Aprille 6 Comments

Finding God’s beauty in spite of our messy, everyday life. A lengthly post of pictures and updates from August and September 2013.

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Birthdays, Ezra, Family, Messy Faith, Miscellaneous, Recovering Perfectionist, The Preschool Years Tagged: acquarium, banjo, barnes and noble, beach, birthdays, cheesecake, church, legos, preschool, pumpkin pie, starbucks, trucks, turtles, walks

End of May Blessings {Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 5.31.13}

May 31, 2013 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Pardon me for a moment while I make two posts in one day. And pardon me while I say a big PHEW!!! and exhale on this last day of May. Sheesh, May was a LONG month! Did anyone else feel this way? I felt like it just kept going and going and going. And my … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Family Tagged: beach, Ezra, mothers-day, naps, parade, park, pool, porch

The Best of Five Years

March 9, 2013 by Aprille 12 Comments

Yesterday was our 5th anniversary. Five years is a pretty big deal. We’ve been through a lot in those five years. We’ve spent two of those years apart. It’s been a long five years. But, as hard as they have been, they have been a good five years. I would like to commemorate this event … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Christmas, Family, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life Tagged: anniversary, beach, christmas, deployment, homecoming, honeymoon, marriage

Pregnancy Update ~ 28 weeks

June 9, 2010 by Aprille Leave a Comment

It’s been about six weeks since our last update so I figured I should share how our baby is doing. Nothing really has changed except that the baby is growing rapidly and developing quite a personality! Since my last appointment (5 weeks ago), I’ve gained 15 pounds and 8 inches in my tummy! When my … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 3rd trimester, baby, beach, birth plan, childbirth, heartburn, photos, pregnancy, squirt

Beach Vacation 2010

June 5, 2010 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Over the past week we got to take our block leave (summer vacation). We drove down to where Russell’s mom lives in North Carolina and spent a few days there visiting with the in-laws. They even threw us a baby shower!!! Then we all packed up (again) and drove down to Oak Island where Russells’ … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Pregnancy & Birth, Travel Tagged: baby, baby shower, beach, beach vacation, love, north carolina, oak island, pregnancy, relaxation, vacation

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