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10 baby items I’m still using 10 years later

September 6, 2020 by Aprille Leave a Comment

As of tomorrow, I’ll officially have a 10-year-old on my hands. Instead of giving you an emotional tribute to 10 years of motherhood, I thought I’d do something fun, as well as practical. I’m sure there are thousands of posts out there about what you will really need for a new baby. But I want to talk about the 10 baby things I bought (or was given) as a brand-new mom that have stood the tests of time and two little boys. These are the must-haves of the must-haves:

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Posted in: Birthdays, Family, Motherhood, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: baby, baby shower, birthday, birthdays, counseling, friendship, motherhood, parenting, shopping

Gifts for Special Education Teachers and Therapists (75+ UNIQUE IDEAS!)

June 5, 2017 by Aprille Leave a Comment

The end of the school year is upon us. As we look back on all our kids have accomplished, it is so apropos to select thoughtful gifts for the amazing people who made it happen. For special needs families, this list often goes far beyond just a teacher or two. Our “family” includes therapists, special … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Christmas, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: birthdays, candles, christmas, coffee mugs, gifts, presents, special education, special needs, t-shirts, teachers

30 {more} things you probably don’t know about me

February 20, 2017 by Aprille Leave a Comment

In honor of turning 30, I’m sharing 30 things my readers might not know about me. I did this four years ago, when I turned 26 (you can read that post here), so coming up with 30 MORE things was quite a challenge! Also, I have a scavenger hunt going on over on my Facebook … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Birthdays, Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: 30, 30th birthday, birthday, birthdays, thirty

Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.25.15

February 25, 2015 by Aprille Leave a Comment
Coffee With A Story

I’m beginning to love February about as much as I love January…which isn’t all that much. In the last week and a half, we have had one holiday, three snow days, and three two hour delays of Ezra’s program. This also means that appointments with our social worker have been cancelled, a very important IEP … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Beauty in the Mess, Birthdays, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 12 weeks, baby registry, birthdays, cake, ChickfilA, coffee, coloring, headaches, mud, pregnancy, star wars, valentines-day, yoga

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

26 Birthdays

February 19, 2013 by Aprille 1 Comment

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Posted in: Birthdays Tagged: birthday, birthdays, cake, candles

How to give your gamer husband an epic birthday

September 12, 2012 by Aprille 25 Comments

I recently this post about “The Best Advice I Ever Received About Being Married.” The nutshell version of her post is that as wives, one of the best things that we can do is get involved and interested in the hobbies of our husband. And then I didn’t feel so silly. All guys have hobbies. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Birthdays, Family, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life Tagged: birthdays, RnR, Russ, video games

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EZRA! (Ezra’s First Birthday Party)

September 7, 2012 by Aprille 3 Comments
Ezra's first birthday party

Ezra turns TWO today!!!! The date on the calendar is just mere confirmation of what the last week has obviously shown me…drastic changes are happening in this little life! Almost overnight it’s as though he knows that hitting this milestone means he must now act his age. I won’t call it terrible…but it’s definitely trying! … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Birthdays, Ezra Tagged: birthdays, Ezra, family, party

Life Is Beautiful

February 25, 2012 by Aprille 4 Comments

It is of the small joys and little pleasures that the greatest of our days are built. Mary Anne Radmacher January and February have been very full months for our family. Full of ordinary days and ordinary moments. They have been fun and relaxing, but busy as well. Ordinary, busy, relaxing, and beautiful… My husband … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Birthdays, Travel Tagged: birthday, birthdays, church, cuddles, Ezra, family, fatherhood, getaway, homecoming, hoodies, hugs, love, park, reintegration, snow, valentines-day, zoo

SURPRISES!!!!!!

February 15, 2009 by Aprille Leave a Comment

I was awake for 20 hours yesterday, so I’m apologizing in advance if this post doesn’t make a lot of sense. : ) After working for 8 hours, I flew up here to Chicago. After grabbing my bag and walking to the car, my daddy greeted me with a single yellow rose. He tells me … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Miscellaneous Tagged: adventures, birthdays, holidays

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