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rebekah's birthday
Back in January, little Rebekah turned one and she had all her biggest fans celebrating with her at her house. Her parents, Lauren & Andy, are dear friends of ours. It was so much fun to be a part of the festivities! Balloons, Packers, cake and sledding...what more could you want out of a Wisconsin birthday party? 

We snuck Rebekah away during some of the party prep and snagged some super-cute portraits of her. Once family and friends arrived, it was party time! Although she wasn't the biggest fan of frosting & cake, she did love the presents she received and all of the friendly attention, laughter and love. 

Check out some of my favorite photos from the day:

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our leap
It's February 29th: Leap Day!
This got me realizing something... Yes, Chad is particularly good at leaping. But more than that, this IS a leap year for me and Chad—a year in which we are taking leaps. Leaps in our business, in our lives, and in our ministries. I want to fill you in on one of those recent leaps.

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recognizing his voice
Anybody remember what it was like to answer telephones before we had "caller ID" or saved contacts in our cell phones? When your phone would ring, you'd answer with anticipation. If one of your closest family members or best friends was on the other end, you'd recognize them by their voice before they even said their name. In the same way, you can easily zero in on one very familiar voice in a room full of people.

Lately, God has been reminding me of this concept. He wants more face time with us than just the 30 seconds before we eat dinner each day. He wants to know us personally, so much so, that when he speaks to us, we would recognize his voice like that of a best friend or a family member.

Sometimes it's easy for us to read the Bible and think that God spoke to people "back then" but that he doesn't work that way anymore. Miracles happened "back in Bible days" but not today, right? I was in that same boat of skeptics until I started hearing God's voice for myself and witnessed real miracles firsthand.

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cheers to the years
Today is our fourth wedding anniversary! We definitely have lots to celebrate. We still feel like newlyweds, and that's our wish for every year to come. Cheers to many, many more! Last night we found ourselves reminiscing some of our favorite memories together. Hope you enjoy these photos...

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news for 2012
The last half of 2011 was extremely FULL for us…we were busy little bees, learning SO much, completing all kinds of cool graphic design and photography projects. Outside of that, Chad and I did our best to spend as much meaningful QT with each other as we could while also remaining active parts of our areas of ministry, good friends to our friends, good family to our family, attending some workshops and—oh yeah, thinking about growth ideas for our business. Phew!  

Thankfully, the holidays were very refreshing for both Chad and I, giving us plenty of time to catch our breath, travel, visit with family, and to collect our random thoughts & aspirations. We're brewing up all kinds of fresh, new ideas for 2012! We've got some new business goals, some new life goals, and some exciting things we want to share with you.

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christmas travels

Chad and I (and Sock Monkey, of course) were traveling machines for the holidays! We traveled via car, Metra, and Amtrak to get to Jackson, Michigan and Blackstone, Illinois to spend time with our  families. By the time we returned to Kenosha, we had taken 6 different trains and 6 different car rides in just under 9 days. The original intent was to avoid the unpredictable wintry weather. Ha, unpredictable indeed: we didn't end up with ANY wintry weather. When was the last time that happened in the Midwest? Regardless, the relaxation, reading, snacking and movie-watching on the trains were SO worth it. It's our favorite way to travel.

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family fun

In October, Chad and I had the honor of hanging out with the Johnson family for a couple hours. It was a gorgeous fall day...a little chilly, but the boys (4 and 6 yrs old) were definitely keeping us all moving to stay warm! They were so much fun!

...And are the eyes of every person in this family not GORGEOUS??

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it's a girl!

Two of our best friends, Charlie & Amanda, had their baby on Sunday!

They welcomed little Kaylee Ann Staniger into their family at 1:10am on 11/13/11. She weighs 8lbs 4oz and is 19 inches long. Her fingers and toes are very long and she has lots of dark brown hair. She's quite the little sleeper...so far anyway. Precious!

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museum & games

On Saturday, Chad and I took the opportunity to go to the Lake County Discovery Museum with four other people I met through my photo club. The museum had multiple photography exhibits there, but were currently featuring some of the work of Ansel Adams, which is what we were all most excited about.

We couldn't take photos in that part of the museum, but it was so incredibly breathtaking that I highly doubt we will forget what we saw. It was the first time for both of us to see Ansel's work in person.

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sunshine & rainbows
Life isn't always sunshine & rainbows.

Let's face it…sometimes we get stressed out. Distracted. Irritated. Tripped up. Sluggish. Yes, I realize our lives are full of peaks and valleys, and that there's nothing wrong with that. Wouldn't it be great if the sunshine & rainbows never left, though? What gives… 

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