Some years I wish for big parties to attend, and some years we do, but this year, a cozy bridesmaid robe, cup of honey ginger tea and new baby on my chest make New Year’s Eve just what it should be.

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Dancing for days and days! #holymcmurtrimony

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Baby brother got married and I couldn’t be prouder! #holymcmurtrimony

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Rosemary from the backyard and oranges from the fridge made the simplest and most fragrant table decor this year.

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Peter’s first Christmas! 🎄

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#twister

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Eenie, Meenie, Miney and Mo (not pictured).

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My favorite part of Christmas this year. #peteredout

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Making reindeer food—one of our favorite traditions! @agirlnamedlauren and I have finally perfected our recipe. 🦌 🥕

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Striped helper

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She’s so excited—sparkly shoes and favorite pig socks! 🐷 Only the best for a Christmas tea party with Miss Gaile! @gailepeake

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Peter’s realizing that he’s had to put in just two months of good behavior, yet Santa is still on his way. Mr. Clause got the short end of the stick on that deal! #peteredout

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Production processes, Christmas edition

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Love seeing these @dixie_design tags with Olio oils and vinegars! They have the most inventive flavors, and I love them as gifts—the fig balsamic is my favorite! Friends not local to Birmingham—they ship! #Repost @dixie_design with @repostapp ・・・ #Repost @olioshop is one of our FAVORITE hostess gifts this year. Pair it­ with the perfect gift tag, and it’s sure to be a hit at any holiday party! 🍐🌲💙🍋 ・・・ The gift that’ll keep on giving! Give a bottle of your favorite balsamic this Christmas and include one of you go to recipes. We love the way @dixie_design styled these gift tags and recipe cards! #buylocal #shoplocal #tistheseason #christmas #gifting #stationary #consumablegifts #balsamic #vinegar

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Farris is a beautiful gift today and every day! Sweetest Christmas pageant ever. #farrisofthemall

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Doll presents with #farrisofthemall

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Love celebrating Christmas with my favorite first grader! #shiningchar

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Lots of nativity activity in which swaddling clothes = Scottish clan tartan scarf.

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I bought this little outfit for Peter in London before he was born. Love seeing him in it now! #peteredout

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I love seeing those four stockings up there!

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All I want for Christmas is to put Little Mac in a gnome hat. #peteredout

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Smiley! #peteredout

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Just your regular bassinet mechanic #farrisofthemall

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Two Little Rabbits #peteredout

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Last day for Cyber Monday discount! #Repost @dixie_design with @repostapp ・・・ Thanksgiving has passed and it’s officially Christmas card season! Don’t miss out on our Black Friday event ending TOMORROW. 15% off entire purchase using code THANKFUL15. 💙🌲 ❤️

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Historic Home Helen #hellohelen

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Happy 28th birthday to my little brother. Loved him then and love him now!

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W A R R R E A G L E !!!!!!

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Portrait by Farris. It’s a little blurry and off-kilter, but isn’t that how life sometimes is? Thankful for my family and for God’s strength, faithfulness and provision in our weakness. Also thankful for a little blue Nordic print and Scottish tartan keeping spirits bright! “And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.” Isaiah 42:16

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Charlotte was drawing patterns in these circles and then decided to use numbers as abstract graphic elements. It made my heart skip a beat! First grade typography over here. 😍 ✏️📐 #shiningchar @womenofau_idgd #typography #mixedmediamonday

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Farris said Helen kept messing with the microwave. Guess she put a stop to that.

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Love this surprise photo that Helen took of our wonderful neighbor @gailepeake and me!

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Country girl for homecoming week!

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Hi everyone! About a year ago I created a series of posts called Mixed Media Musings based on interest in the art projects I do with my kids. This series centered on how to integrate art and design into the way we see our world, as well as practical ideas for helping children do the same, and it included a number of directives and corresponding art project ideas. Well, I’m wondering if it could have a second life in the form of a paperback booklet. What do y’all think? If you reference any of these #mixedmediamusings posts, would you do so digitally, or would you prefer to have them all collected in a booklet you could easily grab? Let me know in comments!

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Walked outside to hear someone yelling, “Help! Help!” Farris had gotten stuck climbing too high in the hammock chair. Just a regular Monday! #farrisofthemall

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Gingerbread House Night—anticipated for so long at our house! It’s the most fun! #mixedmediamonday

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You can rest easy when your outfit matches your bedding. ☁️ #PeteredOut

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So tired, but the colors of fall are still burning through newborn fog each morning.

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Had to. #PeteredOut

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Farris in the sunshine. #farrisofthemall

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Good Morning.

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Happy due date, Little Mac. So glad we got to meet you 16 days early! #PeteredOut

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Dollhouse construction #tinythings #shiningchar

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Happy 7th birthday to our beautiful, growing-up girl. So much sentiment as I take care of a newborn while thinking about this day seven years ago which made us parents. Charlotte is thoughtful and kind and works hard at whatever she does. We love her, and we love watching her grow as she learns to navigate a big world.

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This is Helen, age 3. She calls me “Miss Mommy” and Luke “Miss Daddy,” cries if he hair isn’t sparkly and asks with confidence if she can have a treat for finishing her ice cream. #hellohelen

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@lukejpowell has been the best this past week. Supportive, encouraging, steadying, kind and mostly just helpful. I love that he has a boy, and I double love that he got him for his birthday.

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Before he was born, I actually worried if I could love a boy as much as I love the girls. That was a million years and a million miles from now. I'm not sure my heart is big enough to store all the love for this little tiny sack of sugar.

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"I love my baby Peter!" #hellohelen #PeteredOut

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