005d0e3f280a87c0bb81dcef69d6922b Heading Home from Marthas Vineyard (Ferry at Sunset!) ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

Finally wrapping up the 3 kiddo’s birthday posts here!  But I had to share with you all the gorgeous scenery on our ferry ride home, from Oak Bluffs back to Falmouth.  It was dusk, and it couldn’t have been more beautiful.

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Continuing sharing the trio’s 8th birthday here.  Get ready for a whole lot of photos! (Let them all load before scrolling like crazy, ok?)

Following a birthday kick off at home in the morning (as posted in ‘They 8 and 8 and 8′…), we

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They 8, and 8, and 8…

Posted by Laura on Tuesday Sep 21, 2010 Under Celebrations, The Big Picture, Traditions

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As many of you know, our trio babies had yet another birthday at the end of August, and they turned 8.

EIGHT!!

I really wish they would knock it off.

You know.  The whole growing and growing and getting another

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602ad3fbda87accb5db317de9e013537 {A}s 13th Birthday / 4th of July Weekend / Final Part at CatholicTV ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

Let me start with this *disclaimer:   *The camera {A} got for her birthday turns out to be the amazing little point and shoot I expected it to be.  However, this post contains photos from the very first day we used it > without

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By the time {A}’s birthday came, which was following the later part of the long 4th of July weekend, we were on a partying roll.   Per tradition in our family, the birthday person gets to choose what they’d like to do as a family, within reason.  {A} had a special wish indeed this year… (READ MORE......) | 11 Comments

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239e1f9d4d5adef0743d3c2c255c4706 4th of July Weekend / Part I / Our Vacation Home  ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

We don’t really GO on vacation very often.   Usually it’s not an affordable option for us anyway.  Do you know most hotels only allow FOUR to FIVE people to a room, or else you need to book 2 rooms adjoining? They say it’s because of fire regulations.  So because we can barely afford one room… (READ MORE......) | 7 Comments

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b702a2d592d6f50242e9ccc7e4cf45ff 4th of July Weekend/Part II/Parade & Fireworks ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

Most every year, we make it down to the Plymouth parade.  Being in America’s Hometown, it’s a big deal around here!  (As is Thanksgiving, and our parade for that.)

This year, it was HOT-HOT-HOT.  Full blazin’ sun, humid as anything, the works.  We enjoyed the majority of the parade, and then were all… (READ MORE......)

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Let Us Rejoice and Be Glad…

Posted by Laura on Saturday May 15, 2010 Under Celebrations, Faith, The Big Picture

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{JM, O & S} sure are!  This day, that they have waited for for so long, finally arrived! I promise, this is the last of the First Holy Communion posts – along with the Vittles post up right now.  We’re hoping someone, somewhere, is still interested, while we indulge in posting about this happy occasion… (READ MORE......) | 3 Comments

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Big Picture: Easter Photo Series

Posted by Laura on Tuesday Apr 6, 2010 Under Celebrations, Faith, The Big Picture

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Please visit Home page once, prior to sections of blogs, for message. : ) (READ MORE......) | 6 Comments

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…a Special Easter Message for you….

Posted by Laura on Saturday Apr 3, 2010 Under Celebrations, Faith, The Big Picture

…..please click through to the blog….. (READ MORE......) | 3 Comments

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