957899c753d50fdc0d5c2c102f8b6618 Our Trio Turned 9 / Their Birthday(s) Celebrations ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

This birthday post is a bit late just about every year.  But considering the trio’s birthday is the last day of August, and then we hit a new busy school year, a belated post is like a tradition with valid excuse, in my mind. I don’t think anyone is really waiting for it

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With Plymouth MA being America’s Hometown, and where the pilgrims first settled, we have quite the Thanksgiving Parade every year, not to mention a historical culture to enjoy all year long. For 15 years, hundreds of thousands of people have traveled to the historic Plymouth Harbor

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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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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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May Day Baskets / Delivering

Posted by Laura on Monday May 3, 2010 Under The Big Picture, Traditions

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Putting together, and delivering surprise baskets on May Day (May 1st), has become yet another annual tradition we have embraced.  This year, it happened to fall on the day before our kids First Holy Communion, so it was a packed weekend with much to accomplish, for sure!  But we just HAD to do it anyway. … (READ MORE......) | 2 Comments

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Earth Day 2010

Posted by Laura on Saturday Apr 24, 2010 Under Life In General, The Big Picture, Traditions

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A few years back, we decided to invest some ‘extra’ personal efforts of our own, on Earth Day, to help preserve and protect our environment.  It has become a tradition of ours, every year since.  Somehow, we’ve been blessed with perfect weather to revel in every year on April 22, as well.   This… (READ MORE......) | 4 Comments

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