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One of our Favorite Games

July 1, 2010 by Aliesha

Tad and I enjoy playing games together, and one of our favorites is called Dutch Blitz. Have you ever heard of it? It’s a really fun, fast-paced card game that can be played with 2-4 people (more than that if you get a second set and mark them differently). We’ve been gradually teaching it to the kids in our youth group, and some of them are pretty good at it!

It’s a little hard to find (aka you can’t get it at Walmart), but I have seen it at specialty toy/game stores as well as online (try amazon… a great way to spend the gift cards you’ve been earning through Swagbucks!).
What are some of your family’s favorite games?

Filed Under: everyday, family, marriage, Tad

Richmond Baby Shower

June 2, 2010 by Aliesha

This past weekend Tad’s family in Richmond threw us a baby shower! It was so lovely and I had such a great time. They put lots of time into planning a really special brunch and the food was great! Isn’t this fruit cascade amazing?! And I just love the little birds (of course)!
Angela made these adorable bird cupcake-toppers.
Me & Tad’s mom
Stephanie (my sister-in-law), me, and Tad’s mom
Everyone blessed us with so many wonderful shower gifts! Our baby girl is so blessed already.

Filed Under: family, pregnancy, travels

Ikea Shopping Trip

May 31, 2010 by Aliesha

I got to go to Ikea for the first time this weekend! Tad and I were going up to VA to see his family this weekend anyway, so we decided to come up a night early so we could head to the Woodbridge Ikea on Friday! We (the girls) were there from 12:00 noon until 6:00PM! It was quite the adventure. (Oh, and after Ikea, we went to Potomac Mills and walked around for another couple of hours! We were pooped!)

We found all kinds of bargains! Tad’s mom found some bookshelves to use in her library (or, as it is also called, “La Salon de la Granmomma”). Stephanie bought some dressers for her bedroom.
Angela and I split a cart, so half of those goodies are mine. She found a pretty lampshade and matching pillow!
Tad and his dad came up to pick everything up for us.
We stuffed the Expedition!
It was so much fun to have a Girls Day! We wish we could be closer to all of our family, so we cherish times like these.
As I get things set up in our home, I will start posting pictures of our many Ikea finds!

Filed Under: deals, family, shopping

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