Amanda's Birthday and More!

Amanda turned 6 today! Happy Birthday my sweet girl! Welcome to my weekend blog hop - Make My Saturday Sweet #71! To make this hop successful, be sure to visit the last two links before yours and leave them a sweet comment. Also, share about this hop via Twitter, Facebook or Google+. Friendship Friday The Letter "H" and Finish the Sentence Friday "The most unexpected part about being a grownup is..." A professional photographer took this photo of my kidsSamantha, Jeremiah, Jessica and Amanda Today I'm...

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Wildlife, Pets and More!

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #79! You can link your family friendly photo post below. I've got a lot to share today, so read on! Today I'm sharing photos of the wildlife that sometimes visit our back garden as well as our pets. You will need to click on the images to view them larger. It's worth it! Guineafowl Hadeda Ibis Our cats, Prince and Sheela They are peering into the neighbor's garden. Here is a peek at our Valentine's Day outing on my travel blog, 1camera1mom *************************** We...

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G is for Girls and a Blog Hop

Welcome to my weekend blog hop -Make My Saturday Sweet #70!To make this hop successful, be sure to visit the last two links before yours and leave them a sweet comment. Also, share about this hop via Twitter, Facebook or Google+. Friendship Friday The Letter "G" G is for Girls On our way to the U.S.A. June 2013 (their precious big brother is in the background) At Palm Coast, Florida, 2013 Dressed to match at the mall (Hubby's mobile phone image) Catching some sleep in the car on the way home from Cape Town (the 2 big...

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Awesome Photos, A Giveaway and More!

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #78! I've got lots of neat things to share with you on this post, so please take a look and then link your picture post below. Here are some of my favorite photos taken in the last few weeks, several of them were taken on Valentine's Day. Click on the images to view them larger. It's worth it! Hubby took this photo. I'm wearing a hand-beaded hat by an African Xhosa lady. She gave it to me as a giftvia her niece who is renting the flat below our house. Amanda dressed for...

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Favorite Love Story and More!

Welcome to my weekend blog hop - Make My Saturday Sweet #69! You can link your family friendly post on my blog hop below. I'm also participating in Friendship Friday. Friendship Friday: The Letter "F" F is for Favorite Love Story These two images are the top and bottom of my scrapbook page of our dating days. My favorite love story that happened to me began on Valentine's Day in 1995. There was this guy (Rob Morley) on the missionary ship, the M.V. Doulos, who asked permission to get to know me better in a dating...

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Book Blast: My Friend Suhana

Book Blast and $25 Giveaway! About the Book My Friend Suhana Title: My Friend Suhana: A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy | Authors: Shaila Abdullah & Aanyah Abdullah | Publication Date: December 16, 2013 | Publisher: Loving Healing Press | Pages: 17 | Recommended Ages: 3+ Summary: A simple tale of love and friendship to warm your heart. Award-winning author and designer Shaila Abdullah teams up with her 10-year-old daughter Aanyah to bring you this heartwarming tale of a little girl who forms a close...

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