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daddy daughter dance
Olivia was so excited this year was her year. 😍💕 The girls had fun making crafts, eating cookies and drinking lemonade. They also got to see Anna.
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sledding
Finally we have enough snow to go sledding! Last year after all the snow had melted I found out our neighborhood has a sledding hill... and it's right by our house. Yesterday we met some neighbor friends there for an hour of sledding fun.
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tea party
Emma didn't have school today, which meant it was the perfect day for a tea party. This was our 3rd year hosting a tea party for her friends. I made some favorite snacks from other tea parties, and added a couple new things. We can't have
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throwback thursday (february 7, 2018)
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busy tuesday
Last week we skipped Olivia's gymnastics class because Emma was home and I didn't want to drive in the snow. I scheduled her make up class for Tuesday afternoon, but first it was dance in the morning. I didn't realize when I scheduled the
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ice ice baby
In 4 days we had a 92 degree temperature change (-53 on Wednesday to 39 on Saturday). There are several pros and cons with this dramatic change in temperature. Pros: it was warm enough to get the smoker out to make a brisket and 3 racks of ribs Cons: the
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pajama day
While Emma got to dress up for jersey day on Friday, Olivia got to dress up for pajama day at her school. She insisted on a skirt with her pajamas. After school Olivia and I met one of her friends at Chick-fil-A. Lunch at Chick-fil-A is one of our favorite
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jersey day
Today was the first day of school this week after 4 snow days in a row. It happened to be jersey day. Emma doesn't have her own, so I had her try on my FSU jersey. My Preston Parker jersey has been with me for a really long
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throwback thursday (january 31, 2018)
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snow day (4 of 4)
Today was a long one. We met a bunch of friends at the indoor playground this morning. It's tough to get a good picture here because the girls are constantly moving. Afterward our friends joined us for lunch at the noodle restaurant. Olivia loves to eat her mac
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snow day (3 of 4)
Today was the coldest it's been since 1996. I thought about taking the girls somewhere, but a lot of places were closed today because of the cold. We stayed home in the morning and then bundled up and drove to our neighbors house for the afternoon. After a
snow day (2 of 3)
Wednesday is supposed to be cold. It will be the coldest it's been since we moved here almost 5 years ago, so our best chance to get out of the house was today. We were prepared. With all our choices for today we all agreed on the children&