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fire prevention week
Last week was fire prevention week. On Friday the firefighters visited Emma’s school. The fire station is having a drawing contest. This was Emma’s entry. Today the fire station had an open house. We’ve gone to one every year, mainly because they love climbing in and out
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tired of this rain
I know I’ll probably regret saying this in a couple months... but I’d rather it just snow than get any more rain! It’s been days and days of rain and gloom. To try to beat the rainy day blues, Olivia and I spent a couple hours at
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sever’s
This may be one of my favorite places to visit in the fall. There is a little bit of something for everyone here... corn pits, the most amazing petting zoo, pony rides, camel rides, zip line, hay bale maze, super slide, pumpkin cannons, jumping pillows, wooden train, and food! Mini
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emma’s morning out
Olivia had school today, but Emma didn’t. We convinced Braden to take some time away from work and go with us to the zoo. The whole reason Emma wanted to go to the zoo this morning was to touch the sharks and stingrays. She spent an hour in this
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craft room
I’ve wanted to get the girls a craft desk for a long time. I had been using one of the kitchen cabinets to store all their paint, paper, markers, stickers and whatever other craft supplies we have. The planning all started months ago when I got rid of the
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cat store
We haven't been to the cat store in a long time for two reasons - (1) we were only doing outside activities since the weather was nice and hot, and (2) its hit or miss if there will be any cats there. Its been cold and gloomy for
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kindness rocks
Its not really a surprise that in the last three days Emma has come home from school with two kindness rocks certificates. One was for sharing a book with a kid in her class and the other was for helping a kid with his art project.
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olivia’s first movie
Braden and I used to go to the movies at least once a week before we had Emma. Now we only go every once in a while, and we’ve never been as a family... until today. It’s hard to believe only a couple hours before that picture I
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renaissance festival
We usually visit the Renaissance Festival around Labor Day... when it’s hot outside. This year we had other things going on and couldn’t make it until this weekend... when it was cold outside. But we didn’t let a little cold weather stop us from having a good
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book character day
Today is the final day of the reading fundraiser at Emma’s school. To celebrate two weeks of reading the school had book character day. Emma (and probably half of the kindergarten girls) chose to dress up as Fancy Nancy. Ooh la la. I figured this was the perfect time
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throwback thursday ( september 27, 2017 )
throwback thursday ( september 27, 2017 )