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summer
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safari
A rainy summer day means a trip to the safari. The parakeets are always one of their favorite things. They especially love when they land on their heads. The girls were very excited about holding a baby kangaroo. Emma also got to feed a porcupine, and Olivia held a snake.
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kayaking
Our first trip down the river this summer and our kayak was way lighter. Both girls are a lot bigger and we were a little concerned it would be a really tight fit with all four of us in our kayak. Last summer we towed the inner tube. It worked
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that's a wrap
Somehow everyone got to their recitals on time and we all got to watch both girls dance. First up was Olivia. She had two recitals today, so we skipped watching the first one because Emma's was in between. As soon as Olivia was done with her second dance
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dress rehearsals
A bit of advice.... never, ever sign your girls up for dance at two different studios. Back in September Olivia's dance studio said their recital would be on June 18, while Emma's said hers would be on June 11. Perfect. Fast forward 8 months and Olivia&
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throwback thursday (june 9, 2021)
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last day of school
Wow! There were times I wasn't sure they were going to make it to the end of the year in person, but they did. Olivia really loved going to kindergarten and Emma learned a lot of new things in 3rd grade.
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throwback thursday (june 2, 2021)
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throwback thursday (september 30, 2020)
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throwback thursday (september 16, 2020)
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throwback thursday (september 9, 2020)
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first time for everything
For the first time ever we left a campground early. We were supposed to stay until Monday, but between the run down water park, loud music, barking dogs and just insane crowds we decided it was time to go. Before we left we did spend Friday at the indoor water