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book character day
Every September the girls school does a reading fundraiser. Today is the last day, which is also always dress like a book character day. Emma is Bad Kitty. Olivia is Princess in Black.
fall
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jack-o-lantern spectacular
Our zoo has a jack-o-lantern spectacular every year (except last year of course). This year we donated some money to the zoo and we got to go for free before it opened to the public. It is pretty incredible what people can carve into pumpkins.
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volleyball
This fall Emma wanted to try volleyball. I wasn't sure a bunch of 3rd graders would be able to even hit the ball over the net, but most of them can. Emma is absolutely loving it. This weekend she had her very first game. At her age it
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busy start to fall
I've never been a fan of too many evening activities... so I really over did it this month. 😬 It started Monday with Olivia at dance and Emma at volleyball practice. Olivia has been wanting to get back into dance, so she is taking a ballet/tap class with
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off to kindergarten
Just like that... we have a kindergartener!
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first day of 3rd grade
Today Emma started 3rd grade! She is a little nervous because she doesn't know her teacher yet and all her close friends are in different classes.... but I know after the first day jitters she will do great this year.
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it's beginning to look a lot like christmas
Most of our neighbors took advantage of really warm weather a couple weekends ago to put up their Christmas lights. We were busy at the barn, so didn't get around to it. Every time we drive through the neighborhood Olivia would ask when we're getting lights
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happy thanksgiving
This year we celebrated Thanksgiving at home with just our family of four. Braden was on smoked turkey duty, and I got lots of help in the kitchen this year. Emma waited very patiently, all day for a piece of chocolate pie. She was very excited to get another piece
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throwback thursday (november 26, 2019)
Emma's and Olivia's note to me the night before we were scheduled to fly to Florida. I didn't know if we were going to make it since we were in the middle of a blizzard.
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friendship flannel
Today Olivia had friendship flannel day at school. Its always fun when I tell Olivia I need to get a picture of her. That always turns into at least 10 in 10 different poses.
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meet oreo
Three weeks into our first kitten fosters I said I would never foster again. Three of the four came down with ringworm. They had to be quarantined for 8 weeks. We could only go in their room fully covered head to toe. They all needed medicine and cream twice a
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