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This is one of my favorite places to visit in the summer. We didn't make it there last summer, so when the girls asked this morning what we were going to do today this was the first place I thought about. Olivia was 2 the last time we
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We don't have much going on this week... except kittens. We're going to be fostering these kittens for a couple weeks until they can be adopted. I'm already realizing how hard it is going to be to say goodbye to them. Especially Lily and
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Yesterday our final monarch butterfly hatched. The other day I was checking on things in the yard when I saw a monarch laying eggs on some of the milkweed we have in our yard. We've never hatched a caterpillar from an egg, so Emma brought one of the
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And just like that my phone is full of adorable kitten photos... Gus reminded me of Ethel this morning. She always loved to sleep with her head hanging over the side of the tv receiver. I have no idea how that is comfortable.
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We had a visit from the tooth fairy last night! This tooth has been loose for months. I thought for sure Emma would have lost it before school ended at the beginning of June, but it hung on until yesterday.
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One of my favorite summer traditions.... I think its hilarious how much Olivia still loves these things. She can't pass by one without sticking her face in and asking for a picture. An extra bonus to this strawberry place... the petting zoo. Another bonus... ICE CREAM when you&
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This morning Emma had her last dance recital recording for ballet. We are officially all done with dance for this year. Afterward we headed out to the barn for the afternoon. The plants have grown like crazy since the last time we were there. This was the biggest lady bug
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This has been a crazy school year... the first day of school ended early because of a sewage leak at the school. The last day of school ended with distance learning for the last 45 days. This afternoon Emma's school had a farewell parade. Usually on the last