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spring
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track meet...finally!
Finally the weather cooperated for Olivia's track meet! It was a beautiful 70 degrees and sunny.
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kindergarten music program
Olivia has been practicing the songs for her program for weeks. She's been so excited (and a little nervous) to sing in front of a huge crowd. She did amazing. Pretty sure she knew every word and loved every minute of it.
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formula 1
If you haven't watched the Drive to Survive on Nextflix... you should. We stumbled upon the series when we were stuck at home during the pandemic and looking for shows to watch. Now we're Formula 1 fans and watch the races every other weekend. So... when
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3rd grade music program
The last time Emma had a music program was in 2020. The day before her 1st grade program they sent an email telling parents they wouldn't be allowed into the school because there was this thing going around called the coronavirus. The next week they went to distance
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throwback thursday (may 12, 2021)
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throwback thursday (april 28, 2021)
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bees
Braden's bees from last year didn't survive the winter. He's really enjoyed this hobby, and we've enjoyed having the honey.... so he got two new hives. He enlisted the help of his trusty assistant and photographer (Emma) to get them all set
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track is back
One of my favorite sports seasons... track. The girls have had a couple practices the last couple weeks and today was their first meet. Olivia was so excited. Her meet was the first of the day. They warmed up. The announcer said 5 minutes until the first race. Less than
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home again!
It was a very long day of driving, but Braden and Emma made it home on Easter Sunday. First thing Monday morning the fun began. I had to take every single thing out of the bus and bleach every single drawer and cabinet. I knew it was bad, but mice
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tennessee to illinois
I hear it was a chilly night in Illinois. That didn't stop Emma from spending some time (in shorts and flip flops) at the playground. Braden really wanted pizza after a long day on the road. He should know better. We've had pretty bad luck with
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georgia to tennessee
After a very early and long travel morning Braden and Emma were on the move in the bus. They had a few hiccups... one of them being that mice apparently moved into our bus in the last 6 months. I'm not entirely surprised, but I didn't