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Alex’s boy scout troop does a family camp every year and although the girls and I elected not to stay overnight, I think next year we just may. Look at their sweet faces when Ken and Alex put up the tent. My resistence to NOT CAMPING EVER may be caving in. Boy Scouts are handy […]
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Such a fun day for Alex and Ken — they got to see Cal play UNR. And Alex wore his Cal shirt proudly when the band called him over to get a pic. Gotta love my alum mater’s band. Everyone remember The Play? Yeah, I was there. Coming back home to the dorm after getting […]
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It’s that time of year when we level up in ballet. Always an exciting time mostly because of the new color of leotard that signifies the next level. Remember when you moved up? That glow of excitement always says it all, doesn’t it?
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He’s really not shoving this alto sax up his nose; he’s just excited to learn how to play it. We went through a long list of potential instruments, some of which I negated based on their Migraine Trigger Factor. Violin or strings in general — no. Tuba — nope. Drums — yeah, no, no, a […]
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Party of five, please. It’s an odd number, but one that works well for us. We never quite fit into that family package for vacations, hotel room bookings or even a booth in a restaurant (now that Bella doesn’t fit into a high chair). And yet, look at us, we make sense. Don’t we? Well, […]
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Seventeen years ago, we didn’t even dream about these three smiling faces. We were too busy enjoying our honeymoon in Walt Disney World. Ah, that beach in front of the Grand Floridian is so gorgeous, but I wouldn’t trade it for those three smiling faces. Or for that frosty margarita pictured below. On every one […]
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Such an exciting moment when our Bubby leaves for Boy Scout Camp. This year, he and Ken were going to be gone for an entire week and the girls and I were going to be all alone…can you see their excitement?? I promised lots of Girl Sleepover Moments! In the mean time, the boys settled […]