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One of the reasons the girls joined Girl Scouts was so they could try new things. One chilly night in January, the troop decided to go skating at the outdoor rink in town. On a winter night, few things are as fun as gliding on blades and drinking hot chocolate with your friend. […]
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Alex’s Boy Scout Troop participated in the Nevada Day parade in Carson City and Ken being a good photog snapped a picture with Alex and Senator Harry Reid. As I told Alex it’s a good thing that this mama wasn’t there. The senator would’ve gotten an ear full from this liberal voting mom. But still, […]
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Our family has certain rituals that we stick to, no matter what. Like a trip to a pumpkin farm. This year we chose Lattin Farms. Who doesn’t love a hay ride? Who doesn’t love the chance to walk through muddy fields in search of the perfect pumpkin? Who doesn’t love cheesy moments? […]
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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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The Boy Scouts celebrated 100 Years of Scouting with a huge Jamboree which included Mud Volleyball. I truly have no words left to describe how I would so NOT do this, but both of my boys loved every minute of it. Yes, even Ken jumped in after snapping the picture. The small, pale kid in […]
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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 […]
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We keep trying to see new places around our city and imagine our delight when we saw that the Nevada Museum of Art was exhibiting a Raphael painting. I know right? Yup, here in Reno. The kids had never seen anything quite like it, so using our Be Prepared motto, we had Alex read about […]