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| Lily turned 3 on July 28th. |
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| She is such a great girl! She is sweet, defiant, loving, and so much fun to have around! Everyone she meets loves her. I love watching her play, she has her own ideas and she is determined to follow them! We are so glad she is in our family! |
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| We have put Max in many swim lessons during the last few years. He would make progress but not enough to move to the next level. A light turned on this summer and he FINALLY moved up! This back float almost held him back again but he finally agreed to do it longer then 3 seconds! We are so proud of him. He loves to swim and is doing great! |
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| Lily is now old enough to be in swim lessons. We swim with her all the time but she now agrees to play our games and try new things. She is very proud of how well she jumps in and that she will go under all the way! |
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| We got back from vacation at 5 pm on the 4th. We unloaded and went to a friends house to celebrate. Of course by the pool...where else would you celebrate in AZ? |
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| We had so much fun at this reunion! We stayed in a very nice cabin that was big enough to fit us all! Here are just a few pictures of our vacation.... We did lots of 4 wheeling! This Ranger is AWESOME! It belongs to Jenas' family but should be in ours... we also brought our 4 wheeler. Lots and lots of trails right outside our cabin door! |
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| We relaxed a lot, which was so nice! We played outside games; corn hole, bad mitten, digging... |
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| The kids made a few necklaces. And we RELAXED (did I mention that part yet?) |
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| We ate AMAZING food. Way to much of it actually! Next year we are only going to eat breakfast and dinner, there was no room for lunch! |
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| We spent one afternoon at Cedar Breaks National Monument. It is very pretty. |
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| Max and the other kids were given a book to work in, if they got so much done they were given a badge and became Jr Rangers. This is no joke with a certain son of mine. Max was so proud! You would have thought he just became a real Ranger after years of hard work. (one month later and the badge is still worn at least 1/2 of the week) |
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| Grandma had an Easter Egg Hunt one morning. Jaynes' kids wondered why, while mine just acted surprised that it was Easter again so soon! They all were happy to play along! I was hoping for a Santa visit but it never happened. |
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| Max didn't believe me that I could drive the 4 wheeler. He kept saying, "Mom you are doing it! you really are driving the 4 wheeler!" He was so proud and cheered me on this whole ride. |
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| Some of our group went exploring in a cave |
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| We had a treasure hunt one morning. The kids had fun with it. Have I mentioned how much junk food we ate? I seriously gained weight and I am still full almost a month later... |
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| Here is the front and only view I took of the cabin |
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| Some went exploring |
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| What kind of Mother am I to put this picture in here! I just love her and all her drama, she is just so cute! |
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| We didn't work out at all but these boys got some planks in! |
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| And we HAVE to mention the dancing with JUST DANCE on the wii.... sooo fun! (I may get in trouble for these, but really one of my favorite afternoons!) |
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| We played other games also, we visited lots, and we had a great time. I wish we could do it every year. I hope we start doing it more then every 3 years. okay, I just wish we all lived close by each other! Especially Jaynes' daughter Kennedy... Lily still misses her and I miss all the attention Lily got from her! |
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