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Loving Life: May Part 1
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015. We had a lot of fun things in May to blog about. Here are a bunch of little things first. We had a water balloon toss at our ward breakfast. Sadie had her second piano recital. Here she is with her piano teacher, Danette Collins. We sure love her! Mother's day was lovely. besides the fact that Ryan disappeared for the first 3 hours I was awake. I had NO idea where he was and I was miffed! My big gift was reseeding our backyard! Brooklyn ready for dance class. The weather has been...
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Loving Life: October 2014
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Saturday, October 18, 2014. Happy 10 Year Anniversary! We decided to go to the Mesa Temple this year. It is simply gorgeous. We had a Sister Missionary take a couple pictures for us. Ryan unexpectedly dipped me for a kiss and the Sister kept taking pictures. Haha! We are lucky to live in a place where we have the Mesa and Gilbert Temples within a 45 minute drive. And next month, the Phoenix Arizona Temple will be dedicated and it is only 15 minutes from our house! Tuesday, October 14, 2014. We had an eve...
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Loving Life: April 2015
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Ryan was out of town for Valentines this year, but we still had fun. It was a balmy 85 outside, so we went to a friend's neighborhood pool. It was a huge pool that we had almost to ourselves. This was a darling valentine that Boston got at preschool. It was just a reminder of my underachieving motherhood skills. Thursday, April 16, 2015. Aunt Natalie came to visit for the day. It was fun to catch up with her. Free, yet productive entertainment. Pillowcase race with our friend Emma.
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Loving Life: July 2015
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Sunday, July 19, 2015. We went to the lego store and got a free parrot. Boston was so proud of himself. Sadie lost two teeth within 3 days! I put together a week long princess dance camp. It was a TON of work, but now that I have all the music, choreography and crafts prepared, I can do the same camp every year. YAY! Here are just a few pics of it. We made dancers in an snowflake tutu and castles made of toothpicks and marshmallows for our "Frozen" day. Our crowns on another day. I sure love my man!
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Loving Life: June 2015
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Friday, June 26, 2015. Our family doesn't believe in the Easter Bunny. It is a weird concept that has nothing to do with Easter. That being said, we also try not to deprive our kids of fun activities. Boston's preschool had an egg hunt and a crazy guy happened to be dressed up like a bunny. Here is both afternoon and morning classes combined for a picture. It was a wonderful and spiritually uplifting holiday! Monday, June 22, 2015. And holds their hands up like this. My handsome boy riding into the sunset.
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Loving Life: March 2015
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Monday, March 30, 2015. December weather was lovely. We tried to blend in the the local folk and pretended it was cold. Sometimes we even wore sweaters. Brooklyn was ready for potty training well before I was ready. She was so insistent that I couldn't say no. She still has a pullup for sleeping, but otherwise she is totally potty trained! I found this guy in my kitchen. I can't tell you how MAD it made me. DIE REBEL SCUM! Sadie and the Grinch. Next up will be our Christmas/California story. Boston has t...
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Loving Life: August 2014
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Friday, August 8, 2014. This crazy lot is just my parents, siblings and their families. I LOVE these guys! I look like a giant, but really I was just wearing tall shoes. Cute cousins. Sadie, Payton, and Jessica. We couldn't forget Brooklyn in there! We were able to see just a precious few friends while we were in Utah. Most of the week was dedicated to family/wedding stuff. Here is Sadie's best little friend, Sophie and Christopher. Playing games after the wedding was full of laughter.
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Loving Life: May 2014
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Saturday, May 31, 2014. Ryan's mom sent us the cutest outfits for the kids for Easter. I was particularly excited that Boston even matched. It wasn't easy getting them to take a decent picture. We got to see some old friends from our married student ward the weekend before Easter. We went with them to a neighborhood egg hunt. Here is Jackson and Sadie. Jackson, Sadie, and Sam enjoying their candy. Poor Evelyn and Brooklyn stayed in the stroller while the rest of us partied. Thursday, May 29, 2014. Crazy ...
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Loving Life: Last Day of 1st Grade. Last day of Cotton Boll Elementary.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Last Day of 1st Grade. Last day of Cotton Boll Elementary. I found the kids sitting like this while Sadie was waiting for her carpool to pick her up on the last day of school. Sadie's cute class (Back row: Erial, Gennifer, Allison, Laylah, Kaitlyn Middle row: Alia, Sadie, Sofia, Amelia Front row: Andrew and Abigail). Anytime I tried to take a picture of one person, they would all jump in for the picture! Sadie and her best bud, Allison. Cha cha cha, hi-ya! The Church of Jesus Ch...
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Loving Life: April 2015
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Thursday, July 2, 2015. I genuinely never thought that my child would EVER get lice. But that day came. We never found the source, but I was one of those crazy moms bothering school nurses and administrators about it. I took EVERYTHING washable in my entire house into the garage and one load at a time washed it and brought it all back inside. It took DAYS! I cried most of that day. But then got over it and got back to work. Glad to say we haven't had a problem since. Sadie's feelings on the matter. I've ...
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