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History of the Hinkypunks: July 2013
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History of the Hinkypunks. Saturday, 27 July 2013. Following in the footsteps of Mattias and Sylvia. Ephraim Oliver McMullin opted as well for a birthdate 14 days exactly over his due date. He was born at 5:50AM, July 24th. - Yes, a Pioneer Day baby. I think as long as he doesn't live in in Utah or Idaho, it won't affect him much. It isn't quite the same as being born on Christmas. Here are some shots of his first day of life. The boys are surprised by the age gap. They make comments like, "When he i...
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History of the Hinkypunks: September 2014
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History of the Hinkypunks. Monday, 8 September 2014. Ephraim couldn't really tell us what he wanted to do for his first birthday, so we just guessed and took him to the zoo. It was a hit! Even more than the animals, he loved running up and down the paths. Here he is racing Asher down a hill, and obviously winning. Asher needs to get training to keep up with little bro. Here are three fierce orangutangs. mom, Asher, and Sylvia. Second most exciting gift: an entire box of tissues, all to himself! His cake ...
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History of the Hinkypunks: May 2014
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History of the Hinkypunks. Saturday, 31 May 2014. Thursday afternoons have been Rockclimbing Day the past couple of months. A local climbing business gave homeschoolers discounts for climbing during school hours on Thursdays. A van load (or two) of kids would drive into Madison each week to try this new sport. Here are some shots of the kids in action:. Sylvia would very carefully study out a route. She didn't like going too high. but enjoyed exploring the width of the walls. The kids had fun doing somet...
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History of the Hinkypunks: December 2013
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History of the Hinkypunks. Monday, 30 December 2013. Christmas, Hinkypunk style. According to Sean, you are never too young to begin baking! Sean introduced Ephraim to the joys of flour while baking saffron bullar this December. With saffron rolls baked, Santa Lucia Day could arrive. We were serenaded by some very bassy voices early in the morning. It was sweet of the boys to get everything together to give us this early morning treat from Sweden. After a ham dinner on Christmas Eve, we sat in the living...
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History of the Hinkypunks: Three Days of June Parties: Day 3, Sylvia's 9th Birthday!
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History of the Hinkypunks. Friday, 24 July 2015. Three Days of June Parties: Day 3, Sylvia's 9th Birthday! At the end of a very busy week, Sylvia decided to have a birthday. No, I guess it was 9 years ago that was decided. It actually worked out very well, because my parents were in town for all the graduation events, so they could celebrate with Sylvia before they caught their plane home. That meant that Sylvia got to hear Grandma's special "CHA CHA CHA"s during the Happy Birthday song. Sylvia couldn't ...
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History of the Hinkypunks: The World of Ephraim
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History of the Hinkypunks. Friday, 24 July 2015. The World of Ephraim. With all the craziness teenagers bring to a home, it is nice to have a 1 year old. Ephraim makes me smile! He gets into the most unexpected scrapes,and makes you see the world differently. For example, why not use the dog as a step stool for looking out the window? Or, use the dog as a bed? Ephraim has been taught to love mud puddles from Sylvia, who was taught the art-of-mud by Noel. So, I guess it is a family tradition. Ephraim love...
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History of the Hinkypunks: December 2014
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History of the Hinkypunks. Friday, 26 December 2014. Family Reunion -Part 2: Cabin Craziness. We spent Wed. night in a SLC airport hotel, waiting for Noel and Asher to fly in. My sister, Lisa, was there with her family from California, and the cousins finally had a chance to meet. Levi and Ephraim are going to be trouble together when they get bigger. They were intent on busting out of the hotel room no matter what! Here are Cheri and Nicole (Tammy's oldest) taking a spin together. There were bikes for a...
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History of the Hinkypunks: July 2015
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History of the Hinkypunks. Friday, 24 July 2015. The World of Ephraim. With all the craziness teenagers bring to a home, it is nice to have a 1 year old. Ephraim makes me smile! He gets into the most unexpected scrapes,and makes you see the world differently. For example, why not use the dog as a step stool for looking out the window? Or, use the dog as a bed? Ephraim has been taught to love mud puddles from Sylvia, who was taught the art-of-mud by Noel. So, I guess it is a family tradition. Ephraim love...
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History of the Hinkypunks: April 2015
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History of the Hinkypunks. Friday, 10 April 2015. Spring Break: Heading East, our stop in a snowstorm to hike. Noel requested that we take the northern route home. Without checking the weather we did so. This took up up from Idaho, through Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and down into Wisconsin. We had snow and freezing temperatures all the way. Ephraim only tolerated the cold for a short time before we headed back to the car. T. Sylvia enjoyed setting up her stuffed animals at several of the hotels we...
