Brother/Sister

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I always have loved watching Jake and Chloe together.  They adore each other and clearly have a special bond.  When I found out I was having a girl, I was excited for Navy to get a sister, Dash to have a sibling close in age, and Scout to create that same special bond Jake and Chloe have.  And by what I have seen so far…they are on their way.

Sad

I won’t post a picture to prove that Scout’s permanent teeth are officially scarred.
He took a boogie board to the bottom teeth, and the two front ones are chipped about 1/5 of the way down.
It could have been worse!
But it could have been better!
Like no chips at all…or baby teeth.

Dash and His Buddy Tommy

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Dash is always pretty pumped to meet up with Tommy at swim lessons.
Here they are…probably contemplating the mysteries of life.
Starting with, why does this lady constantly tell us to “reach and pull”!

Pips & The Gold

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One is tough.
One is a wimp.
But they are best friends nonetheless.

Funny

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John Clifford went to work and had a coworker show him this photo.
He said he had to snap a picture of the darling kids murdering a bunch of snails at the temple.
John sent it to me, and whoops!
Of course it was my kids…collecting and yes…murdering.

Christian the Great

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Look at Dash with his arm draped over Christian’s shoulder.
My kids love all of their cousins…but there is something about Christian that they really, really love!
Me too!

Mother’s Day ‘14

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It is supposed to be a day where the mothers in this family don’t lift a finger.
But this mothers day included cousins galore, in-laws galore, etc.
Basically, the world’s greatest mother (Patty Poo) worked her tail off to make it a nice day.
And it was nice!
Props to Patty Poo who knocked it out of the park two days in a row!
Note: Micah and Bryan….next year better make up for this year!

The Aftermath

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We were wiped after the wedding!  WIPED!  So wiped that all of the above kids were watching a movie and zonked out.  We literally covered them and called it a night!
EXHALE!

Tristen’s Wedding

In three words:
It was perfect!
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I’m off to take a nap!

Wedding Planning

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This is what most of my nights look like lately.
Wedding planning.
Constant wedding planning!
Have I ever told you that two months is REALLY FAST to be putting on a wedding?
Wish us luck.