Rock Searching

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Every once in a while Bella uploads some photos on my computer that are of my kids.  And it is like a little treasure hunt.  Like when I found this photo of a time Bella took Dash to the beach to go sea glass and heart rock searching.

Cade Is Going On A Mission!

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Not much is more gratifying than watching your good, kind, and worthy nephew open up his mission call.
He was SO excited!
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Especially when he read that he will be speaking Italian in Milan, Italy!
It was a great afternoon!
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Filled with soome of our favorite people from close by.
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And others from far away.
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And our very favorite of all.
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And to finish off a perfect afternoon, Scout asked Jake if he would do him the honor of baptizing him!
And sweet Jake said, “I have wanted to do that since you were born!”
So sweet.

Our Orange Tree

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The other day, Scout said to me, “Mom, do you know what I really love?”
Then he told me he loves our orange tree we planted a few years ago.
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And I know he does, because I often find him outside devouring one…like this morning, as he sat at the base of the basketball hoop, chowing down.

New Years ‘14

There is nothing like getting the New Year started off right!
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I told them this is the year of hard work….and that they were starting off with all of the bathrooms.
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Scout did the counters and floors.
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Navy took the bath/shower.
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And the cutest boy of all became the toilet bowl cleaner.
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Micah said, “that is the cleanest my bathroom has maybe ever been!
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And after hard work….
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Comes hard relaxing!

In-House S’Mores

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How rad is Bella!
She created a little indoor s’more station that my kids were obsessed with!
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No wonder she is literally all of their favorite!