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Cousins!

5 May

Kerry got one of his birthday presents set up in the yard this weekend. He immediately had to share it with the two kids :-)

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I am not sure this was his idea of relaxing but it seemed they were all having fun.

In other fun news, Kerry’s sister and her family came to visit en route to Atlanta. They drove from Minnesota and made great time. Plus, they are enjoying our much better weather (they had snow on the ground when they left). The kids have been getting along great and they are were all exhausted by days end.

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Saturday, Kerry, Miss H and I took Miss S to puppy school. It was fun to see Miss S play with the other dogs (and learn some stuff too).

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Miss H wanted to bring home another puppy.

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Then, we all headed to Burke Lake Park. The playground was a huge hit.

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And, the train was a bigger hit.

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Sunday, Miss H started swim lessons and she had a great time. We have not always had successful lessons but I think this one might be the best yet. Her teacher was super nice and the pool water was warmer than other locations we have been to.

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Then it was off to the National Arboretum with everyone. We walked and walked and burned off some serious energy. We were a little sad to learn that the koi pond was closed until next spring but it was still fun to wonder up to the columns and to see the great views from the top.

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And, Miss S got to come too.

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I could not get them all to smile (or look at the camera).

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Everyone leaves tomorrow morning and we hope the rest of their trip is fun! Plus a happy birthday to Mr. O!

Princess Mania

17 Feb

We have total princess mania in our house. I am not quite sure where it came from but Miss H can name all the Disney princesses, we have conversations about them, we read books about them and she can always find them at Target. So, when a friend invited us to join them for Disney on Ice, I knew it would be a huge hit. I purposely waited until the morning of the show to let Miss H know where we were going because I knew if I brought it up earlier, I would have been bombarded with daily questions about when we were going. She had fun showing everyone her jumping skills as we waited for our other friends to show up.

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We had great seats with a perfect view of the ice rink. Miss H was a little disappointed that a princess was not first out on the rink (they started with Minnie and Mickey) but she soon got to see all the princesses. I did not get great pictures on my phone because of all the lights and movement.

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And, we got an awesome swirling and glowing wand.

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It was a lot of fun and we would definitely go again!

We had a little excitement the last few days because Grandpa had to spend a few days in the hospital. Miss H was a little jealous (actually, really upset) that he got to spend time at the ‘fancy doctor‘ and she was not allowed to go. I am sure Grandpa did not find it as fancy as she does :-) He is feeling better, back home and seems like he is on the mend.

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend! We have some major home improvements happening tomorrow. Stay tuned!

 

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