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Nora’s 10th Birthday Party

Nora’s birthday was back in September but only this weekend did we get the stars to align to have an actual birthday party. Nora had the whole thing planned out including a picnic in a local park – treats like chocolate covered marshmallows and bobbing for apples. The bobbing for apples turned out to be wildly popular – who knew?

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Kai Guy

Here are a few recent pictures of Kai looking all grown up.

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Nora’s Activities

This week Nora had her 3rd grade concert and 3rd grade art show. She was over the moon to show us what she’s done and even threw in some cartwheels on the way home.

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A Few Random Pictures

Here are a few random pictures from the last few weeks. Nora ended up convining us that she needs a phone to be able to call us when she when she needs transportation to dance or gymnastics. We got a low-end samsung with a basic plan and she is over the moon. We also had some slow drains in the house so they went to flush the main house drain and, not realizing that the pool was connected, ended up spewing water from the pipes all over the patio. It is likely some got in the pool and, not knowing what was in the pipes, we opted to drain and clean the whole pool. Check out the pictures below.

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Summer comes creeping back

It is only mid-April but already summer is sending reminders that it is soon on its way.   Daytime temps probably haven’t hit 100 quite yet but we had a humid day in the 90’s this weekend to remind us what is in store.  There are probably a few more temperate days yet to be had and then six months of crushing wet heat.

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Kai and Nora

I’ve heard that when a parent looks at pictures of their own children the pattern of activity in their brain is strikingly similar to that of a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder.   This activity is missing when they look at pictures of other children.

That is interesting but I’m not sure I buy it.  Anyway, here are a few more pictures that I’ve put together of the most fascinating and engaging children I know of.

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Before it Gets too Hot

There have been a couple of over 100 degrees days so far but for the most part the weather is still pleasant enough to be outside, even in the afternoon.  We are trying to take full advantage of it before the heat drives us indoors for most of the day.

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Pool Visit

The weather is officially warming up and that means we are entering pool season.   These two pictures and video were from last week when we took an excursion to the kiddie pool at the Hills.  These were taken on my cell phone and their quality impressed me.

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Homemade Dough and a Lizard Friend

This post was originally going to be made the day before we left for summer vacation but in the rush of wrapping up projects and packing I didn’t get a chance to hit the “publish” button. Here we are now several days into our vacation in Danbury Wisconsin and I’m only now getting around to posting it.

Stay tuned for more!