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June 5, 2015

Some Random Things

I wrote a while back that I might use Thursdays as an opportunity to play catch up on all the things I never blogged, in honor of “Throwback Thursday” — and then I proceeded to not blog at all…and apparently not take pictures off of my camera, either, because when I went to get pictures for Tuesday’s blog posts I found these gems still waiting on there:

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February (!) valentine making and the only real snow we got all winter.

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Unlike our island friends who were walloped all winter long, we had very little snow this year.

Then, Nora’s half birthday celebration with her heart-shaped, frosting-less cupcake:

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She definitely takes after her dad and his not-so-very sweet tooth.  This year was the first year that we could give her books she could read herself, so we gave her a Pinkalicious set, but I really like the time we spend reading together, so we also gave her Tuck Everlasting.

April brought Nora another new ride, which I got in trade for some website work:

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I finally decided to call it quits on hauling 60lbs of kids + food and gear + sometimes a dog in our Burley trailer, so now when we go on family bike rides, Nora peddles behind Chris and I only have to haul Zara (and everything else).  Hooray for bartering; one of my favorite things!

May was mostly gray and rainy, but we did get a few nicer days, and when I wasn’t working we were spending every dry moment outside.

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Zara is so much more kid than toddler.  Watching her on the playground (or anywhere really) is bittersweet – she does too good of a job keeping up with the big kids, whether climbing, swinging, or riding her first real horse.

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Oh little lambs, your mama better pay close attention or one day she’ll awake to find you all grown up.

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  • Marika Ujvari
    June 5, 2015

    Cute kids!!!

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  • Donna
    June 5, 2015

    So nice to see your blogs again! Enjoy the summer!!

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