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The Giants
Ah, what a wonderful month this has been. What a wonderful summer this has been. It has literally flown by and now the kids start school on Monday. Eeeek! And by “the kids”, I mean ALL OF THEM. Jonah and his need for speech therapy (a fourth child needs to be spoken directly to and needs to speak for himself rather than rely on his sibs to translate. Whodathunk?!) will be starting preschool three times a week for three and a half hours a day. You guys. This means for the first time in almost ten and a half years, I will have ALONE TIME for ten and a half…
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So Boss. Part 2.
Bright and early (how do they do that after going to sleep so late??) the next morning, all were up and at ’em. And that was how we launched our firstborn into the double-digits. Happy birthday, Mikey. You are a blessing and a gift to us. We love you.
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So Boss. Part 1.
Boss. That appears to be the term du jour for the ten year old set these days. Or, at least the ten year old boys I’ve hung out with recently. As in, “that Lego set is boss.” Or, “this game on the Kindle is so boss.” And if a thing was particularly awesome/special/worthy of note? Beast. Those two words were thrown around quite liberally during Mikey’s birthday sleepover. Instead of making a big deal out of this milestone birthday, all he wanted was a small family celebration with ice cream cake on his actual birthday, and then a sleepover with three of his good buddies from church. Done and…
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The Aquarium
“Hey Lauren, wanna have a special mommy date? Daddy’s home today so Jonah can stay here with him. But it will mean you have to miss school, though.” Such a fun day with dear friends. Thank you for letting us tag along on your girls’ field trip! Let’s do it again sooner than nine years this time, okay?
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Easter
Easter this year was a quiet affair spent with loved ones at home. First came a few quick snaps before heading off to church… Thankful for this day to spend with friends and family. Thankful for this life. Thankful for the one to come. Thank you, Jesus. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with…
