Phew! We have been so busy lately with out-of-town relatives and friends, so much good blogging fodder and no time to post it. Now we are gearing up for Uncle Chad’s wedding next week and our trip to Europe the week after–and it has been HOT here, so we keep our beach bag packed and [...]

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In less than a week the beautiful lady seated to my right will my new sister and Ava’s new auntie. To celebrate this momentous occasion, my mom, my Aunt Priscilla, and my cousins Sonja and Jolie took Emily out for a spot of tea and a shower of gifts.
We left with a sugar high and [...]

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The Cat & The Birdby Ava
Once upon a time there was a cat with a very, very cute nose and a bird. The bird flew to the pond and went in the pond and got his feathers all wet. And then he flew back to the cat and shook his feathers all over the cat [...]

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For almost four hours Ava dogsat a sweet pup named Pippa. Ever the caretaker, Ava gave her charge the pet name, Hippa and was certain that she was hungriest dog alive. She followed Pippa around the house with bits of dog food and sang, “Here’s some food, Hippa. Would you like some food to eat? [...]

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Ava and her cousin Jayden at their first Twins game.

Ava cheering for the Twins with Grandma & popcorn.

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During our cross-county Caravan ride, I held a backseat storytelling hour, where I would attempt to make up stories to amuse the girls. It worked. The stories were quite ridiculous (just ask Moose how he feels about the laughing birds), but the girls were mesmerized.
Once we had returned home where our bookshelves and local library [...]

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Overheard from the backseat:
miss right foot [tweety voice]: You can’t sit here.mr. left foot [growly voice]: I want to here sit too.miss right foot: There’s no room for you.mr. left foot: Yes there is.miss right foot: No there isn’t. Find another chair. You’re bothering me.mr. left foot: I want to sit here too!miss right foot: [...]

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