tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69583228366713257212024-03-05T06:34:05.281-08:00The Adventures of Anna and KateAnna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-7106649768670078252012-09-25T05:40:00.000-07:002012-09-25T05:40:00.984-07:00S'more summer fun...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fireplace s'mores? A fabulously messy treat!</div>
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Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-5310463476040809652012-09-24T05:35:00.000-07:002012-09-24T05:35:00.710-07:00Eat your fruits and veggies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eating your fruits and veggies is much more fun when they fit on the end of your fingers. These girls love their raspberries--both to wear and to eat. </div>
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Kate did a little experimenting to see if her broccoli could serve as finger jewelry as well. Maybe not quite as good of a fit as the raspberries, but she was happy nonetheless...</div>
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And, what makes eating your veggies more fun than growing them yourself first? These girls have always loved tomatoes, and think nothing is cooler than being able to go out to our backyard to "harvest" them for a snack!</div>
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Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-82927052936243209712012-09-23T05:30:00.003-07:002012-09-23T05:35:45.900-07:00Our little Jedi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the process of Anna's little friend Jackson turning 5, Anna became a certified Jedi! One of the coolest birthday parties ever--Anna went through the paces, and finally earned her Jedi credentials. And, of course, Kate was more than happy to come along and do a little "partying" with her Jedi sister.<br />
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(June 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-49530765090253858162012-09-20T04:46:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:36:03.910-07:00Sleepover, Part II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sleepover fun continues! After winding down after swimming, sleeping through the night (woo-hoo!), they woke up the next morning to play dress-up and make sparkly flip-flops. Overall, a huge maiden voyage sleepover success!<br />
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Anna had her first friend spend the night last summer, and of course it was her BFF for her whole life, Ava. They had fantastic time...swimming in the pool, making sponge water balls, eating pizza, etc. They were even so sweet to Kate and included her in all of their "big girl" fun!<br />
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(June 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-28489655532830439962012-09-18T04:41:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:37:04.966-07:00Budding artists<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anna thought doing a little face-paint-turned-body-paint would be fun, and so Kate of course immediately wanted to join in the fun. They had a blast, and did a pretty good job of sister-decorating!<br />
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(June 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-17491675534229148942012-09-17T04:39:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:37:21.161-07:00Party girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh the joys of Saturday afternoon birthday parties. Especially when they involved a park AND Tumblebus. Happy girls.</div>
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Anna is finally old enough to participate in Vacation Bible School! We had our first experience with Anna as a "kindergartener" at VBS last summer. Since she was entering kindergarten, she was old enough to particpate, and we both had the time of our lives! It was amazing to see Jesus work in these little people's lives in just a short week...<br />
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(June 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-24455788255507044502012-09-13T05:11:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:37:51.520-07:00Benn's wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My dear cousin Benn got married last summer, and while we unfortunately weren't able to make it to the Jamaican wedding itself with wee ones in tow, we had a blast celebrating with them at their Dallas reception. A huge congrats, Benn and Melissa!<br />
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(June 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-82527708618658831622012-09-12T05:08:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:38:04.595-07:00Ice cream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Is anything more fun that homemade chocolate ice cream on a hot summer day?<br />
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(June 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-88400186016377915942012-09-11T05:08:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:38:17.496-07:00Fun with their cousins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As always, summer of 2011 brought lots of wonderful times with the girls' cousins, Sydney and Natalie. You would think these girls were next door neighbors with how instantly they pick back up as the best of friends every time they're together. Truly, we have been blessed.<br />
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(June 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-74744428538633118202012-09-10T05:06:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:38:46.408-07:00Kate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This child has a joy of living like none I've ever seen before. The little things certainly make her the happiest...<br />
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After 5 wonderful years at the JSC Childcare Center, it was finally time for Anna to say 'goodbye' and get ready for her new adventures in kindergarten. We started the evening with a great dinner with her classmates at Fuddruckers, and then continued on to the Gilruth Center for the graduation itself. Unbelievable to think that this is last time that she'll go to school with her BFF, Ava, and her future husband, Owen. Sniff.</div>
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Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-34932271400125101262012-09-09T04:47:00.000-07:002012-09-23T05:39:22.471-07:00"Last Day" of preschool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anna's preschool teachers make a point to make their official "last day" with the kiddos one to remember--visit to the fire station, snowcones, partying in the classroom, and a pinata! Definitely a day Anna (and we!) will never forget! Such huge thank yous to Ms. Ricki and Ms. Tess for an amazing last year of preschool for Anna...<br />
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(May 2011)Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-31866277793952251312012-09-03T07:35:00.003-07:002012-09-03T07:36:35.179-07:00San Antonio - The Riverwalk<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
And, one last post of our San Antonio adventure (maybe this is why the blog is not staying updated? Maybe 4 posts for a short vacation is excessive?? :-))</div>
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We had a wonderful time walking along the riverwalk, taking the river cruise, and having some fab Tex-Mex on the river...</div>
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Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-73011173242911861292012-09-03T06:10:00.000-07:002012-09-03T07:37:16.105-07:00A little more San Antonio...So, yes, I am now posting pictures from over a year ago. Some would probably advise me to just give up on the last year of postings and start fresh, but such a big part of why I am committed to maintaining this blog is as a "digital scrapbook" of sorts for my girls for when they're older, so I just can't leave a whole year out! So, I'm picking up from where I left off. A warning that posts may be shorter, more condensed, etc. but we're going to get there!<br />
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We had a wonderful time at Wild Oak Ranch, roasting marshmallows and making smores. We ended our trip with breakfast at our favorite San Antonio brunch spot--Gunther House--followed by "Pinkalicious" at a local children's theatre. All in all--a wonderful trip!<br />
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Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-43132294473253530222012-09-03T05:56:00.000-07:002012-09-03T05:56:03.945-07:00If you're reading this......you haven't given up on me yet! <br />
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"As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to <strike>live</strike> blog through this and when it's all over, I'll never be <strike>hungry</strike> this far behind on the blog again." -<strike>Scarlett O'Hara</strike> Susan<br />
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The rest of 2012 is committed to catching up...here we go...Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-22294130766716866112011-11-17T15:41:00.000-08:002011-11-17T15:41:00.255-08:00San Antonio, Take 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And, of course, we couldn't be in San Antonio without taking the girls to SeaWorld! Kate and Daddy at our first show...<br />
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Me and Anna ready for the show to start...<br />
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Anna's first roller coaster ride! A very cool (and surprisingly fast!) Shamu roller coaster in the little kid part of SeaWorld.<br />
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Kate's favorite was certainly the Sesame Street carousel. Just ask Daddy who rode it with her again. And, again. And, again.<br />
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On a lark, I asked Anna if she wanted to ride this roller coaster (for whatever reason, it had very low height requirements). I sort of said it jokingly, but she said yes! It took a bit of convincing once it got time to actually go, but she LOVED it! My adventurous girl...I have the feeling we're going to be skydiving together before I know it...<br />
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My girl coming down! This is the point where Mommy started to panic...<br />
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On the ground safely!<br />
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Anna with Cookie Monster and Zoe. Kate is the heat of her "terrified of live characters" phase, so she was having nothing to do with having her picture made with these guys...<br />
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Sorry for all the sideways pictures...I have to figure out how to fix this...<br />
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SHAMU!<br />
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My poor attempt for a pic of the girls with Shamu in the background. No one is looking at hte camera, and Shamu jumped back in the water. Fantastic.<br />
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Dippin dots! A requirements in what turned into a kind of warm May day....<br />
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Anna and Kate both had a blast on this GIANT climbing structure at SeaWorld. Made Mommy remember her new-found post-baby slight fear of heights....<br />
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More fun rides at SeaWorld. They had just opened their new Sesame Street section for the kiddos, and the girls LOVED it!<br />
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Doing a little splashing at the splash pad...<br />
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Anna feeding a dolphin. Definitely the highlight of the SeaWorld trip, at least for me!<br />
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Anna decided to try the big roller coaster one more time. This is the "before" picture...<br />
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...and, after! :-) Happy, adventurous girl!Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-9729143181358433222011-11-16T15:22:00.001-08:002011-11-16T15:38:16.462-08:00San Antonio, Take 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, let me start this post with a warning--there are a LOT of pictures! I just couldn't down-select anymore, so bear with me (or skip this post--you certainly won't offend me! :-)). <br />
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We had a fabulous family vacation this spring to the Wild Oak Ranch in San Antonio. The reality of Anna starting kindergarten in the fall and us having to vacation with the "rest of the world" was hitting us, so we decided to take a mid-May vacation while we still could!<br />
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The hotel was just fabulous...tons of walking trails, hammocks, and much more (see following pics :-))...<br />
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Having our own condo with its own patio was a real draw for us for this hotel...it was like our little "home away from home" for a few days. The girls thought having our own patio was too fun...<br />
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Mommy joined in the silliness at dinner...they're only little once, right?<br />
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Me and my sweet girl, Anna at dinner at the hotel...<br />
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The whole fam at dinner...beautiful weather and surroundings for an outdoor dinner.<br />
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The girls thought camping out on this pullout couch bed and watching TV and eating breakfast was just the best! Kate wasn't quite big enough to sleep in this bed yet (she's still Pack N Play'in' it), but she ran here as quick as she could each morning!<br />
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The hotel had a lazy river with a beach--hours of fun!<br />
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Both the girls had so much fun playing in the sand...<br />
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...and, floating along the lazy river...<br />
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Even Kate joined in the fun at the lazy river.<br />
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Hanging out in the rocking chairs at the hotel...<br />
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They also had a little "Camp Armadillo" where the kids could go play and do crafts.<br />
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Silly ladies!<br />
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The game room was awfully exciting for them too! Most of the games were a little too big for them, but they were able to have some serious fun with the air hockey table.<br />
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More lazy river fun...<br />
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Kate is such the beach bunny--she'd play in the sand all day every day if we let her...<br />
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Mama joined in the laziness!<br />
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Dinner on the patio...such an incredibly relaxing vacation, even with little ones!Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-15561260804275180512011-10-28T16:01:00.000-07:002011-10-28T16:01:00.761-07:00Swing batter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had another great season of t-ball this spring, this time with our former soccer coaches and good friends, Ramie and Adam. Anna learned SO much about t-ball, and had a fabulous time! Now I just need to convince Ramie to coach Anna's softball teams even after her son has gone on to play Little League.<br />
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Quite the big hitter this year. Or, at least big swinger...<br />
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Let's all be honest. Playing with your friends in the dirt is at least as fun as actually playing t-ball. At least.<br />
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Our little first base-woman!<br />
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Kate loved the whole experience too! I think she's chomping at the bit for when she can play too!<br />
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Slide pile!Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-34453779649742944622011-10-26T15:50:00.000-07:002011-10-26T15:50:09.046-07:00A little bit of culture...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my favorite "special events" at the girls' school is Multicultural Day. Each room is a "country", and the families bring in food, decorations, activities, etc., from that country. This year both of the girls had fun, pretty easy countries...Anna's class was Mexico, and Kate's was Japan.<br />
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I couldn't resist making these "tortilla chip" cookies for Anna's class. They're actually lemon poppyseed cookies! Yum! I was going through a bit of a panic thinking that I might not be able to make little homemade goodies for her once she started kindergarten (I guess every school has their own rules), but WHEW--disaster averted...I can indeed still bring homemade goodies to school for her and her little buddies! These were a hit...might have to make a repeat performance in kindergarten...<br />
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This picture doesn't really belong in this set, other than to explain the general "blueness" of Kate in the subsequent pictures. It was snowcone day with her playgroup prior to Multicultural Day!<br />
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My little Japanese doll...<br />
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The sweetest sisters...<br />
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Enjoying an Italian flag cookie. Italy always seems to be one of the most popular rooms with the girls. Who can blame them?<br />
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Some candy "sushi"...<br />
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Playing with the Matroshka dolls in "Russia". This was one of the coolest rooms. The girls have quite a few Russian kids that go to school with them, so a group of them did some authentic Russian dancing. Beautiful.</div>Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-90690161345487851162011-10-05T15:44:00.000-07:002011-10-05T15:44:31.929-07:00A beautiful day at Hermann Park...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had the MOST fun day at Hermann Park earlier this spring! I think the reality of Anna starting kindergarten in the fall was really starting to hit me, so we made our best effort to squeeze as much fun as humanly possible into this day! We were lucky enough to have my good friend Melanie and her sweet girls Julia and Jocelyn (our adventure buddies!) join us! We started with a train ride from the zoo to the play area...<br />
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The play area was a hit with all of the girls!<br />
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Kate was quite adventurous, see-sawing...<br />
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...doing the rings with Ms. Melanie...<br />
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...and sliding, sliding, sliding!<br />
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Anna also enjoyed trying out some of her new gymnastics skills.<br />
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We fed the ducks...<br />
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...and, the pigeons...<br />
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We really were meaning to feed the ducks. Really.<br />
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SUCH an amazingly fun day with my sweet girls!<br />
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We were having such a great day, and feeling so adventurous, that we decided to take a boat ride!<br />
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The girls' first paddleboat trip...<br />
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We were sad that Melanie and her girls didn't join us on the paddleboat, but sure appreciated having our own personal photographer dockside!<br />
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The boat ride? Success! The girls are still talking about it...<br />
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Anna had her first dance recital in May. Oh seriously happy Mommy. I think this is one of those things that when I found out we were having girls, I was the most excited about! Its just a right of passage of little girl childhood! But, no pressure or anything...<br />
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She had so much fun, and did such a good job...<br />
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We somehow managed to not capture it photographically, but Grammie and Bucko came and surprised Anna for her recital. She was elated!<br />
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Snuggling her new "ballerina monkey"...Anna & Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18308683587092799846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958322836671325721.post-31153416977979943012011-09-28T15:39:00.000-07:002011-09-28T15:39:07.213-07:00Pooltime with Nana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We enjoyed a weekend of fun in the sun when Nana came to visit. The girls barely let her get in the door and get settled before they demanded she come outside for some counter service at their "cafe".<br />
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And, showing off her mad ladder climbing + sliding skills was tops on Kate's list as well...<br />
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I think we pretty much stayed outside the whole weekend. Even when they tired of the pool, the girls decided to do some "science" outside, and play "name that food". Anna ensured that Kate's mask was securely tightened...<br />
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...and then helped her self to some of the "samples" once Kate was done guessing.<br />
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Kate thought the whole activity was just fabulous!<br />
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And, what could be more fun than a giant turtle...<br />
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And, a giant shark (DBA a dolphin).<br />
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A great relaxing weekend had by all!<br />
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THANKS for coming to visit us, Nana!!<br />
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Anna had one of her most fun field trips yet to Taqueria Arandas. The people that own it and hosted the field trip could not have possibly been nicer! I highly recommend stopping by there if you're in the area...definitely a business worth supporting!<br />
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Are these little chef hats too much, or what?<br />
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(Ok, blogger confounds me...why do these pictures turn on their side??) Anyway, each child got their own cake, and own bag of icing and were set free! What cute (and SWEET!) cakes they made!<br />
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Anna with her final product--quite the fancy clown cake!<br />
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We also enjoyed a wonderful lunch of fantastic Mexican food after the field trip. And, the wonderful Arandas family didn't let us pay for a thing. Now, that's outrageous. Will definitely be visiting them again...<br />
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