News and notes after a fun and eventful summer.
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Trial run for family pictures. The rough draft if you will.
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I dig the hair do.
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And again...
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We went to Deseret Thunder Raceway. I am not ashamed. The kids loved it...after we got some earplugs.
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First season of soccer. As a former defender myself, I could't be prouder that this boy is a defensive monster (can you say that of a five year old?)
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Learning the stairs
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Birthdays (now 3)
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Hiking with siblings.
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Raging waters with cousins
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Ninja destruction at the reunion
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This lovely lady's golden birthday - I won't tell you how old, but her birthday is on the 30th.
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Horses up in Logan.
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N loves football. Here's his flag football debut. He did really well, but his team lost in the Super Bowl. He also knows more about football than me by now.
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Had to get some work done around the house. Took out this load of trash but M made me bring it back.
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And it's a good thing she did.
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Birthdays galore. He's in a major monster truck stage.
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I don't remember anything about this.