Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas
Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Snow Day x2
On December 6 and 9 the kiddos had a snow day. Here in the Willamette Valley we do not get snow. The weather is totally different than it is back home in Southern Oregon, which has 4 distinct seasons, and the valley has rain.
Missy has been saying it was going to snow that Friday all week, so when she woke up and there was snow all over the ground, and no school you could only imagine how ecstatic she was.
Before I even had a chance to make breakfast, the older two were asking to go out and play. So I helped them get in their warm clothes, and out they went. They had such a great time.
Then on Monday December 9, the kiddos had another snow day. It worked out perfect that my girlfriends little girl (who is a month older than Missy) was able to come, and spend the day with us while her mama was at work. The kiddos has such a fun time playing together.
They did some finger painting, dress up, which included a fashion show, as well as Barbies, and trains.
That morning I had forgot I had brought a full box of Cheerios into the toy room to distract the trio while changing diapers, and getting them dressed. Needless to say they found it... and emptied it.
This guy woke up from his nap with a major blow out, which required not only a clean outfit, but also a bath.
After all the crazyness, the older two and I took advantage of the opportunity and baked some cookies. Who doesn't love warm cookies and a cup of cold milk?
We really did have a good time playing in the snow, and I am so grateful that the kiddos have had the opportunity to play in the snow like I did when I was growing up. Here is to dreaming of white Christmas!
Missy has been saying it was going to snow that Friday all week, so when she woke up and there was snow all over the ground, and no school you could only imagine how ecstatic she was.
Before I even had a chance to make breakfast, the older two were asking to go out and play. So I helped them get in their warm clothes, and out they went. They had such a great time.
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| Yay for snow! |
Then on Monday December 9, the kiddos had another snow day. It worked out perfect that my girlfriends little girl (who is a month older than Missy) was able to come, and spend the day with us while her mama was at work. The kiddos has such a fun time playing together.
They did some finger painting, dress up, which included a fashion show, as well as Barbies, and trains.
That morning I had forgot I had brought a full box of Cheerios into the toy room to distract the trio while changing diapers, and getting them dressed. Needless to say they found it... and emptied it.
This guy woke up from his nap with a major blow out, which required not only a clean outfit, but also a bath.
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| E -- all refreshed and ready to play |
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| Peanut butter cookies coming up |
We really did have a good time playing in the snow, and I am so grateful that the kiddos have had the opportunity to play in the snow like I did when I was growing up. Here is to dreaming of white Christmas!
Monday, December 23, 2013
Recap of December 14-21
This week was such a crazy busy week! Hubby's parents, and little brother arrived Saturday morning to watch the kiddos for us while we attended his company Christmas party on a dinner cruise. We carpooled with another couple to Portland, stopped at the Wild Haire Pub for drinks, then headed to the boat. The food, and waitstaff was great, and the company was a lot of fun. We even behaved, and was home, and in bed by 11.
Sunday we went into Chuck E Cheese after they opened to celebrate Missy's 6th birthday with a few of her friends, and our family. Everyone had such a great time. I even think they improved on their pizza. It was one of the most relaxing parties I think we have ever hosted. Since we had it so close to opening there was not a lot of people there, and two hours later when we were done, it was finally starting to get buys. Plus I didn't have to clean up so that was great. Ha! She got a lot of great things, and now Mr. Z wants to have his party there. We are so blessed that we were able to spend it with our friends and family.
On Tuesday E and I headed to Lake Oswego for a follow up eye appointment. It was at 8:30 when they first opened so it was nice to get in and out. Since the boys have been born, and visiting the eye doctor, Aunt (Kayla) has been meeting us there to help, and then after we go and have coffee. I really look forward to visiting with her, so much that I schedule our appointments not only around my schedule, but hers too.
Tuesday evening Missy had her Winter Dance recital. So after supper we loaded up and headed into town to watch her perform. As always, she did an awesome job. We are so proud of her and how much she has progressed. Like both her parents, she takes it very seriously, and gives it her all. In January she will be moved up to the next class. I am very excited, and happy about this. I hope that it not only challenges her, but that she continues to grow, and enjoy it.
Wednesday Grandpa and Grandma Beasly went home. It was a pretty mellow day for us. My really good friend and her three girls came that evening, and stayed until Saturday morning.
Thursday I went and volunteered in Missy's kinder class as usual. That afternoon Nana kept the kiddos for a bit so that I could hang out at home while the Heater technicican serviced our system. That evening the hubby and I went to dinner before heading to a boot sale. I had some Christmas money I was dying to use, and had my heart set on a pair. I was able to get one of the last pair in my size.Woo hoo!!
Friday Meems and her girls hung out until that evening so she was able to hang out with the boys while I went in and helped with Missy's holiday party. They did their monthly awards after carpet/calendar time. Last time she received an award her teacher let us know, however, this time we did not receive any heads up so I assumed she was not receiving one. Well was this mama shocked! She not only received 1 award, nope not even 2. My little smarty pants received 3 awards; writing sentences, perfect attendance, reading 10 books. We are SO proud of her, and her eagerness to learn.
The party was a lot of fun, and I tell you what, kinder kids are the cutest! There is never a dull moment that's for sure. I was so thankful I was able to spend the afternoon with her.
Whew are you tired yet? Like I said, we had a pretty busy week. It was a lot of fun, and I wouldn't change a thing. This next week should not be as busy. We plan to stay home for Christmas and New Years, which I am *SUPER* excited about. I cannot wait.
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| A lovely 6 year old took our picture for us |
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| Love him! |
Sunday we went into Chuck E Cheese after they opened to celebrate Missy's 6th birthday with a few of her friends, and our family. Everyone had such a great time. I even think they improved on their pizza. It was one of the most relaxing parties I think we have ever hosted. Since we had it so close to opening there was not a lot of people there, and two hours later when we were done, it was finally starting to get buys. Plus I didn't have to clean up so that was great. Ha! She got a lot of great things, and now Mr. Z wants to have his party there. We are so blessed that we were able to spend it with our friends and family.
On Tuesday E and I headed to Lake Oswego for a follow up eye appointment. It was at 8:30 when they first opened so it was nice to get in and out. Since the boys have been born, and visiting the eye doctor, Aunt (Kayla) has been meeting us there to help, and then after we go and have coffee. I really look forward to visiting with her, so much that I schedule our appointments not only around my schedule, but hers too.
Tuesday evening Missy had her Winter Dance recital. So after supper we loaded up and headed into town to watch her perform. As always, she did an awesome job. We are so proud of her and how much she has progressed. Like both her parents, she takes it very seriously, and gives it her all. In January she will be moved up to the next class. I am very excited, and happy about this. I hope that it not only challenges her, but that she continues to grow, and enjoy it.
Wednesday Grandpa and Grandma Beasly went home. It was a pretty mellow day for us. My really good friend and her three girls came that evening, and stayed until Saturday morning.
Thursday I went and volunteered in Missy's kinder class as usual. That afternoon Nana kept the kiddos for a bit so that I could hang out at home while the Heater technicican serviced our system. That evening the hubby and I went to dinner before heading to a boot sale. I had some Christmas money I was dying to use, and had my heart set on a pair. I was able to get one of the last pair in my size.Woo hoo!!
Friday Meems and her girls hung out until that evening so she was able to hang out with the boys while I went in and helped with Missy's holiday party. They did their monthly awards after carpet/calendar time. Last time she received an award her teacher let us know, however, this time we did not receive any heads up so I assumed she was not receiving one. Well was this mama shocked! She not only received 1 award, nope not even 2. My little smarty pants received 3 awards; writing sentences, perfect attendance, reading 10 books. We are SO proud of her, and her eagerness to learn.
The party was a lot of fun, and I tell you what, kinder kids are the cutest! There is never a dull moment that's for sure. I was so thankful I was able to spend the afternoon with her.
Whew are you tired yet? Like I said, we had a pretty busy week. It was a lot of fun, and I wouldn't change a thing. This next week should not be as busy. We plan to stay home for Christmas and New Years, which I am *SUPER* excited about. I cannot wait.
All She Wants for Christmas is Her 2 Front Teeth
On December 5, Missy lost her second tooth!
She has been playing with it for a couple of weeks now. A couple of days before it, she asked me to try and pull it out, but because she was afraid it would hurt (and I couldn't get a good grip) she wouldn't let me go through with it. Anyways, I was finally able to get a grip and get the loose thing out. We were all SO excited.
The lovely Tooth Fairy left her two gold chocolate coins, as well as a while dollar. Woo hoo!!
She has been playing with it for a couple of weeks now. A couple of days before it, she asked me to try and pull it out, but because she was afraid it would hurt (and I couldn't get a good grip) she wouldn't let me go through with it. Anyways, I was finally able to get a grip and get the loose thing out. We were all SO excited.
The lovely Tooth Fairy left her two gold chocolate coins, as well as a while dollar. Woo hoo!!
Such a slacker
I have such good intentions with this blog, I really do. I would love to keep up with it so the kiddos are able to look back, and have a look into our past, plus I have fun with it. I have always enjoyed writing, and this is a great way for me to get all my thoughts, and memories out.
So with all that said, I am working on setting up a bunch of posts now that will be scheduled to run for the rest of the week, hopefully to get all caught up. Yay!
Warm holiday wishes!!
So with all that said, I am working on setting up a bunch of posts now that will be scheduled to run for the rest of the week, hopefully to get all caught up. Yay!
Warm holiday wishes!!
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
WW: Mending broken hearts -- Meet Max
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| I love puppy breath! |
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Weekend Wrap Up (a day late)
Happy (late) Thanksgiving to everyone!
Originally we were going to go home and spend it with our families, but the kiddos got sick so we decided to stay home. This actually turned out to be better for us because Thanksgiving morning I ended up getting sick, and my amazing husband finished our supper. He did such an awesome job, and everything tasted so good.
Saturday morning we got up, and after breakfast we headed out to get a Christmas tree. I love bundling the kiddos up, and getting them out of the house since we spend the majority of our time at home during the winter (keeping the micro-preemie trio safe and healthy). They had such a great time looking at all the trees, and wandering around the tree farm. Coach and I grew up going up into the mountains, playing in the snow, roasting lunch over a fire, and hiking around to find the perfect tree, and although that isn't possible where we live now, I am so thankful that we are able to take them to a Christmas tree farm where they can run around have a good time searching for a tree. This year Z and his daddy found the perfect tree. Seriously, it's perfect.We had such a fun decorating the tree, and putting up all of our holiday decorations. Z was especially into putting everything up. He followed Coach around all afternoon making sure he was doing the house lights correctly, was extra good about taking a nap, and took careful thought hanging his ornaments, and giving his mama "advice" when putting the rest of the decorations up.
I have a ton of photos on our camera I need to download from this past week...someday...someday soon I hope.
Sunday was pretty mellow. Our Elf on the Shelf Emily is back, and brought the kiddos some mini donuts for breakfast, and the movie Planes too. They loved the message she left in peanut butter M&Ms.After breakfast we went and watched football at Nana (my Mom) and Papa's house (she has NFL Sunday ticket and the Bears were not scheduled in our area).
Hope you also had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
Originally we were going to go home and spend it with our families, but the kiddos got sick so we decided to stay home. This actually turned out to be better for us because Thanksgiving morning I ended up getting sick, and my amazing husband finished our supper. He did such an awesome job, and everything tasted so good.
Saturday morning we got up, and after breakfast we headed out to get a Christmas tree. I love bundling the kiddos up, and getting them out of the house since we spend the majority of our time at home during the winter (keeping the micro-preemie trio safe and healthy). They had such a great time looking at all the trees, and wandering around the tree farm. Coach and I grew up going up into the mountains, playing in the snow, roasting lunch over a fire, and hiking around to find the perfect tree, and although that isn't possible where we live now, I am so thankful that we are able to take them to a Christmas tree farm where they can run around have a good time searching for a tree. This year Z and his daddy found the perfect tree. Seriously, it's perfect.We had such a fun decorating the tree, and putting up all of our holiday decorations. Z was especially into putting everything up. He followed Coach around all afternoon making sure he was doing the house lights correctly, was extra good about taking a nap, and took careful thought hanging his ornaments, and giving his mama "advice" when putting the rest of the decorations up.
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| Nothing like 6am snuggles with nothing but the tree on (and Doc McStuffins) |
I have a ton of photos on our camera I need to download from this past week...someday...someday soon I hope.
Sunday was pretty mellow. Our Elf on the Shelf Emily is back, and brought the kiddos some mini donuts for breakfast, and the movie Planes too. They loved the message she left in peanut butter M&Ms.After breakfast we went and watched football at Nana (my Mom) and Papa's house (she has NFL Sunday ticket and the Bears were not scheduled in our area).
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| She came bearing gifts! |
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| Sneaky Emily caught with Moms good Sharpie! |
Hope you also had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Weekend Recap
Whew what a Monday!
Sis is out of school for the week, so we are blessed to have her home with us all day, and not just in the mornings. The older two have been begging to go to the library, but with the trio being mobile, and our crazy schedule we haven't been able to go as often as we use to. So when Nana volunteered to take them today, I was thrilled. They had the biggest smiles on their faces when they left, and when they got home the smiles were still there.The trio is doing great. They are pretty clingy lately, so when I have to get a chore or meal done, they rotate who rides in the Ergo (seriously, why didn't I have one of these with the older two?!). It was such a beautiful fall day today that the older two also played outside for a good part of the day. It may have been busy, but honestly, I wouldn't trade it for a thing.
Alright lets jump into our weekend recap, I am warning you now, it's a busy one!
Friday night was pretty similar to any other night; eat, play, baths, jammies, books, bed, mom and dad chill in the living room and watch some DVR shows.
Saturday was pretty busy. Coach isn't working weekends until after the new year so we are loving having him around not just on Sunday's, but all day Saturday too. He was given tickets to go and watch the last home game of the OSU football team, but since we had last minute plans to go have dinner at my sisters, I told him to go with a friend, and we would go to dinner. So after the boys woke up from their nap, the kiddos and I picked up Nana, and headed up to Aunt (what the kiddos call Aunt Kayla) and Uncle Jose's house. We had a ton of fun eating delicious homemade Mexican food, playing with all the kiddos (his-3, ours-1 due in January, and just hanging out. Coach and his friend headed to the game around 5, and tailgated until it started at 7. We were all late getting home that evening, but we enjoyed ourselves.
Sunday we tried to keep it pretty low key. It consisted of the usual football and laundry. The sunshine was out, and so we took all the kiddos out and had them play around in the yard. I even took this opportunity to take a few photos of all of us in our Bears gear. Hello Christmas card photo!
Earlier Sunday afternoon Daddy took the older two into town to rent a movie. Cuddling on the couch, watching a movie with some popcorn was the perfect way to end our weekend.
Hope you enjoyed yours!
Sis is out of school for the week, so we are blessed to have her home with us all day, and not just in the mornings. The older two have been begging to go to the library, but with the trio being mobile, and our crazy schedule we haven't been able to go as often as we use to. So when Nana volunteered to take them today, I was thrilled. They had the biggest smiles on their faces when they left, and when they got home the smiles were still there.The trio is doing great. They are pretty clingy lately, so when I have to get a chore or meal done, they rotate who rides in the Ergo (seriously, why didn't I have one of these with the older two?!). It was such a beautiful fall day today that the older two also played outside for a good part of the day. It may have been busy, but honestly, I wouldn't trade it for a thing.
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| Trouble x3 |
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| Getting into the spirit with some crafts |
Alright lets jump into our weekend recap, I am warning you now, it's a busy one!
Friday night was pretty similar to any other night; eat, play, baths, jammies, books, bed, mom and dad chill in the living room and watch some DVR shows.
Saturday was pretty busy. Coach isn't working weekends until after the new year so we are loving having him around not just on Sunday's, but all day Saturday too. He was given tickets to go and watch the last home game of the OSU football team, but since we had last minute plans to go have dinner at my sisters, I told him to go with a friend, and we would go to dinner. So after the boys woke up from their nap, the kiddos and I picked up Nana, and headed up to Aunt (what the kiddos call Aunt Kayla) and Uncle Jose's house. We had a ton of fun eating delicious homemade Mexican food, playing with all the kiddos (his-3, ours-1 due in January, and just hanging out. Coach and his friend headed to the game around 5, and tailgated until it started at 7. We were all late getting home that evening, but we enjoyed ourselves.
Sunday we tried to keep it pretty low key. It consisted of the usual football and laundry. The sunshine was out, and so we took all the kiddos out and had them play around in the yard. I even took this opportunity to take a few photos of all of us in our Bears gear. Hello Christmas card photo!
Earlier Sunday afternoon Daddy took the older two into town to rent a movie. Cuddling on the couch, watching a movie with some popcorn was the perfect way to end our weekend.
Hope you enjoyed yours!
Friday, November 22, 2013
Five on Friday
Yes yes I have been MIA for far too long, but I am back and I plan to be as consistent as possible since I think it will be easier to document a lot of our life for the kiddos, than me being consistent with the trios baby books (sorry third, forth, and fifth baby problem). I have missed blogging, and was actually enjoying it. Plus I think the kiddos will get a kick out of reading it when they are older.
So lets jump back into the swing of things and get going with 5 on Friday!
So lets jump back into the swing of things and get going with 5 on Friday!
5. The boys are finally taking steps! So exciting since their pediatrician is putting a lot of pressure on this preemie mom.
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| So thankful for the talented Alysun Peters Photography - August 2013 |
4. I finally feel we have a nice consistent routine now that the boys are down to one nap, which includes mama getting her workout in. Yay!
3. After losing our sweet dog (this will have to be another blog post), I am so excited that we will be picking our new little guy the day after Thanksgiving. Brace yourself for cute puppy photos coming soon.
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| We may never know what happened to you, and missing you has not become easier with each passing day. |
2. Thankful to be done with the tray part of the trios high chairs, and all 7 of us sitting as a family at the table for meals
1. Hubby and I had a day date with our BFF couple last Saturday. So fun and refreshing.
+ Jessica
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Surprise beach trip!
Last night when we put the kiddos to bed they were really excited because they knew that Thursday morning they were going to go somewhere, but they didn't know where. They were told that it was on our summer bucket list, and mama packed them extra clothes. They had their guesses, but we never confirmed anything.
L had his ENT appointment bright and early that morning (see that story here), so while we were there, Coach was getting the other 4 ready, and snacks packed so that when L and I got home we could load up and go.
When we pulled in everyone was ready to go. So after everything was loaded up and we were pulling out of the driveway, we filled the kids on where we were headed; they were ecstatic. The looks on their faces was priceless. The town we usually visit is just a quick 45 minutes, but today we thought we would mix things up and visit another one that Coach has never been to, but it a popular spot. The plan was to get there, eat lunch, and either check out the beach, and then possibly head to our fav spot where we could do some school shopping at the outlets, or eat and then head to the beach and shop. We once we got there, we quickly found there was not a whole lot there. Maybe we needed to keep driving a little more, but there wasn't any fish restaurants, just local burger shops, and we wanted seafood. We made a quick decision to turn around and head to our favorite restaurant in our normal beach town.
Lunch at Moe's was perfect! We got in super quick, and they even had 3 highchairs for the trio to sit in. Everyone loved their clam chowder, and fish n chips. When we were getting ready to go the gal who was in charge of helping the customers pay their tab came over and asked Coach if she could see our ticket. Confused he handed it to her, and we continued to pack the kids up. We watched her help a gentleman and his son but didn't think anything of it so you can imagine the shock we felt when we got up to her and she told us he had paid for our entire meal, yes OUR ENTIRE MEAL! We couldn't believe it. The nice gentleman and his son also quickly left before we could thank him for his kindness. The clerk told us that he told her that he and his wife have 7 children of their own, and today he was "ruffing it" with just one son. He told her how he observed us while we were trying to enjoy ourselves, and people kept coming over to us. We are just so very thankful for the kindness of this gentleman and his son.
After leaving Moe's, we headed to the car and got all of our gear to head down to the beach; 2 strollers, buckets and shovels, blankets, our Ergo, mini ice-chest, diaper bag, camera, and jackets (I think that's about it).
All five kids had a blast playing on the beach. I packed extra clothes for them so just about nothing was off limits. They loved being able to dig and play in the sand. I thought the trio would want to sit on the blanket and play, but boy was mama wrong. Them boys were all over the place, and even playing with the shovel and bucket. The weather was overcast, but it was perfect. We were able to play on the beach for a couple of hours before nap time, and really took advantage of the time we were having.
After the beach we headed over to the outlet mall and did some school shopping for Missy while the trio napped, and the boys walked around. After shopping we got some ice-cream, and pizza, and then headed home.
So thankful that we were able to take the kiddos to the beach for the day, and see how blessed we were throughout the day. I cannot wait until our next trip.
L had his ENT appointment bright and early that morning (see that story here), so while we were there, Coach was getting the other 4 ready, and snacks packed so that when L and I got home we could load up and go.
When we pulled in everyone was ready to go. So after everything was loaded up and we were pulling out of the driveway, we filled the kids on where we were headed; they were ecstatic. The looks on their faces was priceless. The town we usually visit is just a quick 45 minutes, but today we thought we would mix things up and visit another one that Coach has never been to, but it a popular spot. The plan was to get there, eat lunch, and either check out the beach, and then possibly head to our fav spot where we could do some school shopping at the outlets, or eat and then head to the beach and shop. We once we got there, we quickly found there was not a whole lot there. Maybe we needed to keep driving a little more, but there wasn't any fish restaurants, just local burger shops, and we wanted seafood. We made a quick decision to turn around and head to our favorite restaurant in our normal beach town.
Lunch at Moe's was perfect! We got in super quick, and they even had 3 highchairs for the trio to sit in. Everyone loved their clam chowder, and fish n chips. When we were getting ready to go the gal who was in charge of helping the customers pay their tab came over and asked Coach if she could see our ticket. Confused he handed it to her, and we continued to pack the kids up. We watched her help a gentleman and his son but didn't think anything of it so you can imagine the shock we felt when we got up to her and she told us he had paid for our entire meal, yes OUR ENTIRE MEAL! We couldn't believe it. The nice gentleman and his son also quickly left before we could thank him for his kindness. The clerk told us that he told her that he and his wife have 7 children of their own, and today he was "ruffing it" with just one son. He told her how he observed us while we were trying to enjoy ourselves, and people kept coming over to us. We are just so very thankful for the kindness of this gentleman and his son.
After leaving Moe's, we headed to the car and got all of our gear to head down to the beach; 2 strollers, buckets and shovels, blankets, our Ergo, mini ice-chest, diaper bag, camera, and jackets (I think that's about it).
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| Here we go! |
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| E and Daddy |
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| Mama and B |
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| L loved the buckets |
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| My tiny dancer |
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| Walking with Daddy |
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| The best shot of all 5 I was able to get |
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| Goof balls |
So thankful that we were able to take the kiddos to the beach for the day, and see how blessed we were throughout the day. I cannot wait until our next trip.
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| Successful trip don't you think? |
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