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| Grandma and Papa came to visit a couple of weekends ago and it was a super gorgeous amazing day to play outside. Violet and Grandma had fun with bubbles. |
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| Vi helped Papa measure and cut drywall for her baby brother's room |
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| Looking good! Don't mind the blue lips, ya'll. What would summer be without popsicles? |
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| Chalk with friends |
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| Sandcastle beach...again. |
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| Pool time with big Jake! |
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| Pregnant at the pool, ya'll! Every day. That's our plan until September. It's the life! |
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| The last week of the little gym is show week. All of the kids in the class get to show the parents what they have been learning. We started in the middle of the session and most of the girls were closer to 4 than to 3, so Violet had to keep up! She got to do gymnastics, tap, and ballet in her hour long class. She loved it! We went to dinner at Noodles & Co. before her show day. |
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| Who's ready? This jazzy bug! |
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| "Mommy, can you make the kitty cat face? Please? I will take your picture, ok?" |
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| A little front roll action |
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| Her favorite part - making the train! |
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| Straight harms and holding herself up! |
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| Some partner work |
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| Here's the thing: she's not the best dancer. She's not great at staying focused. She doesn't always do what the other kids are doing. But, I think she has the most fun. That counts for something! |
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| Making up her own moves! |
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| Medal ceremony |
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| Pretty proud of herself and with good reason! |
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| I've been nesting like crazy and going through boxes in closets. I found this picture of me and I think I can see a little resemblance to my daughter! Maybe the cheeks and face shape? Minus the red hair, of course. And that is definitely a look she gives!! |
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| Cleaning out the car and very carefully scrubbing the floor mats |
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| Reason #987 that Shrewsbury is awesome: the St. Michael's school parade. It lasted about 8 minutes and we got tons of candy! |
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| They even had the bubble bus, ya'll! |
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| Building sandcastles at the Magic House |
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| Swimming lessons started today! She has her own teacher and her only complaint was that it was cold. The water is still pretty chilly! |
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| Splashing around with Luca |
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| Looking beautiful at a park playdate |
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| We went downtown to Bridge for Nate's birthday and the girls wore stripes! |
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| This is my view for the next 3 months! The little girl in the pink striped suit is getting brave and will go down the slide all by herself. It's awesome! |
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| Time outside = naps. Another awesome thing about summer! |
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| Even naps on the couch |
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| We got a slip 'n' slide that doubles as a splash pad. |
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| The only problem is that our yard isn't hilly enough so you have to really dive to get the full effect. We're still working on that part! |
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| Daddy and Violet had a little campout and they loved it! |
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| I popped in to say hi and Violet took this grainy picture of us. |
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| Also, hello 24 weeks! |
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| Violet was gifted a bike from a friend who had outgrown it. It' awesome to see her riding and she is doing great! |
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| Parking her bike at a bike rack like daddy. |
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| Smelling the beautiful flowers I got for Mother's Day. Thanks, mom! |
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| Having some girl talk on the porch while painting our toes. |
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| She's getting good at doing them herself! |
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| Reason to live in Shrewsbury #159: Cardinal's game at the park on a blow-up screen. |
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| We got a little pool time in last week and it was awesome. |
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| Practicing jumping in so she's ready for the big pool this weekend |
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| We were enjoying some music at the Taste of Maplewood over the weekend |
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| She made a friend at a Forest Park playground and they played "ring around the rosie" for a long time. |
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| A new way to go down the slide called the turtle shell!! |
