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      • Natural Bridges
        06/29/10
        In case anyone was wondering, there's never a time when I think I'm bored. In fact, my kids hear that blasted "b" word on cartoons sometimes, and when they do, we talk about why it isn't a nice word to say. We don't have to look very far to figure out possibilities to a

      • After Church
        06/27/10
      • Daddy Donut Day
        06/26/10
        If you've ever heard the song "Saturday is a special day..." my version goes a little like this:

        Saturday is a special day
        It's the day I sleep in
        It's Daddy Donut Day!
        I always wake up
        To a chocolate round
        And I call it the &quo

      • Buds
        06/25/10
        There was a time when our family could have been a set of triplets and then a set of twins. While that didn't happen, we do have a set of seriously amazing friends who are as close as family can be. They let us borrow them for a few days while their parents went house hunting, and boy did we pa

      • Happy Hollow
        06/24/10
        We've been to Happy Hollow plenty of times before today, but it was the first time (a) the boys rode a roller coaster, (b) actually got on the animals on the carousel (instead of the sleigh so that they could all sit next to each other), and (c) that my mom and sister came. We couldn't hav

      • Happy Father's Day
        06/20/10
      • Third Lesson
        06/14/10
        Lesson number three of the season and the twins are motoring along. They are practicing on their breathing while L is not ready, but he's willing, because as Britany asks, "Who's in charge?" and L answers, "Bi-ney."

        Yes, she's <i>that</i>

      • After Church
        06/13/10
        After church today the boys wore the Father's Day ties they made for their dad one week early. We have stake conference next week, so they won't have the opportunity to make their crafts then. They were in their element, as usual, after three hours of church, so asking them to sit on the s

      • Swimming
        06/09/10
        Let the lessons begin!

        The twins are on their third summer of lessons---hard to believe. And L started his very first, which consisted mostly of screams, but he calmed down enough to get through it without swallowing too much water.

        (Too bad it was a cold and overcast mor

      • The Doctor Is In!
        06/07/10
        A quick trip to Chicago found us at a long-awaited graduation for Jared, who is officially a D.R. (Wait! Make that an M.D.)!

        Proud of you, Jared! ---SM


        [Above: The sign friends made for Jared on the day of his graduation. This was on the front door and balloons of s

      • Four-Year-Old-Check-Up
        06/02/10
        Two clean bills of health.

        The four-year-old check-up went great as the boys read the books the doctor gave to them and answered questions routine to the visit. If only the scene had stayed this serene in the inoculations clinic where I actually video taped them getting shots and the d

      • Hip Hop
        06/01/10
        Think of hip hop dance and you probably start to feel a pulsating beat you can really move your body to. Then think of hip hop dance for four- to seven-year-olds and you may think of little bodies actually hopping, forgetting whatever "hip" should be involved, be it the stylishness of the

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