tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12479821466616335022024-03-05T03:34:12.781-06:00The Forrester FamilyBen and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-33973060579781621662018-01-27T09:52:00.005-06:002018-01-27T09:52:39.322-06:00December <div style="text-align: center;">
December started off with Christmas cards. Kelly took these pictures of us at Thompson Tree Farm and several ended up on our cards! </div>
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Then one day after school we made our annual visit to see Santa at Bass Pro. The boys always look forward to seeing Santa but are even more excited about all of the fun activities that await them after their picture is taken!</div>
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Bow and Arrow</div>
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Target practice</div>
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Remote Control trucks</div>
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And of course, all of the boats and ATVs in the store!</div>
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The following week, Caden had his Kindergarten Christmas Program at school. He was a toy soldier and he did everything he was supposed to do! This boy has come a long way!</div>
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The boys then had their Christmas parties at school upon which I coordinated but was so busy during the party that I didn't take the first picture of either one :-( </div>
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But, on the up side, it was finally time for family to come to town to celebrate Christmas! We spent a fantastic time playing, hanging out, and celebrating. We even broke out the Rook cards! But the kids' favorite event is, by far, opening presents! The Littles played Santa and passed out gifts. </div>
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Then it was time to open gifts! </div>
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Even Caroline had a great time digging through the presents :-)</div>
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This little one had a blast</div>
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and Sweet Collier got a big girl bike! </div>
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Then, at last, it was Christmas morning! </div>
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Santa came!</div>
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And the boys were excited! </div>
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Whew! Time to rest!</div>
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Thanksgiving week followed tradition and was spent at Mimi's. At the beginning of the week, the boys and I ran errands, went to the park, and met Mimi for lunch. Then Thanksgiving Day rolled around and Mimi had her little helpers in the kitchen :-) </div>
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Just before dinner rolled around, the Littles decorated the tablecloth covering their table...</div>
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while Gunter and Lucy marked their spot close to the action in the kitchen</div>
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As always, we took pictures</div>
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Mimi and the Grands</div>
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Mimi and MawMaw </div>
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Chad, Ashley, Collier, & Caroline</div>
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The whole family :- )</div>
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A great week was had by all! </div>
Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-78134002551483816282018-01-24T14:57:00.004-06:002018-01-24T14:57:52.985-06:00Mimi's Birthday Trip-Nashville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our Fall trip for Mimi's birthday this year was in Nashville. We had the best time and had a terrific long weekend! </div>
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First stop was a day at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. They had just gotten all of their Christmas decorations up. We explored all of the wings of the hotel, ate lunch, then did some activities there as well.</div>
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After lunch, we took a boat ride along the "river."</div>
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Then we visited ICE!, the Charlie Brown ice exhibit. It was COLD! </div>
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It was cold, even with the parkas, but seeing all of the sculptures were amazing!</div>
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Ethan and Snoopy are two peas in a pod ;-)</div>
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The boys had a blast on the ice slide!</div>
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The Nativity at the end of the exhibit was beautiful! </div>
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Then the boys practiced their snowball tossing skills</div>
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Then we saw the Water and Light show in the center of the hotel. It was set to beautiful music and based on the birth of Jesus. </div>
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Then we walked over to Opryland Mills and had dinner at The Aquarium Restaurant with lots of fish, sting rays...</div>
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The next day began with a tour of the famous Ryman Auditorium. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> Mimi had been to the Grand Ole Opry as a child and was excited to go back!</span><br />
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After a delicious BBQ lunch, we visited the GooGoo shop, home of the Goo Goo cluster. Maw-Maw is a huge fan!</div>
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And we walked down Printer's Alley, the previous home of all of the Country and Blues venues.</div>
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As we were walking along, I saw a fellow DAR classmate that was going to be performing later that evening! So cool! </div>
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Then we had a quick dinner and returned to the Ryman. Ben scored tickets to that night's show! </div>
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It was amazing to see the show live! </div>
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And super cool to see all of the performers!</div>
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Exile was there!</div>
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Our last day we visited the largest European car museum in the country. Caden was in heaven!</div>
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Then we checked out Cooter's store...</div>
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and the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard.</div>
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We had an awesome weekend in Nashville! </div>
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In the beginning of October, Caden and Daddy had a boys weekend and Ethan and I headed to Huntsville to pick up Collier and Caroline for the weekend while Chad and Ashley packed up the Huntsville house and moved to T-Town. We had the best time and played all weekend and even took a trip to the playground!<br />
Sweet Caroline</div>
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Playtime!</div>
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Ethan and Collier took turns pushing Caroline on the track around the park :-)</div>
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Picking flowers</div>
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We had the best cousins weekend! </div>
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<u>Karate</u><br />
The boys began karate in mid-October and are going strong! One of the first honors they received is the Star of Courage that is now sewn on their uniform.</div>
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<u> Pumpkin Contest & Book Character Parade</u><br />
I assisted with both boys' classes Pumpkin Contest (themed book display) at school then...</div>
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It was time for the Book Character Parade! Caden wanted to be a firefighter and...</div>
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Ethan wanted to be a baseball player.</div>
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Then it was finally Halloween!<br />
Caden</div>
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We trick or treated with friends, got lots of candy and had a blast! </div>
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September ended with a few more fun events! </div>
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First, our very own Officer McCall planned the 1st Annual Mill Creek Touch-a-Truck. The boys were super excited to get to see him and be a part of the event exploring all of the trucks and talking with Gwinnett Emergency Response Teams! </div>
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Mill Creek Touch-a-Truck</div>
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Then, sadly we held Gary & Lynn's going away party at our house. We had a great time with all of Ben's brothers and sisters and their families! We hated to see Gary and Lynn move but we know that they are thrilled to move to Fort Worth to be closer to their grandchildren. </div>
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The kids all swam while the adults caught up</div>
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Aunt Wanda and the boys</div>
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Lastly, courtesy of Mimi, we were able to take Ethan to his very first Alabama game. Caden was under the weather and got to have snuggle time with Mimi. The Alabama vs. Colorado State experience is one that he will always remember.</div>
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<br />Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-898496105206091542017-09-15T17:58:00.000-05:002017-09-15T17:58:04.501-05:00Treetop Quest<div style="text-align: center;">
As many times as Ethan has done Treetop Quest over the past few summers at the Heritage Center camps, I have never watched him do it. We had a birthday party this past weekend and I finally watched him go through the course.</div>
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It looked like so much fun! </div>
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At the end of the party, all of the boys got to make slime! </div>
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What a great boy birthday party! </div>
Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-23249075401563066782017-09-14T17:53:00.000-05:002017-09-14T17:53:11.519-05:00Flag Football<div style="text-align: center;">
Ethan had ventured into a flag football! </div>
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He did awesome his first scrimmage! </div>
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Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-31147432416322435782017-09-13T16:09:00.000-05:002017-09-13T16:09:08.943-05:00Snickerdoodles<div style="text-align: center;">
Ben has been getting the pop-ups from the Tasty app on his phone for quite some time. He finally decided that his stomach had had enough so he headed to the store. His first recipe to try was snickerdoodles and he was determined to make them from scratch. </div>
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I believe we have a new baker in the house!</div>
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The Solar Eclipse of 2017 will hopefully remain a memory that the boys' will have forever! The county extended the school day for 1 hour and our school had an eclipse watching party for 2nd-5th grades. Since Caden wasn't going to be able to go outside, I checked him out early so that he could watch it at home with us. We made sure that everyone was prepared for the extra long school day with a special eclipse snack. The boys' and I sent both of their classes these snacks for all of their classmates to enjoy while watching the eclipse. </div>
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At lunch, I went in to check Caden out and Ethan's precious teacher snuck 3 pairs of glasses to me :-) Ben was able to capture this shot through the glasses and his phone.<br />
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And he and Caden intermittently hung out on the deck to watch the changes.</div>
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Meanwhile, Ethan's precious, precious teacher was texting me these shots of him :-)</div>
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Well, I'm a little behind in posting but the year is off to a GREAT start and we LOVE our teachers! </div>
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The first day started bright and early with flowers for our teachers and an official pic before we left home :-) </div>
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Ethan has Mrs. Lutz for 2nd grade. She is A-mazing AND she adores Ethan! </div>
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Caden has Mrs. Black for Kindergarten this year, who is super sweet! </div>
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It's been somewhat bittersweet to see Caden in "real" school but he has been a trooper and although he initially decided he didn't need to go to kindergarten and he already knew everything that he needed to know, he has since changed his mind :-)</div>
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But, of course, his favorite part of each day is riding the bus!</div>
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Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-60638085164393572652017-09-12T14:24:00.000-05:002017-09-12T14:24:00.154-05:00Stone Mountain<div style="text-align: center;">
We try to make a trip to Stone Mountain to see the laser show at least one time each summer. This summer, we ended up waiting until August to make that happen!</div>
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And of course, the boys wanted a Dino picture!</div>
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After walking for a bit, we settled in to our spot and the boys started to explore</div>
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Then they all decided to walk down closer to the railroad tracks to throw the football for a bit before dark</div>
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Before the show started, we made a trip to the Candy Shoppe for a little laser show treat, then the boys decided they wanted to watch the show from their "couch rock" as opposed to the chairs and blankets that I had brought. </div>
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A little later in the show, Ethan wandered over to the blanket and thoroughly enjoyed watching the updated laser show. It was neat to see the drones, music, and scene changes they have made to the show! </div>
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What an enjoyable evening to end the summer! </div>
Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-58682781514039125262017-09-11T14:11:00.001-05:002017-09-12T15:38:07.950-05:00The End of Summer at the Beach<div style="text-align: center;">
We had a perfect ending to our summer with a week at the beach. This year we finally made it back to Sandestin after several years of a break. I remember now why I have always loved it so much and am looking forward to next summer there as well! Our beach house had the perfect set up and came complete with a golf cart for us to travel around the resort. I'm hoping the same house is available for us next summer as well!<br />
The golf cart was always put to good use by these guys!<br />
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Our first day began at the beach with lots of playing in the water and sand. The beach wasn't too crowded and we had a blast! </div>
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Ethan even caught a hermit crab, which was the highlight of his day!</div>
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That evening we drove over to the village to play and have dinner.</div>
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Ethan and Ben even did the zip line over the lake!</div>
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Then there were a few rides on the carousel</div>
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The next afternoon we embarked on a Pirate Cruise! Everyone had a great time, it was just like the one we did the previous summer and the boys were just as into all of the activities :-)</div>
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Swab the decks</div>
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A little sword fight</div>
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Even Daddy got involved and he was recruited for the hula hoop contest! </div>
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No pirate ship is complete without a treasure hunt and this one did not disappoint! </div>
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We decided to have breakfast at Another Broken Egg the next morning and went on a walk afterwards and the boys climbed a few look-outs along the way</div>
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After our walk through the preserve and along the dock to see the Mimi's boss's yacht, we settled in to watch the parrots for a bit. </div>
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That night, the boys participated in a dance party on the Village stage...</div>
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While we waited for fireworks to begin</div>
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The next afternoon we had an awesome time on a Dolphin and Shelling cruise! The dolphins got so close and we saw so many! </div>
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After seeing the dolphins, we rode over to the island to find some hermit crabs. Before heading back to the marina, we had a hermit crab race! </div>
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I forgot to take pictures of the rest of our beach time but our last beach day was another great day! The boys put their boogie boards to good use and did some more building in the sand :-) </div>
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By this part of the week, all of the buckets had long since broken so they were left with plastic cups ;-)</div>
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Then, Ben and I took turns with the boys taking them out and "helping" them ride the waves</div>
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And before heading back, all of the guys had some football time</div>
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We ended the week in Seaside, another favorite spot, to have dinner and do some shopping. </div>
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What a great beach vacation!</div>
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The very few free days that we had in July were spent full of fun!<br />
There were science experiments and making movies at the library</div>
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Followed by Despicable Me 3 at the Mall of Georgia</div>
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And our baby bird's nest adventure<br />
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then, finally baseball camp at Bogan upon which we did not document :-(<br />
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Next Up...the beach!!!</div>
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The day after Ethan's birthday we left for the farm. This time we loaded up the bikes as well as Caden's R/C car, Ethan's drone, and the Rocket Copters. They had a blast! There's always a ton of stuff to do at the farm but having some of their own things made it even better! </div>
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The Rocket Copters were a hit, even Uncle CJ liked them ;-)</div>
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While Ethan has always liked Payton, this trip he became his special friend. Most of his time was spent finding "hay" to feed him or going down to visit him by the fence. </div>
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Grandpa's Mule was in the shop on this trip so Granny's golf cart was their favorite mode of transportation around the farm. They rode with Granny over to check on the garden.</div>
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The got a little adventurous on their riding tactics and convinced Granny to ride through the chicken house all the way to the end...upon which they got stuck and could not turn around. After bending a chain trying to get out, Ethan asked Granny if they were going to tell Grandpa or let it be a "surprise" when he found out. Granny thought that was hilarious!</div>
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The men were working on installing new feed bins and a weigh bin so the boys were right there to "help" ;-)</div>
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Then they explored all of the tractors and equipment under the big shed, got a ride in the truck with Uncle Pat, took a spin on the loader, rode in Uncle CJ's Mustang, rode on the 4-wheeler with Grandpa, and...</div>
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They spent a little time looking for the gator in the pond</div>
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Then Grandpa got them some cane poles and they went fishing. Uncle CJ helped them bait their hooks and helped Caden a little with his casting...</div>
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Even the gator was curious to see what was going on, his little eyes floated to the top of the pond.</div>
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Then CJ taught Ethan how to bait his own hook</div>
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He got his first catch! Love this face!!!</div>
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Then he was ready to bait his hook again and recast </div>
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Caden was not about to be outdone, so...</div>
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He wasn't about to take it off the hook, so Grandpa helped him out :-)</div>
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After that, Ethan baited Caden's hook for him and they fished a little longer...even in the rain! That evening, they talked Grandpa into taking a ride in his truck to look for the rattlesnake they were certain they had seen! Ummmm, nope, they didn't.</div>
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The next morning, they rode down to see Payton one last time.</div>
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Ethan climbed in to say goodbye...until Granny made him come out for fear he would get kicked. I don't think she realized how much time he had been spending down there. I am pretty certain it wasn't the first time he had been in there...oops.</div>
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Of course, Granny had help feeding him!</div>
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I believe he has a new best friend :-)</div>
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As they were leaving, Granny stopped to show them multiple streaks through the sky from jets flying high above.</div>
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Whew! What a super fun, long week!!!</div>
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We had the best time celebrating Ethan's 8th birthday! After several years of big birthday parties, we decided this year to allow him to pick any place he wanted to go and let him ask a few friends to go with him. Summer birthdays are hard because everyone travels, but thankfully the 3 friends that he asked to go were all in town! Of all of the places he talked about visiting, he finally decided ZooAtlanta. So we started out bright and early on his birthday morning to pick up our friends and spend the day celebrating him! </div>
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First stop, Dunkin Donuts for birthday doughnuts!</div>
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Then on to the zoo!</div>
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These sweet boys were precious and so easy to spend the day with! Unknowingly, I dressed Ethan and Caden in gray t-shirts and James David, Jesse, and Ethan were all dressed in bright yellow. I guess their moms' were concerned that I might lose them ;-)</div>
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We took a break to play on the naked mole rat playground, then...</div>
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Followed by the petting zoo!</div>
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And kangaroos </div>
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After seeing almost everything at the zoo, we stopped for the train and...</div>
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Some more playtime at the larger playground</div>
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Before moving on to the carousel...what's the deal with the bunny ears!</div>
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While it's not all in pictures, we saw EVERY.SINGLE.EXHIBIT. at the zoo (including the reptiles...eek!!!) and as we left, the boys posed as their favorite zoo animal of the day.</div>
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Once we got back to Suwanee, we stopped at Smallcakes so that everyone could pick out a cupcake and we sang "Happy Birthday" to Ethan, then ate all of the yumminess :-)</div>
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The boys had worked up quite a thirst by then, so we left Smallcakes after devouring cupcakes and headed to Chick-Fil-A for some cold drinks and some more playtime in their playroom.</div>
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Whew! What a full day! We dropped all of the boys off around dinnertime and picked up Daddy for Ethan's birthday dinner. It was his pick, so he picked dinner at Firehouse Subs followed by ice cream at Culver's. </div>
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I think 8 is off to a great start! </div>
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Happy birthday big boy!!</div>
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We celebrated the 4th with family and while they were in town, we even had a little party for Ethan's birthday. I did not have my camera out to document the occasion but Mimi, Uncle CJ, Uncle Morgan, Uncle Chad, Aunt Ashley, Collier, and Caroline were all here! It was a great few days hanging by the pool and catching up :-)<br />
Ethan and Caden had a blast getting thrown by Uncle CJ and Uncle Morgan!<br />
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And these sweet girls were as adorable as always!</div>
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Mimi was able to snag a picture of the cake. I had planned on doing cupcakes, but at the last minute Ethan said he wanted a Minion cake. We improvised ;-)</div>
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The only thing Ethan had asked for was a Nerf saw/gun.<br />
Uncle Morgan got a kick out of thoroughly examining it ;-)<br />
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Then Chad caught this sweet moment of me and Caroline wearing her "Sweetest Niece Ever" onesie!</div>
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Everyone left on the 4th so instead of doing fireworks in the cul-de-sac like we normally would, we decided to get last minute tickets to the Gwinnett Braves game and see their fireworks show. It was sold out but we were able to get 4 Suite level tickets...what a rough way to watch the game ;-)</div>
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The boys had a blast in the suite. When they got tired of sitting outside, they went inside to sit on the leather couches and watch the flat screen.</div>
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After the 4th inning, they got to take a break from the game, walk down to get ice cream, and jump in the bounce house and play some of the other games along the 3rd base line. </div>
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Then we headed back up for the rest of the game</div>
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We won and Chopper came on the field to wave the victory flag!</div>
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The night ended with an amazing fireworks show from the comfort of our suite. It worked out really well because Caden decided the fireworks were too loud for him so he was able to go inside, lay on the couch, and play on the iPad while we watched the show.</div>
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What a great way to spend the 4th of July!!!</div>
Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-32313814039964326132017-07-18T15:53:00.001-05:002017-09-12T15:26:27.629-05:00June Summer Camps & Playtime<div style="text-align: center;">
June started off with VBS! </div>
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The boys had a great time at Kickoff and we were SO busy that week that it was the only picture I took. The kiddos made some of the sweetest crafts and my group for the week was amazing! Both boys had phenomenal leaders and I had 10 of the most adorable girls ever!</div>
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After VBS, we had a week off before our next camp. We built Legos at the library and the boys had fun showing their playdates how to see-saw. Mimi found a winner with this one and the boys have turned it into a two in one. You could see-saw like it was made to do, or....</div>
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You can turn it over and make it into a slide! James David and the boys had a blast doing this on his playdate and I enjoyed catching up with Lauren and Mason :-)<br />
Later on, Paw-Paw Forrester and Nana Lyndy came down for a visit. Ethan taught Paw-Paw Forrester how to play X-box</div>
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Then we had a fantastic week of Bug Camp, at least that's what Ethan calls it every summer. The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center has terrific camps that he loves every summer AND for the first time, Caden enjoyed his week, too! They took nature walks, waded in swamps, learned about habitats, and made something new every single day! It was an added bonus that Tyson and Connor were in camp that week, too, and we had carpool buddies. Tyson and Connor also were in camp together so they got to hang out each day!</div>
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The following week was basketball camp. After some mixed feelings about attending camp, and Mommy being adamant that they follow through, success was...</div>
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ACHIEVED! And they had a great time :-)</div>
Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-90394018729655833822017-06-29T16:25:00.000-05:002017-06-29T16:25:02.230-05:00St. Simon's and Jekyll Island<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm 40. It was a bigger deal than I thought it was going to be. Birthdays have never really been a big deal to me, I have always actually looked forward to growing a year older. Having said that, the day before I turned 40, I felt the same way...until the next day. I'm over it now, but it was a bit of an odd day coming to that conclusion. Thankfully, the feeling has diminished and now I feel like 40 is a rite of passage. Bring it on! We celebrated my birthday with dinner and cheesecake :-) The boys had a fantastic time playing cornhole and running around the amphitheater while Ben and I sat at a patio table and hung out. The following weekend, Mimi was an angel and came into town to watch Ethan and Caden while Ben and I drove her convertible down to St. Simon's Island. It was an AMAZING long weekend away! We stopped in Savannah for dinner on Friday night, drove down River Street, then parked and walked down the historic stairs and along the water. Fiddler's Crab House was a great place to hang out on their upstairs patio and watch the action along the river.</div>
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Then we drove on to St. Simon's and checked in at the hotel. The next morning, we headed over to the lighthouse. The history museum and lighthouse were so interesting and walking the 129 steps to the top was so enjoyable!</div>
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The view of the ocean from the top of the lighthouse</div>
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After walking around the village in St. Simon's, we spent the rest of the day at Jekyll exploring the historic downtown of the Jekyll Island Club and the previous homes of the Rockefeller's, Macy's, and Morgan's, then we returned to the hotel to dress for dinner at Southern Tide, one of the restaurants at the Sea Island Beach Club. After dinner, we walked along the beach beyond the Beach Club and picked up shells to take back home to the boys. While we were walking we found...</div>
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The next morning we returned to Jekyll and checked out the beach. Jekyll Island is in between St. Simon's Island (seen in the background) and...</div>
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Cumberland Island on it's opposite side.</div>
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Then we drove over to Driftwood Beach. What a cool area! </div>
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Then we rented bikes and rode along the awesome bike trails that extend around the perimeter of the entire island! It was one of the highlights of the trip for me!</div>
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Along the way, I stopped to take a picture of the suspension bridge that takes you from the mainland into Jekyll.</div>
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After returning our bikes we stopped for ice cream and visited a couple of the shops in Jekyll's Beach Village one last time. Then we went back to the hotel to dress for dinner at Mullet Bay, a restaurant that Ben had been to years before. After checking out of the hotel the next morning and stopping be the Village one last time, we drove back through Savannah to walk through a Confederate cemetery to look for one of Ben's ancestors. What a great part of history that we got to experience over the course of the weekend! It was a fantastic little getaway! </div>
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May ended with big boy Kindergarten registration for Caden. The highlight for him was riding the big, yellow school bus. He can't wait to ride the bus next year!</div>
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And Mommy and Daddy went to a last minute concert before Jesse and Casey moved to Alaska.<br />
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And visits to the library for summer activities. On one of our
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Then one day I kept hearing a honking sound outside. I kept looking and could not figure it out so I finally stepped out on the deck. When I looked at Lori's house next door, I noticed a goose on her roof who kept honking. Then I heard another honking sound... </div>
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When I looked across the street, our other neighbor had another goose on his roof! So funny to hear 2 geese having a conversation with one another! </div>
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We arrived, parked, and carried our chairs, snacks, and blankets as close to the street as we could get. I'm telling you, people line up EARLY for this parade! We were there more than an hour before the parade started and the street up and down both sides was already packed! We got settled and the boys got to have their special DD breakfast while we waited.</div>
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We kept seeing a princess with Mario and Luigi walking down the street and they finally walked up to us. It was Miss Holly! The boys' swim teacher. She was so sweet and said she noticed us from across the street and had to come visit us :-)</div>
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After that, Sife arrived, the parade started, and the boys had a friend to play with.</div>
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Caden loved seeing the military represented.</div>
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And they were enamored by all of the military vehicles </div>
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EVEN the Stormtroopers and R2D2 showed up!</div>
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Caden got a high 5!</div>
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We can't wait til next year!</div>
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<u><b>Caden's Party</b></u></div>
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His end of year party was on his last day of school. We put together sand pails for them full of summer treats and Karen was sweet enough to personalize them for me! </div>
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Then we had a lunch of pizza, pretzels, and fruit... </div>
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followed by some fun activities...they may have gotten a <i><b>little </b></i>wet squirting "targets" ;-)</div>
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I also set up a ton of other activities for the kiddos, including hula hoops, bowling, dance party, bean bag toss, sidewalk chalk, and a scavenger hunt in the sand to find some jumping frogs</div>
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<b><u> Ethan's Party</u></b></div>
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The next week, I structured Ethan's party the exact same way...except it was supposed to rain throughout the entire party. So, after some brainstorming we had a back up plan in the classroom. Thankfully, we did not have to use it, though!</div>
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His class started off with a summer cupcake, some pretzels, and watermelon, then...</div>
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Mrs. Jones presented each kiddo with an award, </div>
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Ethan was the Science Star! </div>
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After awards, we headed outside to find jumping frogs in the flower garden, then headed over to the games. We were able to grab a quick class picture before the kiddos scattered to all of their stations! It started to thunder right at the end of the party, perfect timing!</div>
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A couple of days later was his last day of school. I CAN NOT say enough about what a wonderful year we had and it was all thanks to this lady! </div>
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We LOVE Mrs. Jones!</div>
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Prayers that next year goes smoothly! </div>
Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-18099368059903283222017-06-25T11:24:00.000-05:002017-06-25T11:24:03.636-05:00Caden's Kindergarten Graduation<div style="text-align: center;">
So, we finally said goodbye to Shadowbrook. An era of our life has come to an end. It's a bittersweet feeling. I'm excited that Caden is starting at Ivy Creek, but we've been a part of Shadowbrook since we left Texas when Caden was 6 months old. They asked me several times to return as a teacher but I don't think that is the right decision at this time. I hope to be able to help Caden build positive relationships at school like I have been able to do with Ethan. Then, I WILL return to work....a very happy day for Ben ;-)</div>
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Caden's graduation started with a slide show. It's sweet seeing them in shirts that a few other moms and I helped to make.</div>
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Then there was a Community Day where I represented the dentist :-) I have been as much a part of the school as the boys have been. Truly, this school holds a special place in my heart.</div>
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Graduation was great and Caden looked adorable in his cap and gown.</div>
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They each came up in groups to share a bible verse. His group's verse was about friendship.</div>
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Then he received his diploma</div>
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Oh.My.Word...so adorable!</div>
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Definitely had to have a picture with Ms. Jana and Ms. Marsha! </div>
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Then the brothers...</div>
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and a family picture</div>
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There was a sweet reception afterward with gifts for him to remember Shadowbrook</div>
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Ethan's last couple of weeks wrapped up with Field Day and a Parent Breakfast.</div>
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He had such a sweet class this year and I enjoyed my time in the classroom with them. On Field Day, there were class events and boy/girl events. The kiddos had a blast!</div>
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Ethan participated in the 50 yard dash and...</div>
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the Bear Crawl </div>
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Then everyone grabbed the rope for Tug-of-War</div>
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Once we separated for the boy/girl events, Mrs. Jones hung with the girls and I took the boys to their stations. Here's my crew...sweet, active boys!</div>
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That Friday, Ethan created some sweet art pieces for us and we had a breakfast in his classroom complete with a photo booth!</div>
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Love them!</div>
Ben and Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250790731683244511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247982146661633502.post-36468818976118897602017-06-23T10:57:00.002-05:002017-09-12T15:44:04.760-05:00More April Randomness<div style="text-align: center;">
Evidently I didn't download the pictures from my phone until now so I found a few more memorable moments...</div>
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Caden's very last Shadowbrook field trip was to Washington Farms for some strawberry picking</div>
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complete with a hay ride...he was super happy to take a picture</div>
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Then, Caden attended his very last Spring Fling at Shadowbrook. His favorite thing to do at Spring Fling is ALWAYS the pony ride!<br />
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One spring day I had 30 minutes before carpool so I went to the park to read a book about the stock market. While learning the new lingo, I found a friend who settled in right under me :-) </div>
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On a trip back to Alabama for the weekend, we ran into my sweet friend, Amy, while dinner on the road. Amy and I met our very first year of teaching 18 years ago! Wow, that makes us sound so old! Now we're both married with kids :-)</div>
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Then we had Sife's birthday party one of the weekends close to Caden's birthday. He wanted a Halloween party in April. So the kiddos put on Halloween costumes, had a hay ride, jumped in a Halloween bounce house, and participated in Halloween games to Trick-or-Treat.</div>
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What a fun idea! </div>
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I just found these pictures from April! One of Ethan's sweet friends had a carnival birthday party and it was a blast!<br />
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Ring Toss<br />
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Bean Bag Toss <br />
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"Fishing" for prizes<br />
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The party was complete with a cotton candy and popcorn machine! Ethan, Caden, and Madden enjoyed their cotton candy in the shade :-)</div>
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Then it was cupcake time! Jen had adorable "popcorn" and "snowcone" cupcakes!<br />
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What a super fun party!! </div>
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