Or should we title this post "Surviving A Long Winter With Toddler?"
That seems more accurate. Here goes nothing...
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| Experimenting with watercolors |
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| Gwen loves Auntie Dee |
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| At a birthday party for Phil |
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| This picture raises my heart rate a bit |
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| Our landscape (for six months!) |
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| Effective technique for snow-eating |
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| Happy times |
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| Assisting "Baby Arleigh" in many indoor stroller rides |
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| Starting to refuse looking at the camera (also pictured, the ever popular play-food picnic) |
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| Praise the Lord for play-dough! (The thing to do when nothing sounds fun) |
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| Window stickers with Yia Yia |
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| A special lunch with Papou in between trips |
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| I was studying the Old Testament Tabernacle and tried to recreate it (Don't look too close at the brazen altar, it's off centered. Oops) |
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| When the Word comes alive... |
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| New territory: booster seats |
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| One day this became a strategy for vacuuming |
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| Dance. Parties. |
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| Coffee and Nokomis walk with our friends |
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| Playing with Willa in the basement construction zone at Hincks |
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| Pet Store! This was a highly effective place to get out the house with Gwen. Buy some cat food, discuss many creepy rodents/reptiles, look at fish and we're good to go! |
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| That was fun! |
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| Just keeping it real. |
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| Cousins! |
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| Zoo time with our friends Will and Auggie |
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| Helping Bert cut some wood |
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| Just reading her Bible after nap |
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| MN Zoo |
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| Trying something new... The second night she rolled off and UNDER the crib. I went in when she was crying and I couldn't find her because she was under the bed, back against the wall. And that's when we decided on adding a bed rail. The life of a parent is all trial and error right? |
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| Lovely ladies in Easter dresses |
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| Reading with "Aunt Bef" |
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| Uncle Barry |
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| The types of things that happen when Daddy comes home from work |
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| This was a fun date night! |
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| Serious toddler accomplishment |
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| Love this face |
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| Dancing together |
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| Tickling legs |
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| Visiting Jami and Drew in Duluth for a day. It was such a privilege to see where Jami works |
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| Out to lunch |
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| The boys were busy breaking the ice by throwing huge rocks, and we were enjoying the feeling of sun on our skin! |
