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| We started June off to a great start by going on a hike! |
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| Even Pop came along! |
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| Lilly was singing to nature... |
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| And then passed out. |
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| Wendy picked flowers all along the path and gave me various bouquets. |
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| We headed to Wendy's restaurant to cool off after our hike in honor of Wendy scoring a goal at her last soccer game! |
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| This is Wendy's "I'm modeling" face. She found some great costume jewelry at a nearby garage sale. |
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| Back at the pool! |
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| Outside the pool there is this plant with a huge flowering stem coming out of it. We were all amazed! |
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| I finished Lilly's blanket with her special onesies on it. |
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| And after a gym class one day, I took the kids to the pool at the gym! |
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| Then I was off to be camp director at a youth group camp for a week while PJ and Pop held down the home front. |
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| They had puppet shows |
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| Went to the park (high five with your feet!) |
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| Played in the sand |
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| Went to go see Aladdin in the theatres |
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| And went to a birthday party for one of Wendy's classmates at school! |
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| I had my hair braided at the beginning of camp so I wouldn't have to worry about washing or styling it and this is what it looked like at the end of camp! I felt about as crazy as my hair looked. |
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| The sunset for the testimony meeting was perfect though. |
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| Once I got back, the couch became my home for a couple of days. Those teenagers really know how to party! |
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| Getting the girls equipped with tap shoes for their summer dance class. |
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| Daddy bath time! |
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| All ready for their dance class! |
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| They love their teacher, Miss Erin. |
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| The next day at church we had an ice cream social after church. |
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| The next week, PJ left to go to California for a work trip and the girls were in Gymnastics camp. |
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| We got into the habit that, when I would pick them up, I would either bring them a treat or take them to get a treat. So, we went to the "ice cream store" known as Sonic. |
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| PJ won tickets to go to a classical piano concert while at Apple in Cupertino. Here, he is in the Apple theatre where Apple makes all of their big announcements. |
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| Outside the Apple headquarters in Cupertino. |
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| Happy Father's Day to PJ! |
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| Miss Erin does her dance classes out of her clubhouse in her neighborhood and there are really nice walking paths for PJ and I to walk on. |
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| After dance, the girls joined us one day. |
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| Off to the park! |
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| I picked up the monkeys in the barrel game. Lilly mostly wanted to play with the monkeys however. |
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| Making cookies! |
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| Continuing with our "Fun in the kitchen" theme for preschool, the girls made some aprons. |
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| And the sun |
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| Play date with Melody! |
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| Playdates result in exhausted kiddos. |
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| The next day for playgroup, we were invited to a pool party where Queen Elsa showed up! |
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| Wendy was in heaven |
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| We made sand (Nilla Wafers and Oreo cookies crushed up on top of Vanilla Pudding) |
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| Chilling out after church one day. |
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| Having lunch at Chik-fil-a and waiting out a rainstorm. |
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| Thank you for shopping at Walmart! |
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| Lilly enjoying an ice cream cone. |
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| And Wendy and Lilly enjoying each other. They really do love each other! (Most times...) |
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| The grande finale for "fun the kitchen" was making our very own bugs out of icing and candy and making a Graham Cracker tent. |
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| How do you beat preschool full of candy!? |
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| Another day, we went back to Apple to have a princess lunch with PJ. |
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| Kelly was in town to celebrate Lilly's birthday! |
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| She got the girls a donut maker and made some donuts with them. |
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| I'm not sure how the wall walking started... |
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| But the girls are quite obsessed with it. |
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| We have been watching America's Got Talent so Wendy grabbed her microphone and pretends to compete as well. It's always a yes from me! |
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| Happy 11th Anniversary! |
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| PJ was off to work and the girls can't let him leave without a couple hugs and kisses. |
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| Once he left, we got busy making Lilly's cupcakes for her birthday party. |
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| Sheep and pig tails! |
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| And I got busy making mine and PJ's anniversary dinner. First things first, cheesecake! |
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| I also made Osso Buco with a parmesan risotto. |
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| I decorated the dining room table and made a cheese board with some herbed goat cheese, bleu cheese, and manchego cheese with appropriate pairings. |
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| Welcome to Chez Mitchell! |
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| PJ gives it a thumbs up. |
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| The next day the girls were up bright and early to wait for the animals to come. |
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| Lilly had a petting zoo for her 3rd birthday. She loves animals and loved being able to pet and play with all of these! |
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| We had a low key snack table complete with "Chicken feed" (Chex Mix), "Tractor Tires" (Oreos), and "Hay bales" (Rice Krispie Treats), as well as a Vegetable Garden. The kiddos got to take a hat and handkerchief home. |
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| Happy Birthday Lilly! |
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| When the kiddos were eating their cupcakes, I took a moment to have some time with the animals too. The bunnies were so soft! |
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| Petting the lizard. |
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| Happy Birthday Lilly! |
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| Once the party was packed up and we had cooled off, PJ took the girls back outside for a bike ride. |
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| Then we met up with some friends at a burger restaurant called Hat Creek. |
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| On to Sunday for Lilly's official birthday (She kept saying "But where are the animals!?") |
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| Wendy got a little something too. She was having a hard time seeing all these packages delivered for Lilly's Birthday but handled the actual party like a champ. Birthdays are a big deal with this one so, I set some presents aside for her to open too. |
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| Lilly was thrilled with her presents too! |
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| A microphone/karaoke machine! |
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| Lilly's potty trophy! |
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| What's a birthday without tradition!? |
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| We have already put the microphones to good use. What a great (and busy) month! |
