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A Little Something

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to get all my pictures off my phone and onto my computer.  So, I'll share some with you before they're out of date.

Andrew loves to read and loves to play basketball.  When the weather started to warm up, he would head outside with a book to play ball.  Our sunny front bench was a perfect place to rest.
 Emily made muffins for one of her classes.  She is getting to be quite a foodie and convinced me to take her to the farmer's market last weekend to get kale for smoothies and lettuce.  She was hoping for squash and zucchini too, but it's too early in the season.
 With teens and tweens around, I find a lot of these "selfies" on my phone.  For some reason, the blogger software stretched this picture to be a little wide looking.  Finding these pictures on my phone sometimes makes me annoyed, but usually makes me laugh.
 I love naps.  Brooklyn had a fever for a few days a couple of months ago.  When she's sick, she only wants to "hold mommy."  It's a good enough excuse to lie around for a bit, but can be kind of frustrating when there's a lot to be done.
 Sundays make everybody a little tired . . .
 Skyping or Facetiming with cousins has become a weekend highlight when we can make time to do it and keep the kids from fighting over the phone.
 Sunday pictures of the boys...

 Swinging.  See that big scrape on Brooklyn's knee?  Her legs and feet were covered in "owies" for the first weeks of warm weather.  Dirty feet and scraped up legs are one of the signs of summer in my opinion.
Another unexpected selfie on my phone . . .  Maybe if they think these will become public, I will see less of them--or maybe more.
 Brooklyn helped me put away winter gear and get out summer gear.  Her favorite part was trying on all the goggles.
We went to Ricky's district-wide track and field day a couple of Mondays ago.  Ricky loved showing off his little sister and hanging out with us.

 Happy 11th birthday to Ricky!!!!  He earned is Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts (no pictures because we are going to the ceremony tonight).  We are proud of the great young man he is.
 Happy 8th birthday to Andrew!!  He was so excited to finally be going to Cub Scouts.  He looks so cute in his uniform (actually Ricky's old shirt, but I'm not into taking off all the badges and reapplying them as Andrew earns badges).  We are looking forward to Andrew's baptism in just over a week!

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Chelsey said…
I have many of those same selfies on my phone from Jordan and Kenzie...and well, even Riley.

My kids are always wanting to skype your kids! Sorry if they ever skype too late! They don't think about time zone differences.
May 28, 2015 at 6:24 AM
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