In July, our two turned 5!!
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| FIVE and ALIVE!!! |
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Grandma Steffie and Grandpa Dan made a special visit to help celebrate...and brought some cool robes as presents!!
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| Grandma Steffie helps Clare 'read her card'...she'll be reading her own soon! |
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| Everyone gets legos!! |
The twins' 5th birthday party was a blast!
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| We had plenty of people... |
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| ...and a fun balloon guy! |
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| Luke & Clare show off some of their cool balloon designs |
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| Daddy led the SLIME making operation... |
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| ...while the students carefully followed the instructions!! |
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| Glad they were happy to make the slime...not glad it stained our carpet! |
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| There were cupcakes... |
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| ...and presents!!! |
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| Lots of NEW 'books & board games' for these two!! |
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| Needless to say, these two enjoyed turning 5!! |
The rest of summer was filled with visits from...
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| ...Grandma & Grandpa Knapp... |
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| ...who played many rounds of 'Sorry' with the twins... |
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| ...'cousins' from Bloomington... |
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| ...friends from Chicago... |
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| ...Grandma Steffie (again!)... |
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| ...and Great Auntie Kip too! |
We took a super fun camping trip to Central Illinois.
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| Loaded up for a 3-hour drive to the Eureka Sporstman's Club!! |
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| Clare relaxed, while Luke 'prepared' to find his hiding cousins!! |
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| Camping was lots of fun with lots of cousins (and Grandma)!! |
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| Cousins love DONUTS!! |
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| All tuckered out for the long drive back north!! |
Our water-obsessed twins tried out the local swimming pool,
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| Tall enough to ride the water slides, but not quite ready for that! |
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| These two always enjoy swimming! |
and made one last trip to the beach.
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| See you next year, Lake Michigan! |
The twins also enjoyed eating and drinking outdoors,
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| Cheers to that! |
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| An evening 'cocktail' on our front patio! |
and we made a couple trips back to our old hood.
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| A return to Winnemac Park... |
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| and a visit to Clark Street for the puppet bike... |
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| ...and to kiss the lion!?! |
Yes, it was another fine summer at 2302 Hartzell Street.
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| Rockin' the afternoon away... |
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| ...and getting silly on the porch swing! |
We made sure to take the annual summer 'tree photos' to compare the past year's growth.
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| This was summer '18... |
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| ...and here's summer '19! |
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| As always, these two are growing (way too!) fast... |
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| ...and getting goofier every day!! |
The end of the summer meant the beginning of another school year. This year it's getting real...KINDERGARTEN at Kingsley Elementary in Evanston!!
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| Let the adventures begin!! |
