Wow, what a milestone!! 100 posts and counting!
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| Another school year in the books!! |
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| In August '22, the twins started 3rd grade...and in June '23, they finished! |
The twins are now on their way to 4th grade at Kingsley Elementary! The school year wrapped up at the beginning of June, but a lot happened down the stretch.
Here are some of the fun highlights.
For spring break, the twins and
Papa headed east to the Carolinas to visit family.
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| It was a great time for hanging with cousins... |
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| ...doing a little hiking in the warmer weather... |
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| ...and fun times with Grandma Steffie and Grandpa Dan. |
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| Daddy had a fun Easter basket scavenger hunt for the twins when they returned home... |
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| ...and, sure enough, they found them!! |
As winter changed to spring, Howie continued to grow...
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| ...pretty much every time he stretched out like this!! |
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| We celebrated Howie's 1st birthday in April! (see video below) |
Other random things also happened.
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| Clare attended her first parent-daughter dance with Papa... |
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| ...and the twins tried out their Christmas present from Uncle Jason and went fishing at Lovelace Park! |
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| Grandma & Grandpa Knapp came for a visit for Mother's Day, too..and found someone to cuddle with on the couch! |
Clare's sports schedule dominated a large part of the spring!!
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| She played the spring soccer season with the 'Courageous Corgis'... |
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| ...and spring softball with the 'Bumblebees'!! |
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| Softball continues to be Clare's biggest passion... |
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| ...and this year we made the move to playing closer to home in Evanston. |
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| This year was a big transition to 'player pitch', but Clare continued to show improvement... |
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| ...and loved playing with her 'Bees teammates! |
One special thing about playing in Evanston is that the Bumblebees had opportunities to hang out with the Northwestern Wildcats softball team.
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| The 'Bees went to watch the 'Cats play... |
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| ...and the 'Cats surprised the 'Bees and showed up for one of the 'Bees games too! |
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| When a 'Cat draws your eye black, it's legit!! |
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| Best little league softball cheering section ever! |
We also caught a lot of NU softball games as a family.
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| We traveled to Michigan with friends for a fun weekend series... |
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| ...and we caught a lot of games back home at Evanston too! |
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| And, when the Cats won regionals, Clare and Daddy drove all the way to Tuscaloosa, AL, (a place I never expected to be!!) for super regionals! |
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| It was a great weekend of softball, and even though the Cats came up just short of a second straight world series,... |
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| ...we had so much fun with our Cats family. |
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| Luke was happy to have his sister back in town... |
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| ...really happy...awwwww!! |
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| And now, after a great summer (blog posts #101 and #102 coming!!), these two are ready to take on 4th grade! |
