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Amber on June 10th, 2009

Our days have already been very hot!  According to the weather man our the temps we are getting right now are what we are usually having mid summer…  So it is going to be a long long summer. Last year we found that a small pool on the deck was a nice way to cool […]

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Amber on June 8th, 2009

Wesley and Jillian are getting so big.  Wesley made the transition from his trike to a 2 wheeler with training wheels (Thank you to Elliott – this is his old bike).  And boy was he excited!! And without even saying a word to Jillian, she walked over to Wesley’s trike and said “my bike”.   She […]

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Joshua on May 6th, 2009

I made my first pop bottle launcher maybe 12 or 13 years ago with my dad.  I used it to launch hundreds of 2-liter bottles with kids from Best SELF, Together For Youth, ARIS and of course just for the fun of it.  As far as I know the original launcher is still in my […]

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Joshua on April 12th, 2009

Dyeing Easter eggs this year was such a blast. I spread out a twelve foot wide swath of painter’s plastic on the floor (to save what is left of the carpet under the table) and Amber prepared those little tablets in cups of vinegar and water.   As I photographed, Amber was like an orchestra conductor […]

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