summer 2017 highlights!

this summer was a ton of fun but also a crazy whirlwind and very bittersweet with our move out of the south bay.

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meeting their new fur-cousin teddy, who’s just too cute!  the best part is that j who has a dog allergy is okay with this little guy and he is completely smitten!

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the twins graduated from pre-k.  grateful for our family who came to support them!

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preschool class after party!

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thanks so much to our louie cousins and auntie/uncle for hosting us while our house was staged!

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this father’s day we hadour game faces on to compete in father’s day jeopary (thanks mike for the creative game!)

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cheers to these special dads!

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one of the best parts about summer were the impromptu bike rides and playdates with neighbors!

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miss m had her first ballet performance as a toy ballerina in front of a very large audience in a”toy story” themed recital and we were so proud of her!

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sweetest brother award goes to this guy who is her supporter through and through – offered up his favorite bear if she did a good job. :)

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late night for these littles but a special experience!

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the alameda county fair was an absolute favorite venture of the summer – racing pigs, dole whip, petting zoo and chinese acrobats, oh my!

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the littles were asked to create any kind of robot for their vacation bible school theme “Maker fun factory”, so here is jack louie :)

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i love it when they want to sing the vbs songs nonstop and tell me that god made each one of us special and has a purpose for our lives.

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we conquered his first rollercoaster together at happy hollow and he had a blast!  we snuck in two more rounds afterwards so he was definitely ready to roll!

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front row riding buddies.

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cousin love!

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july 4th photoshoot for as long as they’ll let me ;-)

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he helped me decorate our little vegan cheesecake dessert.

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a sweet time with these cousins celebrating our nation’s independence.

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it’s a treasure when i find them reading together and enjoying new library books.

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our date night included some new eats including this chinese sausage pizza, and rollerskating afterward!

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off to swim lessons, two peas in a pod.

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playdate with our buddy tae who happens to be mommy’s childhood bestie’s son we met through soccer class.

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we invited some friends to a “see ya later, alligator” get together at a fun playspace.

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triple the hugs!

thank you grammy and gramps for taking the twins to see the wonderful “wizard of oz!”  i love that when grammy asked him if his favorite was the scarecrow, lion or tin man, he responded with “the girl!”  ;-)  should have known it’d be dorothy!

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we feel so incredibly blessed by the neighbor friends we’ve had from when they were wee babies to full on little people :)

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gonna miss these dear ladies.

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final family of 4 pic and kids last night in our home before the move.  this chapter has taught me a lot about stuff, relationships, and where i desire to focus my energy.  thanks god for guiding us through this chapter and here’s to the adventures that await.

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