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Smile Because it Happened: September 2014
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Saturday, September 20, 2014. Kaylee had fun on a boogie board and playing in the water. Landon stayed close to shore. He wasn't interested in a wet suit. I love this picture of him completely off the ground. Is my sunscreen rubbed in? John's not the only one who makes weird faces in pictures. At least his was intentional! Landon throwing sand at Kaylee and Kaylee shoving Landon out of a picture. So typical. Guardians of the bathroom?
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Smile Because it Happened: April 2015
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Friday, April 24, 2015. Landon started Cub Scouts when he turned eight last year. Grandma and Grandpa bought him a complete uniform for his birthday and he was super excited to start earning awards. Some of the bigger events that have taken place thus far include . . . Participating in his first Pinewood Derby in January. He and his good friend Shane built their cars together. Saturday, April 18, 2015. My Dirty Little Secret. Reason. ...
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Smile Because it Happened: July 2014
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Thursday, July 3, 2014. I can't believe it's been three weeks since our trip to Padre Island. This summer is going by way too fast. Anyway, three weeks ago we drove down to the Texas coast for our very first time ever. We decided it would be nice to take a couple of days to get away- just the five of us. We booked a hotel on Padre Island and planned to play at the beach. As you know, we're big fans of The Day Tripper. Our hotel was in a g...
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Smile Because it Happened: Another Random Post
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Sunday, May 17, 2015. Ainsley went to her first church dance in March. It was a barn dance. She had a fabulous evening dancing under the stars. A woman in our ward offered her hair fixing skills to our young women. Pretty! A happy camper, but the awesome thing about Landon is that usually after the initial upset he finds a silver lining. Once he was done being sad/mad he decided he liked his ribbon better than the medal. A couple of weeks...
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Smile Because it Happened: Ocean Beach and Tide Pools
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Ocean Beach and Tide Pools. Okay, on to more pleasant things, like how much fun we had this summer! After picnicking at Moss Beach we went exploring. We missed low tide by a couple of hours so we didn't see a whole lot, but there were a bunch of harbor seals on the beach. Landon and Kaylee were thrilled when they witnessed a baby seal scoot into the water after lounging on the sand. I vote WASHINGTON STATE!
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Smile Because it Happened: August 2014
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Saturday, August 16, 2014. We took advantage of the much nicer California weather while we were away this summer and spent a lot of time outdoors. One day we were just needing to get the kids out of the house, so we drove to Sunol. It was actually pretty hot that day. One of the kiddos was not very happy about hiking in the heat. I won't mention any names, but the pictures might give you a clue. But there were cows! Once we got high enoug...
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Smile Because it Happened: October 2014
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Back to School and October. The kids went back to school on August 18th. It's hard to believe they have already started their second nine weeks. Ainsley started 8th grade. Kaylee started 5th grade. This past weekend was the Texas Book Festival. One of Ainsley's many favorite authors (Shannon Hale) was there reading from a new book (a really cute kids book called The Princess in Black. Friday, October 10, 2014.
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Smile Because it Happened: December 2014
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. The last few weeks have been all about family and fun. My parents and brother arrived on December 17th and stayed with us until the 26th. We baked cookies, played games, went to see the third Hobbit movie, held our second annual family talent show, enjoyed Christmas together and had an all around great time. I'm thinking either the Napoleon Dynamite dance or the Thriller next year. Oh yeah! Ainsley played us ...
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Smile Because it Happened: May 2015
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Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss. Friday, May 29, 2015. The Great Storms of 2015. Texas has been getting hit hard with crazy storms lately and the Austin area has not been exempt. There has been some pretty major flooding and several tornadoes in the last week or so. Fortunately we do not live in a flood zone so our house has not had a problem, well until last night, but I'll get to that later. The creek looked like a river. And the park was completely flooded. Our neighb...