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Monday, October 14, 2013

First days - 5th, Kinder, Pre-K

to be very honest leaving the kid's schools was in the top five of hardest parts of moving.  especially the boys - they had an incredible group of friends, established positive sports teams, and a school that we all loved.  really their life could not have been better, filled with support, community and simply good people surrounding them.  it was a HUGE leap of faith to believe that they were going to be okay leaving and starting over.  here are the first day of school pictures from our apartment complex.  a very different first day of school, but i could not be more proud of how brave all four kids were and how they have dove in 100% to build a life here.  kids are extremely resilient and our prayer is that it will build character and confidence not ruin there life.
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keagan had been really sick for a a full week but said he was okay to go to school.  you can see in his eyes he felt horrible. . well when i took him in the next day we found out he had pneumonia! 
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our shining star kindergartner!
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ummmmmmmm. .....who taught her this. . this kid?!?!?!?!?!?
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she is crazy and loves every minute of going to school!!!!

Monday, October 7, 2013

last week of summer 2013

we headed back to spokane as fast as we could to spend the last week of summer at the lake and with grammy and grampy.  the only problem was all the kids got really sick. .. but as it turns out if you have to be sick the lake is the place to do it.  it was a great week and much needed time back home.
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view from our deck at the lake
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tons of fishing off the point
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armstrongs came to visit again. . . emery and grace were in heaven
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my co-pilot to spokane
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a day at the buths
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trailer park cake - of course
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friends at the lake
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tube rides for the girls this summer -
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always swimming! she is so brave - emery became a great swimmer this summer
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fit in a few cupcake - cookie dates
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more fishing
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keagan was the sickest. . we didn't know at the time that he had pneumonia
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emery's first fish
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learning to cast
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sisters
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so sad to leave
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loved having Mel last weekend

Thursday, October 3, 2013

gig harbor

i am really trying to catch up on the blog to get to the present.  we spent 5 days with the jones in gig harbor.  it was a blast and just what we needed in the midst of an emotional hard move.
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lots of beach adventures
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candy store at pikes street market
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sweet savannah 
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we spent one full day in indianola - we had the beach to ourselves - the weather was perfect, adults drank gin and tonics, dogs ran around, and the kids had a blast playing
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best rope swing ever
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the girls spent hours in the chicken coop with all the chickens
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lots of love for avery and savannah
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shadows on the beach
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skim boarding
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amazing live sand dollars
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little beach bum

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

first portland adventures

soooooooo. . . . . we live in portland. . .  week one we decided to go for it!
#bigcitylivin
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dad and keagan date to timbers game
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public transportation - the max 
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voodoo donuts
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the zoo with the humes
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more zoo
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heading to voodoo donuts
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caught a good moment at the bookstore
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best book store ever - Powells
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korean bbq
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little big burger
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not my favorite adventure. . thankful for AAA
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lots of time at papa and grandmas - girls loved it when grandma shared her makeup