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Claire's 15 month update
She's walking!!! Still quite unsteady but she tries to walk everywhere now. I could just watch her try to walk all day- its the cutest thing!She is so proud of herself and so are her big sisters- they...
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Couples golf outing
We did a couples golf outing a while ago for Fathers Day with Tim and Dawn and even though it was almost 90 degrees still at 6pm we had a great time! It was a scramble so we just got to use the best...
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Our week in Wisconsin
We left for Wisconsin the Saturday afternoon before the 4th and Shane had the fun job of packing all by himself ☺️ I had a college roommate reunion Friday evening and Saturday morning so he got...
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Meeting baby Isaac 💙
My sister Jana and her husband John had baby #3 last week. Isaac Jay Top. I think he was 7lbs 6oz.So cute and tiny! Erin was so excited to meet him! She said she was glad he was a boy because she...
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Neighborhood biker gang 😉
This is a regular occurrence in the cup-du-sac this summer. Lots of little bikers
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Camping with Aunt Vonda
This wasn't camping but it was a little hike we did at Good Earth State Park which is literally 10 minutes away and we've never been- super cute little place!Camping with Aunt Vonda and some of my...
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Hot air balloon night
A local park had a hot air balloon race and it was a beautiful night. We did this a few years ago too and Erin kinda remembered it. We got to walk inside a blown up hot air balloon (its HUGE!) and then...
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Summertime activities
Lemonade stand! The girls have been asking to do a lemonade stand for a long time but I’ve never thought it was worth it because we don’t get much traffic by our house. But the neighbor had a rummage...
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BIG day today! Erin’s first day of school and Kate’s preschool open house night
Got this from Erin's teachers today!First grade!!Happy and excited girls! And little sis who wants to be just as big!
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Kate’s first day of preschool!
Holding her friend Ella’s hand in the line ☺️Sweet girl!!First day pic!Pic before leaving for school. Kate did great. Seemed excited, said she wasn't nervous, and had no hesitation getting in line! She...
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Weekend in pella!
We went to Pella a few weekends ago to see my grandparents and had a really nice time!Claire loved the puppy on their front porch and kept petting it :)Great-Grandma VZ giving Claire some pre-nap...
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Kate's apple orchard field trip
Claire got to come along :)Kate's preschool classWe had a fun morning together! Didn't get any pics of the animals there but they were a big hit too.She loved picking apples off the treeClaire kept...
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Claire is 18 months old!
Claire is 1.5 now and she seems so old most of the time! She definitely has her moments where she reminds us that shes still a baby though ;) She loves to talk and is sure to get her point across at...
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Omaha with friends
This was our 3rd annual Dooyema/Elenkwich Omaha weekend get-away and everyone was very excited!The whole crewGiraffe feeding! Love her expression!Claire was very interested in the crocodile swimming...
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Apple orchard trip
We love going to the apple orchard- its so close to our house and its a great fall activity! I had gone with Kate and Claire for preschool but Erin had been asking to go so we went last weekend and it...
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Look alikes!
Kate wearing one of Shane and I's favorite shirts that all the girls have worn. Claire. I knew I had a pic of Erin in a box like this so I reenacted it with Claire :) She definitely has the most...
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10 yr Anniversary trip
We flew to Portland, Maine a couple Saturdays ago for our much anticipated trip! We unfortunately had a de-icing delay out of Sioux Falls (1.5hrs sitting in the plane waiting...) and missed our...
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Halloween 2018
We had 2 separate dress up nights. The first was the Trunk or Treat at our church.Claire was a bit skeptical about all the costumes :)But quickly realized that she loved candy!! Erin was Ariel, Kate...
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Dolphins and Disney!
Over thanksgiving week we met the Dooyema's in Florida for 10 days of amazing experiences! We first saw Shane's college roommate and his 3 girls in Florida and got to catch up with them. Then we drove...
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Christmas 2018
The girls love Christmas decorating and Christmas activities! So fun to see the excitement they all have!Family tree decorating! Kate may have decorated and redecorated about 10 different times 😉This...
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1st snowman
They were so proud of him! They made him totally by themselves!!Love her! She was adamant about going "ou-side"!How cute are these 3 sisters?!
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Kate turned 5!
I've been having blog issues again so this is way late but Kate turned 5 on January 31! She LOVED talking about her upcoming birthday (and she likes that her and I are birthday buddies since mine is...
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Claire is 2!
Claire bear is 2! Wow! It seriously seems like she was just born not that long ago. But then when we look at her and hear her talk she seems so old. She LOVED blowing out the candles and requested it...
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Summer 2019
Getting pics on the blog is quite challenging so here a big post of most of the summer all combined.Kate graduated from preschool! Kate and her friend Ella loved being in the same class Kate with her...
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