Anamarie's 1st Day of Kindergarten!!

Anamarie was so excited to start Kindergarten, and could hardly wait to meet her new teacher; Mrs. Ericson. She had her evaluation a few days before school started, and saw her new classroom, and table; which made her even more excited. Here she is on the first day with her new sparkly purple shirt, her "twinkle toes" shoes, and Kung Fu Panda backpack. As you can...

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Head-band Laugh Attack!!

Anamarie and I were having a girls night out while shopping for her new school clothes when we found ourselves a little distracted by something in the far distance; giant headbands. I had never seen anything like this; ever. They were the size of hats, but they were in fact headbands. I wanted to buy it as a keepsake, but then realized it would just collect dust, so we chose one much smaller instead. The video shows Anamarie's response as I hold up a mirror to reveal her beautiful...

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Going Western!!

Our annual trip to Lagoon was a blast this year, and mostly because daddy was there this time. After dinner the kids were very anxious to get back to the rides, but I insisted on getting these Western Formal pictures taken. This is something that I have always wanted to do, but no one else shared the same excitement. With much resistance, especially from Brady,...

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"Go Maddy!" 1st Soccer Game

This was Maddy's first soccer game of the season. The last time she had played soccer was when she was 7, and she must have forgotten that she didn't have to run the entire field. It's a good thing she is in great shape, because she did an hour and a half of constant running. Brady and I worked with her on the rules and positions of the game. Brett was so cute, he would copy everything I said as I cheered on Maddy from the sideline. "Go Maddy!!...

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