tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111596321416594062024-03-13T17:31:23.053-04:0030 Fingers, 30 Toes... Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.comBlogger750125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-91163281812706783162017-09-20T20:29:00.000-04:002017-09-20T20:32:23.527-04:00WE SURVIVED!!!I thought I posted this back in June, I guess not...<br />
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Well here we are, the other side of a 4 month long transitional move & we survived! LOL<br />
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We've been in our new house back in the town we lived in when we conceived the boys 7 years ago. So I guess that means we've come full circle...<br />
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Anyways, our closings both went smoothly, we closed on our old house the day we were scheduled to & we were able to move the closing on our new house up a few days since the boys got out of school a day earlier than expected. Everything happened so smoothly we were sure something would go terribly wrong any moment... not the case though. I think we may have had a guardian angle guiding us along the way back to where we really belonged.<br />
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I'm so in love with our new house! It really suits our needs so much more than our last house. We aren'y completely unpacked yet but mostly. We still have pictures to hang & a room to furnish but also the boys to keep entertained since it is summertime. We are getting there slowly but surely.<br />
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The boys have settled in nicely & LOVE having Grandma so close! The pups have also settled in well. Cecil Cat has also survived the moved, Murphee however decided she wasn't making the move & took up with a neighbor a few doors down. It is probably for the best since she decided she was a an indoor/outdoor cat. Our old neighborhood is complete as far as building goes & our new neighborhood still has a lot of construction going on.<br />
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We are still finding kid friendly, fun things to do here since we didn't have kids when we lived here before. Funny how your perspective changes...<br />
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So I just wanted to give a quick update now that we are mostly settled, I will get caught up on pending posts & back to regularly scheduled blogging soon.Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-12956591790332834002017-05-04T10:15:00.000-04:002017-05-04T10:15:58.119-04:00Oh Well...I have 7 drafts waiting to be finished & uploaded but I don't really have time for that right now.<br />
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I did want to write an update though because it's been a crazy, busy, chaotic few months!<br />
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So we are in the process of moving AGAIN!!! Definitely not my choice but...<br />
Donna accepted a promotion. The position takes us back to Orlando. It's not a completely terrible thing. My bonus mom is there & Donna's parents are only about an hour away. The problem is, we really LOVE it here! I love the community, the proximity to everything & of course the home we built here. Also my sister is nearby & my mom & bonus dad are closer here than they will be to Orlando. This is the first place we've lived since having the boys that truly felt like home. So, while I'm happy to be moving closer to some family & friends, we are also leaving some family & friends. Bittersweet to say the least!<br />
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Donna is already working in Orlando. She started Feb 1st. The boys & I stayed behind to get the house on the market & for the boys to finish out the school year here. We gave them the option of transferring or finishing here & they wanted to stay with Ms Webber.<br />
It's been hard being separated. We travel back & forth to Orlando most weekends so the house is free to be shown & we can all have some time together. The longer it's gone on, the harder it has gotten on the boys.<br />
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The house in under contract now & we will close in another week or so. The boys & I will finish out the last 2 weeks of school in a hotel on the beach. Not a bad deal really!<br />
We are also under contract on a new house in Orlando & should be closing there around the end of the month.<br />
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It's really been a whirlwind of a time, getting everything ready here & there, meantime Donna is emersed in a new position, with 3 new stations. Our only saving grace is that she is able to stay with my bonus mom & she is taking great care of Donna!<br />
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That's it for now, I'll get caught up & post again probably once we are all back together again in Orlando...Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-14606033983819478982017-01-30T09:22:00.000-05:002017-01-30T09:22:10.661-05:00Goodbye Baby Teeth...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our baby is losing his baby teeth! Well if that doesn't concrete the idea of your child being a baby anymore, I don't know what would, lol...</div>
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About a week after the boys' first dentist visit, where the dentist didn't suspect they'd be losing their baby teeth anytime soon, Garren suddenly had a very wiggly tooth. He showed it to me at school so my first thought was that he or something hit his mouth but that sliver of a new tooth sneaking up behind his baby tooth provide different.</div>
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It was only about a month before he had a second wiggly tooth. Luckily the other tooth from his first lost one was already in place when the second one finally, literally fell out. I'm not sure why he was so nervous to let Donna pull the second one out like she did the first when it was ready but he was & so one evening it just fell out & onto the floor. Darren realized it right away & picked it up so the Tooth Fairy could leave him a little something.</div>
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4 wheeler & jeep riding afternoons</div>
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<br />Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-64520845164243708232017-01-26T08:40:00.003-05:002017-01-26T08:40:31.491-05:00Tornados, Tropical Storms, & Hurricanes...Our little town in Northeast Florida took quite a beating this past fall. We had a tornado touch down right in the middle of town. It picked up & flipped over a tractor trailer that was driving on the main road through town, unfortunately the tractor trailer was flipped onto another car. Thankfully neither driver was injured just shaken up obviously. The tornado did quite a bit of damage in a couple of neighborhoods, an industrial park & to lots of trees. The only fatality from the tornado came in the aftermath of clean-up when a local landscaper & tree remover was crushed by a damaged tree he was removing. It was a very sad & emotional loss for the whole town.<br />
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Not too long after the tornado, Tropical Storm Hermine headed our way. School was of course canceled as the storm approached & we prepared our supplies...<br />
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After hurricane Charlie in 2004, we didn't have power for a while. Luckily my dad kept 2 propane tanks on hand for the grill so he was able to cook & use up the meat that would have spoiled in the fridge & freezer. So I bought a couple bags of charcoal & as much ice as our freezer could hold.<br />
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I was a bit surprised by what we found when we finally got out to the beach. The locals had already returned most living creatures back to the water & clean-up was well underway. I didn't expect to see most of the boardwalks in piles & telephone poles washed up on shore. There were also a lot of nails & building debris in the sand.<br />
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Luckily the sand dunes protected most of the homes in our area. We didn't suffer any damage to our house inland nor did most of our neighbors. There were lots of trees down, we lost power for 10 hours but that was minimal compared to others who were out for days. We're very fortunate to have come through one more storm unscathed & grateful for that!<br />
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<br />Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-25416708767156599682017-01-25T09:00:00.001-05:002017-01-25T09:00:26.252-05:00First Dentist VisitIn September the boys finally had their first dentist appointments.<br />
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I honestly did try to get them in long before they were 5 years old but the stars never aligned & everytime they had an appointment something would happen... they would be sick, Donna would have a work thing she couldn't get out of, a family emergency... As it turned out, Donna got tied up at work during this appointment but I decided to bite the bullet & took them by myself. I take the boys to many of their appointment on my own but I was hoping for back-up since this was their first time at the dentist.<br />
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The boys actually all did really well. The dentist office staff were amazing & incredibly patient. Everyone was a bit resistant but eventually came around without being pressured. The staff let them hang out for a bit, walk around & see what everyone else was having done & gently encouraged them to give it a try when they asked questions. It was an awesome experience! All 3 boys ended up having exams & even got x-rays.<br />
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The results were all good, no cavities! The dentist said he could see the next set of teeth descending but that their baby teeth roots were still intact so he didn't think they'd start loosing teeth anytime soon. Garren will eventually need braces for his overbite, I inquired about his thumb sucking since he does it when he sleeps. The dentist said to let it run it's course, he'll quit eventually on his own. He recommended praising Garren when we notice him doing it less but not to pressure him to stop.<br />
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The boys were super excited about the goody bags they were given & are excited to go back in March!Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-50008503302663839242017-01-24T09:48:00.000-05:002017-01-25T09:07:24.242-05:00Soccer - Fall 2016The boys decided to give an actual soccer team a try. They had played for a noncompetitive group at their school last year. They had the skills down & were ready to put them to use on a team.<br />
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They were hit & miss with their feelings about practices but absolutely loved playing games!<br />
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Kellan started the season a bit slow, he wasn't sure about the physical contact required to get in there & take the ball. He got the hang of it though & started scoring some goals!<br />
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Caden was totally into it too but there was a little girl on their team & if she was playing the same time as him he just ran interference for her & made sure no one ran into her or knocked her down. He mostly just wanted to run anyways & didn't care much about the ball or scoring.<br />
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Garren was really into it in the beginning & did well keeping up with the ball & scoring, his love of the game was short lived though & he decided he didn't like running all the time. We asked him at one point if he was having fun playing soccer, he answered "No but I'm really good at it so my team needs me." LOL!!! At least he realized his commitment & carried through with it, lol.<br />
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After the season ended we asked who wanted to sign up for the spring season. Kellan was the only one that wanted to play again. Garren wanted to sign back up for T-ball & Caden is holding out for football.<br />
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<br />Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-56718001455276973152017-01-17T08:57:00.000-05:002017-01-17T08:57:08.586-05:00Hello Again!Hi!<br />
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So it's been a while...<br />
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Who knew the boys starting school wouldn't give me a ton of free time but instead a busy schedule & somewhat of a life outside of my home?!<br />
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My intentions were not to stop blogging, quite tho opposite really but here I am 5 months later, finally sitting down at my computer, logged into blogger & on a holiday, so the boys are home destroying the family room with legos as I type...<br />
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Well, I think I left off with the boys getting ready to start kindergarten. They half half a school year under their belts now & are doing fantastic!!! Darren is the same girl obsessed social butterfly he has always been. Caden is only slightly shy anymore & LOVES his classmates & his teacher! Kellan is a totally different kid than he was last year! He LOVE LOVE LOVES his teacher & going to school (if you don't recall or are new here, he had to be peeled from my leg, screaming, every.single.day last year) This year I pull in to the car lane, open the door & away they all go happily. It's such a relief!<br />
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Academically the boys are doing great! They've gotten 2 report cards now & have all E's with the exception of S's in handwriting. I can't really complain about that. They are doing well conduct wise too.<br />
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Kellan had one little hang up at the very beginning of the year, he didn't like the noise in the car rider room at the end of the day. He's always been sensitive to certain sounds & the static of the walkie talkies was too much for him. He broke down in class one afternoon & told his teacher he couldn't go there anymore. My poor baby, she worked him through it but called me immediately after school to work out a plan. I had signed up to volunteer in the class already, so we worked out a schedule that would allow me to be there at the end of the day, making it possible for me to walk out with the boys instead of sitting in the car line waiting for them & them going to the car rider room. It's been a win/win/win for all of us.<br />
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April (the boys birthday month) & May were a bit busy with birthday parties, my own medical drama & end of the school year. June we were busy traveling for vacation. I finally got around to getting the boys 5 year well checks/kindergarten physicals schooled & done in JULY. I'm such a slacker they couldn't even get in with their doctor & had to see a nurse practitioner. I don't usually mind but prefer seeing their doctor for annuals, especially since 2 of the boys had issues I needed to discuss.<br />
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Anyways, we got them done & just in the knick of time for school, lol<br />
We decided to take them individually this year since last year was a bit chaotic.<br />
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Caden was first up. He's super healthy & growing just right. He is slowing down a bit which was expected after growing so big so fast for so long.<br />
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Height 45.5" - 86th %<br />
Weight 44lbs - 69th %<br />
BMI 14 - 34%<br />
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The NP emphasized drinking 3 glasses of milk a day & getting them to dentist since they haven't been yet & will likely start losing teeth soon.<br />
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Caden got the last 2 vaccines he needed to start school & is happy he won't need anymore until the 7th grade.<br />
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Garren went later in the same week that Caden went & saw the same NP. He is also super healthy. He is still on his growth curve & continues to grow at a more 'normal' rate.<br />
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Height 43" - 50th %<br />
Weight 39lbs - 34th %<br />
BMI 14 - 30th %<br />
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Garren also got his last 2 vaccines until 7th grade & received the same emphasis on milk consumption & getting to the dentist.<br />
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Note to self; take Kellan first next year! He is the most nervous of the 3 boys & by the time his appointment rolled around the following his brother's he had heard all too much about the shots he would get & was as nervous as could be. Not good for an already anxious kid :(<br />
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Kellan's appointment was with his preferred doctor. He saw her for his stomach aches, that seized to exist once school was out. We talked a little about his anxiety. I think over the course of the summer he has worked out some of his fears so we decided to see how he does starting school this year before we pursue any additional help for his anxiety.<br />
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He is also healthy & slowing down in the growth dept.<br />
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HIs measurements were:<br />
Height 45" - 81st %<br />
Weight 42lbs - 61st %<br />
BMI 14 - 22nd %<br />
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Kellan had his last vaccines until 7th grade too & is OH SO HAPPY about that!<br />
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There you have it. Three healthy & happy (to not anymore shots for a long time) boys!<br />
<br />Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-48672879845165634782016-08-01T20:36:00.001-04:002016-08-04T10:36:06.725-04:00Summer ShenanigansThis post has had a couple other titles but do to some random weirdo with nothing better to do with their life stealing my photos & creating an entire instagram account with them claiming to be a single mom to triplets. I had to lock things down & go back to watermarking my photos which just takes more time... So we are going with this title to re-cap & update on our Summer Bucket List.<br />
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Anyways, we're back up & running with watermarks & just in case it needs mentioned again...<br />
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So Summer seems to be going on forever but also has gone by in a flash. School starts next week here but the boys will only go one day due to the staggered start the school is doing for kindergarten. I'm ready, but not. There is a lot left on our Summer Bucket List to do, honestly some of it may get postponed until the heat clears out, it's just to HOT right now for some outdoor activities.<br />
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And we found our first shark's tooth!!! Hooray!!!</div>
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The boys & their friend Charlie hunting shark's teeth</div>
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We found another shark's tooth!!!</div>
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A rare beach day with Donna</div>
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Our triplet friends, Tyson, Bryce & Riley</div>
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Taylor birthday party with our triplet friends</div>
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And we've crossed a few more items off our Summer Bucket List<br />
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3. Go to Kennedy Space Center, aka see space rockets</div>
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4. <strike>Climb mountains</strike></div>
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5. <strike>FIND sharks teeth!!!</strike></div>
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7. Make tye dye shirts</div>
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13. Go camping</div>
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15. Check out 2 new State Parks<br />
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18. <strike>Go hiking</strike><br />
19. <strike>Go to the waterpark</strike><br />
20. <strike>See fireworks</strike>Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-16211408612428414022016-07-07T20:40:00.000-04:002016-08-01T20:09:17.366-04:00Bittersweet Independence Day WeekendIt sneaks up on me now.<br />
I don't even know it's happening until I'm crying for no reason & Donna says "I know whats going on."<br />
Only then do I realize it's 2 days before my Dad's birthday, which is July 4th, & I'm ultra emotional without even realizing it.<br />
Funny how these things start to sneak up on you subconsciously when you think you finally have a hold on your emotions & grief.<br />
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Although everything about The 4th of July reminds me of my Dad, we still had a good weekend, visiting family, working on projects, & of course celebrating our country's independence.<br />
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We started the weekend relaxing, sort of. We ran some errands Saturday, caught up the laundry & relaxed the rest of the day.<br />
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Sunday we got up & headed to Donna's parents bright & early. It's a 3 hour drive on back roads that is not the least amount of fun but we make the most of it. I packed the slip n slide & the boys' scooters so they had plenty to do while we were there visiting. We went out for lunch soon after we arrived. After that Donna's Dad needed some helping clearing some brush from the yard, so while she helped him, the boys played on their slip n slide. In between taking tractor rides of course. They played inside & outside most of the afternoon while we visited & caught up with all the going on of Donna's Mom & Dad. They seem to be doing good. Staying inside most of time in our wonderful FL heat. We left about dinnertime to head back home, stopping for happy meals on the way & then dog food when Eason started dry heaving. That pup cannot go much past a mealtime without getting sick, I guess most of us can't really.<br />
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Monday, Donna had to go into work for a few minutes just to get timecards entered. Garren & Caden wanted to tag along but Kellan was not interested in getting back in the car. My sister & her family came over in the afternoon for a BBQ. My sister had a patient up in our neck of the woods so she went to see them & we put my BIL to work while the kids all played.<br />
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I've wanted to put up a pallet wall since we moved into the house. Donna was not on board until we stayed in the cabin last month. Suddenly she liked the idea of a wood, cabin like wall. I wasn't on board with the pine cabin look but we came to happy compromise with a weathered cedar wall planking kit we found at one of the big box stores. We have rearranged the furniture in the house for about the 15th time since moving in a year & a half ago but I think we have finally figured it out & are happy with it. Two women with two different style ideas is a pain in the tail!<br />
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We ended the night with watching fireworks in our neighborhood. Kellan & Caden are not fans of the 'booms' so they mostly watch from a window but our neighbors throughout our neighborhood put on a pretty good show. Good enough to not feel the need to fight the crowds at the beach. Our neighbors across the street invited the boys over to light some fireworks (sparklers really while the grown ups lit the good stuff) Garren was the only one that stayed. After a few distant booms, Caden & Kellan headed for cover.<br />
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And we cross off #20 on the Summer Bucket List...<br />
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1. Grow a vegetable garden</div>
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2. Pick Blueberries</div>
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3. Go to Kennedy Space Center, aka see space rockets</div>
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4. <strike>Climb mountains</strike></div>
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5. FIND sharks teeth!!!</div>
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6. Go bowling</div>
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7. Make the dye shirts</div>
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8. Go to a drive in theater</div>
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9. Make fancy bird/fairy houses</div>
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10. <strike>Take a family vacation</strike></div>
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11. Go fishing </div>
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12. <strike>Ride water slides</strike></div>
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13. Go camping</div>
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14. Hang out with our triplet BFFs!!!<br />
15. Check out 2 new State Parks<br />
16. Make paper mache' planets</div>
17. Discover a new beach<br />
18. Go hiking<br />
19. Go to the waterpark<br />
20. <strike>See fireworks</strike>Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-49364445902830589112016-06-29T10:00:00.000-04:002016-07-16T10:40:42.546-04:00"The Mountains of Summer"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We continued a new tradition of a family vacation for the second year in a row. This tradition includes the 5 of us, My mom & bonus-dad & my sister & her family, 6 adults, 4 - 5 year olds & a 2.5 year old.</div>
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A few days before we were scheduled to leave the boys & I took a short road trip to Grandma's, my bonus-mom. She graciously agreed to watch all 4 of our furry friends for us while we were gone. Knowing that Donna would be putting in some extra hours at work before heading off on vacation for a week, the boys & I decided to make a few days of it at Grandma's.</div>
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Caden, Garren, Kellan</div>
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We had a fun couple of days with Grandma. I had the van serviced & checked out while we were there & we took the boys to a new (to us) playground & splash pad.<br />
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Leaving Grandma's is never a happy endeavor & leaving behind our four legged loves made it even more difficult...<br />
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Kellan & Caden bought into the "it's time to pick up Mommom & go on vacation!" excitement</div>
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When we first planned this years vacation & booked the cabin in the Smokies, the boys deemed it "The Mountains of Summer." They counted down the months, weeks & days until we went. So as soon as we got back from Grandma's they had to mark the days off the calendar that we had been gone & were super excited to see we left the very next day!!!</div>
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Donna after an exhausting work week & a mystery infection that had her knocked out in bed the weekend before with a 103 degree fever. The doctor couldn't even figure out what she had but gave her a strong antibiotic to fight whatever it was. Needless to say, she was ready for some R&R!</div>
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The drive to Tennessee wasn't too bad other than some congested traffic in SC & the boys asking when we were going to be there about a bagillian times. LOL</div>
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It was raining when we arrived but the view was stunning for a couple of flatlander FL girls! </div>
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Sunday morning we got a good glimpse of what the "stocked kitchen" actually had for us & it certainly wasn't enough to keep up with feeding 11 people. There wasn't a griddle or a broiler pan so we took matters to the grill. I honestly can't think of a better way to cook bacon now! </div>
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What could be more fun than waking up with your cousins?!</div>
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Day two, we did what we had initially planned to do our first day in the mountains & that was to let the kids swim & the grown ups relax, so a pool day it was!<br />
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The boys were slightly disappointed there wasn't actual climbing involved to get up the mountain but the excitement of riding the sky tram or rather the "flying bus" as they called it, outweighed the disappointment.<br />
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The kiddie rides had absolutely no lines so we had all the boys ride them in between the big rides since they had long lines. We didn't get many photos on the big rides since we were on them too but my mom caught these pics of each of us coming off the biggest water slide there...<br />
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After the distillery we headed to a local hot spot the Blue Moose. The beer there was awesome, they had one that tasted like cream soda, yum! We also sampled some more moonshine from a distillery in Gatlinburg, Sugarland. The sweet tea was Steven & I's favorite. We had a great time but wanted to be home to put our kids to bed so I (designated driver, I only sipped a little at our tastings) took the tipsy, one maybe drunk, bunch back to the cabin. My sister was REALLY in good spirits!</div>
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When we got back the kids were lined up in blankets on the floor watching a movie. They told us Nana & Papa made them PB&J's made with pancakes & that they had so much fun! </div>
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Caden's idea of snuggling with Chandler, sitting on him, lol<br />
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Thursday we had plans to go see one of Donna's childhood friends & her parents. Donna & Terry's parents were best friends when they were growing up & it had been "about 17, or maybe 20 years" since they'd seen each other. They lived about 30 minutes from where we were staying on a beautiful piece of property. </div>
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Trio of Terror, just kidding, they had a really good time!</div>
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Thora, Terry's mom, says some things never change!</div>
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With this vacation we crossed 3 items off our Summer Bucket List...<br />
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5. FIND sharks teeth!!!</div>
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6. Go bowling</div>
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7. Make the dye shirts</div>
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13. Go camping</div>
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14. Hang out with our triplet BFFs!!!<br />
15. Check out 2 new State Parks<br />
16. Make paper mache' planets</div>
17. Discover a new beach<br />
18. Go hiking<br />
19. Go to the waterpark<br />
20. See fireworksSpringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-91654675440532129692016-06-21T21:58:00.000-04:002016-07-16T10:40:09.534-04:002016 Summer Bucket ListWell we are now 4 weeks into our summer break & im already slacking on blogging more. It's not completely my fault though. My phone flipped out & had to be replaced, once I got my new phone up & running I could no logger find the blogger app I used to upload photos. I found a different app but it hasn't been working very well. I spent quite some time uploading our vacation photos only to go to the computer & they not be there, grrr!<br />
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15. Check out 2 new State Parks<br />
16. Make paper mache' planets</div>
17. Discover a new beach<br />
18. Go hiking<br />
19. Go to the waterpark<br />
20. See fireworks</div>
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Monday to have lunch with Donna & then to the zoo...<br />
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Thursday to TWO malls, new shoes x3 & a phone replacement...<br />
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Sunday to the movies & back to friends pool...<br />
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Monday to Fort Clinch for some shark tooth hunting...<br />
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Now, to just reach our destination & RELAX!!!...Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-70649069869550858342016-06-15T16:37:00.000-04:002016-06-15T16:37:02.380-04:00The End of T-Ball Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our first season of T-ball was interesting to say the least! All 3 of the boys wanted to sign up & play. Garren was all in all the time. Caden & Kellan struggled with wanting to participate/staying on the field, then with tackling each other for the ball (maybe football would be a better sport for them) but they all finally got the hang of the game & really grew a lot in terms of learning the game, participating & even focusing a little. I think their favorite part of the season was the end though, when they received trophies. Now, they all say they want to play again next year but we will see when the time comes who really wants to do it again.</div>
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The boys all expressed an interest in playing football this fall but after the resistance & inconsistency of wanting to participate in T-ball we were hesitant to sign them up for such an expensive new sport. They all would like to play soccer again too, since they are familiar with soccer we decided to go back to that this fall & see where they are in the spring again.<br />
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It is so hard to believe that the boys' first school year has already come to an end. It was a long school year in some aspects but it also flew by. The boys have grown & learned so much over the past 9 months. They loved school, their teachers & their friends but drop off was hard every single day until about 6 weeks ago or so. They started VPK knowing their shapes, colors, letters & numbers (up to 10) & finished knowing so SO much more. I'm usually entertained in the car by them coming with compound words or doing math equations. Caden loves to show us how high he can count, I think he's up to 160+. They know lots of sight words & are sounding out words beginning to read. They know their months, seasons, & how many days are in a year. They learned about the planets, fruits vs vegetables, all about their teeth & lots of other stuff. They are all social butterflies & think everyone they meet is their friend. </div>
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Kellan, Caden, & Garren, the last day of school.</div>
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The boys' graduation was the very next day. They were so excited leading up to it! They each learned a line for graduation & a dance routine to the song What I Am. They also sang a song in Spanish.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I wasn't expecting spring school pictures but I guess those photo companies take every chance they get to make money, so when they came in to do graduation pics, we got spring photos too.</span></div>
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It's amazing how much they have changed just since the <a href="http://tilyoutriplets.blogspot.com/2015/11/school-pictures-vpk.html">beginning of the school year</a>. I'll be on the verge of tears for the next week or so leading up to the last day of school & graduation, just fyi...</div>
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We'll go ahead & call these their 5 year old pics too. I think we've spent more on school photos this year than we ever have with any of the photographers we've used.</div>
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The boys have talked about turning 5 & their birthday non-stop since Christmas! They knew the order of all the birthdays & holidays that came before their birthday & counted them down one by one. </div>
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They wanted a pool party at first, I was not up for the responsibility of a bunch of 5 years at the pool, plus the end of April is still unpredictable as far as weather & water temperature. Their second choice was to have ALL their friends over to our house. Seems innocent enough... ALL their friends included their entire class & t-ball team along with neighborhood kids, family friends & of course family. By party week 29 kids had confirmed for the party, YIKES!!! </div>
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The night before Donna's BFF & her girlfriend came up from Tampa. We went out for an official birthday dinner. The boys of course chose Buffalo Wild Wings, their favorite restaurant! Dinner was great & when it came time for singing & dessert, the manager let the boys choose any dessert they wanted, dessert nachos of course! & wrote down each of their names in the order they would say them when the staff sang. I thought the attention & personalization was pretty impressive! </div>
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Thank God for my bonus mom, otherwise I wouldn't have pulled it off! She pretty much got all of the food & cakes ready for the party while I set up tables & chairs outside. I also set up a bounce house, kiddie pool, water table, squirt guns & a slip n slide for the kids. We very suddenly had a 90 degree day on our hands!</div>
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The boys of course chose 3 different themes again this year. I couldn't find one place to make all 3 cakes requested, actually no one outside of a custom bakery could make a Miles from Tomorrowland cake. So I decided I would just bake 3 cakes & use some of the boys toys to decorate them. They aren't the most beautiful & baking really isn't my thing but they tasted great & the kids loved them!<br />
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Baby Jude, & Kellan showing off his DVD collection to Lily</div>
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OMG! The piñata! The boys have not had one before but the kids were all SO excited for it!!! We didn't hang it ahead of time because of all the water activities & my plan to unhook one of the swings & hand it on the hook didn't work out (hook rusted closed) so we improvised with the pole from the pool skimmer. While we were figuring it out the kids were all chanting "Piñata! Piñata!" It was quite hilarious!!!<br />
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Everyone got a turn at hitting but I grabbed my camera late in the process...<br />
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I have to say, WE WILL NEVER OPEN GIFTS DURING THE PARTY AGAIN!!! Lol<br />
It started out innocently enough, but 2 seconds later all the kids were handing out gifts & the boys were just tearing things opened all over the place! I have no idea, who got them what with the exception of a few. It was total chaos!!!<br />
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After gifts everyone cleared out pretty quickly. Rhonda & Wendy had to head back to Tampa to work the next day. My parents headed back to GA & friends went home. Liam was the last holdout in the backyard along with Caden & my nephew. They hadn't had enough yet but check out the water in that pool...<br />
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It was barely March when the boys decided they wanted to buy vegetable seeds with their weekly earnings. They were eager to get them planted & watch them grow. With that came my desire to build a raised planter bed for said vegetables. As I was in the garage scoping out the supplies we had & making a list of supplies we would need, it dawned on me that we still had two twin beds that I never sold. Those twin beds would make perfect planter beds for our vegetables! I ran my idea past Donna who thought I was nuts but went for anyways!<br />
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We striped away all the bedding hardware so that we just had two wooden rectangles & then dug some holes to partially bury the legs & to set them level. Once they were in place I layered some cardboard boxes we had inside. Purpose 1, kill the grass underneath. Purpose 2, keep the weeds out. Purpose 3, keep the dirt inside until we get another board to secure the bottom portion. Then we added lots & lots of soil.<br />
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This is when I remembered there was a sprinkler head underneath that now had to be dug up & extended so off to Home Depot I went for some pipe & a fitting...<br />
Once the sprinkler was modified we proceeded with transplanting the veggies the boys had already planted in pots & planting new seeds & flowers<br />
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We've only completed one of the 'beds' so far. We will continue with the other one probably after the birthday party now.<br />
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While working outside, we decided to modify our front flower bed a little. We had never liked the way they edged it out. It was kind of squiggly & not really pleasing to the eye. So Donna carved out a new border & we removed a little (maybe a lot of) sod. I love the new shape! We filled it in with flowers & are looking forward to seeing what it looks like when everything grows up & fills in. We still need mulch but are mulling over getting stone instead...<br />
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We were all set to finish laying the new laminate flooring in the hallway last Sunday when we inadvertently discovered water under the floor by the front door. UGH!!!<br />
We discovered it was something we had done to cause the water but of course don't want to have to deal with that again so we pulled up half the floor in the living room, dried up the water & reinstalled cutting back & leaving an area to tile right inside the front door. The hall did not get done & now we've re-thought our intentions of carrying the flooring into the bedrooms. I think we will re-carpet when the time comes and stick with tile in the kitchen, entry & all other wet areas.<br />
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Lastly, We finally got around to painting the hallways. It was one area I was dreading & put off as long as possible because there are 9... NINE! doors in our hallway!!! It couldn't be avoided anymore though, between the dirty handprints, crayon marks & dingy dog scrubbings, it HAD to be painted! It came out beautiful & very clean. In the end it was worth all the prep work & meticulous painting.<br />
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Finally the leaky back door that disruoted our floor installation to begin with was replaced by the builder. They attempted to repair the door several times before throwing the towel in & just getting a new door all together & a new installer. It turned out that the original door was just installed poorly & it wasn't sealed well or at all so every time it rained the water just came in around the bottom. We had the house pressure washed the day after the new door went & and luckily there were no leaks! Hooray!!!</div>
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<br />Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063576713379017453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411159632141659406.post-39002423785250393762016-04-04T22:10:00.001-04:002016-04-04T22:10:07.621-04:00Easter 2016We started the weekend with plans to meet up with my sister who was staying on the island for a little Spring Break getaway. There is a lot of construction going on in our little town not only widening of the main road through town but lots of land clearing, a new school & community, new restaurants & stores & a ton of utility work. So needless to say, we got stuck in traffic on our way to meet-up for an Easter Egg drop saturday morning. My sister & her family were already there & it was already time for the egg drop when we crossed onto the island so we decided to head downtown for an easter egg hunt there figuring they would be done quickly & would meet us there. Well the drop ran WAY behind, we could have totally made it there but we ended up downtown where the boys got their faces painted, hunted Easter Eggs & ate cotton candy.<br />
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The weather forecast for the whole weekend was bad! Thunderstorm warnings & 100% chance of rain all weekend. The night before a loud crack of thunder woke all 3 boys scaring them badly, I've never heard all 3 of them scream like that simultaneously before. Well it shook Kellan up enough that every grey cloud had him nervous. We ended up heading home without ever seeing my sister.<br />
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We decorated Easter Eggs Saturday afternoon. The boys LOVE pretty much anything crafty or artistic lately so this was right up their alley. I picked out a kit that included little tiny mini paint rollers. They made for some very interesting, well coated eggs.<br />
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The Easter bunny made his drop shortly after the boys went to bed. We don't go crazy with holiday gifts outside of Christmas & Birthdays but the boys did get a little candy, some Minion Surprise Eggs, and some mini Avenger/Batman boxes with art supplies.<br />
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It was our year for hosting Easter dinner. My mom & bonus dad, Sister & her family & a close friend & her daughter came for the day. We spent the morning getting a few things ready for our early Easter dinner/ lunch.<br />
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We had a great visit & meal! We followed that up with our own Easter Egg hunt. While my bonus dad & brother in law spread out & stashed eggs we attempted a group photo of the 6 kids...<br />
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Finally! The Easter Egg Hunt!</div>
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Kellan, Chandler, Canan, Garren, Caden, & Nadia</div>
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It was a super fun weekend & the kids all had a great time. I love having everyone for a holiday meal, especially one as simple as Easter. Hope you all had a great Easter too!</div>
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I'm sort of in denial about the boys' upcoming 5th birthday. How can 5 years have gone by already?!?</div>
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Well since it cannot be stopped I have decided to reminisce a little with a Throwback Thursday post each week until the big day. Here are the boys diving into their their very first birthday cakes at their 1st birthday party... </div>
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Caden</div>
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And since the boys want to invite the whole town birthday party planning & prepping is in full swing.</div>
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