Spring finally arrived here in Northeast Ohio, but after Jenn, Auntie Haley, Eli & Grandpa Dave ran the Towpath Half Marathon in 25-30 degree weather. At least it was dry.
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We've been enjoying the hiking lately, and we're all getting better at recognizing and spotting birds. It's nice, too, 'cause the leaves aren't yet on the trees and we can see the wildlife from decently far away.
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Next up in Lincoln's birthday party. Hint: Calvin & Hobbes. Wait for it...
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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve experienced…
Henry’s Symbol Breakfast at Old Trail School. A big part of the development program among the 4-5 year olds is the use of their symbol. Because the kids aren’t yet reading, they each choose a symbol to represent them, and they use the symbol in many ways during the school day. Henry’s symbol is a set of binoculars, and we made a special sweatshirt for him.
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Recently Lydia informed us that she doesn’t get as much play time on the playground on Fridays because she’s “busy solving everybody’s problems.”
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We finished the Summit Metro Parks Fall Hiking Spree, discovered a number of really neat hiking trails in the area, and we each earned our hiking sticks. And one of my new favorite follows on Facebook is Summit Metro Parks with their sharing of many good professional and amateur nature photographers.
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Henry’s fifth Birthday came, and we now officially have a pair of five-year-olds in the house.
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We didn’t have a Halloween Party last year ‘cause we were at Disney, but we returned to the tradition this year, and we had a blast doing it. Jenn’s Minion cake was my personal favorite part of the party.
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We watched as Haley played her last home match at Bowling Green. It was fun to see her play here and there over the past four years. It'll be something The Nuggets remember for a long time.
And between interacting with Old Trail or Buckeyes fans during games, I've been having fun with Instagram & Twitter. Here are some fun ones...
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Since we got back from Old Man's Cave & the Ohio/Midwest CCAI reunion a couple of weekends ago, the action hasn't stopped around here. Between the kids visiting the wildlife park with Grandpa Doug and Grandma Paulette, to Lincoln fishing Leesville Lake with Grandpa Doug, to the Cruisin' The Chapel benefit event at church with over 500 classic cars, to a last-minute decision to drive to Pittsburgh and catch Auntie Haley's exhibition game, we've been busy beavers around here. And school's about to start!
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