tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62193311066557546122024-03-13T12:22:29.831-07:00Tenney FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219331106655754612.post-34022131718055338732013-06-11T21:15:00.001-07:002013-06-11T21:15:48.558-07:00Abbie's 8th Art Birthday Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Abbie turned 8 and had an awesome Art Birthday Party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The girl's each chose an apron to wear and then we filled their pallette with paint and they got to painting. Abbie had so much fun talking with her friends that when I finally looked to see what Abbie had painted, she had a small blue triangle in the corner...too funny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The mantle decorated for the Party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Rainbow Paint colors for painting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The girl's painting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friend Emalee made an awesome rainbow layered cake for the party! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I chalked out a "happy birthday to you!" for the food table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Paint brush rice krispy treats!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made artist palette cookies! (which I finished flooding and piping at midnight)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Paint Chips! (ha ha)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The twins' painting was even a twin</span>. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Too cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the delicious food for the party!</span></div>
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Elise with her painting!</div>
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Amelia (upper left) Kate (upper right)</div>
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Caroline (lower left) Sara (lower right)</div>
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Reagan with her tulips and Sadie with her painting! </div>
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Sadie and Brooklyn at the party!</div>
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Emma Kate and Mia with their paintings! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After some games, it was present time! Abbie recieved a lot of art supplies and very thoughtful gifts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then it was time to cut the cake! This was a surprise, even for Abbie! The girl's faces when they realized that the cake was six layers of rainbow colors! They all lit up with excitement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The front door was decorated with a sign to invite everyone into the party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Abbie, we had such a blast at this party! Happy 8th Birthday Baby Girl! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It's April 15th and it's our duo birthday! We celebrated as a family and had a great time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">They opened their cards from their Great-Grandma's!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Abbie gave Brooklyn a Fish Valentine with Brooklyn's favorite candy, Swedish Fish. So thoughtful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Abbie got bumped on the head and opened a big girl bicycle helmet! It's our families new favorite thing to do...bicycling!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brooklyn opened a doll and was THRILLED!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Doll came with a few super cool accessories!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Isaac used his lego's to give a word shuffle game. His gift that he made was hid in a special spot that Abbie had to figure out with the letters made out legos. So cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Such a creatively, cool idea Isaac! Abbie loved figuring it out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our last gift to Abbie was a scavenger hunt with a bike (with gears)in the garage!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brooklyn got a bike seat that attatches to Mom's bike!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was getting late and the this is the only picture I could get was in the garage where there was a light. None of the pic's I took of Abbie riding her bike turned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Abbie and Brooklyn are ready for cake (minus Abbie's cute hairstyle that she took out to put on her helmet)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The girl's blew out their candle and powder sugar from the top of their cake went across the table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They blew out their candle a few times each! Too much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy 8th Birthday Abbie and 2nd Birthday Brooklyn!</span></div>
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Our little family, with the Hospital Labs help, are putting together a blanket drive for those affected by infant loss at Research Medical Center. Here are the flyers that I designed and were hung up in the lab. We are so grateful for all the help all our family and friends gave to us. We would like to try now, to do something to give back. If you are able to help, that would mean the world to us. We know that most of our family and friends could mail blankets or donations but, it probably wouldn't be here by friday (the official end of lab week) which is okay, we still need the help. Let me know if you need an address, we would be happy to provide any information you need to help us in this cause that is so close to our hearts.</div>
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We celebrated Reed's birthday this year with dinner and cake/icecream. We invited our friends the Kirk's to come for dinner. They live in our neighborhood and we've become good friends. We are sad they are moving in a few months. I made Reed's favorite, homemade German Chocolate Cake.</div>
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The only thing Reed asked for was an OR Scrub cap, in camo. I found a lady that makes them in all kinds of camo print. I decided on the "real tree" camo print and Reed loved it! We also bought him the new Hobbit movie (it just barely came out on video that day) because he and Avery Kirk had planned on going to the movie in theatre (Jana and I didn't want to go to this movie) but, the men's schedules were so busy that they never got to the theatre. (of course!) So, we are going to watch it together, hopefully soon (it's already been a week and we haven't watched it yet, Reed's had a big test coming up). LOL Hopefully we'll watch it soon!</div>
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Happy Birthday Reed! I know it was simple birthday, yet fun! The best part of your birthday party was the scavenger hunt that the kids did for your birthday present. You were such a good sport even though you had the climb up and down the stairs a few times.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Out of all the 2nd Graders at her school. Abbie was one of six 2nd graders art to be chosen. We got a note home that said," Abbie's painting, inspired by the work of artist, Wassily Kandisnsky's is on display with other student artwork at the Blue Valley Library. The display is open to the public until Friday, February 22nd. Congratulations Abbie!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For family night, we went to see her artwork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Abbie found her artwork! So excited to show the family!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see the six that were chosen. The other artwork is from different grades. So proud of you Abbie for always trying your best!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her artwork inspired by the artist, Wassily Kandinsky's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So proud of you Abbie! We sure love you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a warmer day in January. Yes, it was cold but, as you can see NO SNOW and a great day to play basketball. We went from no snow to TONS of snow. We are due for another Snow Storm today! Man, some weird weather. You can also notice the oak (I assume it's oak) tree in the back that hasn't lost it's leaves yet. Yep, most trees lose their leaves in fall and others in spring. Different Eh? We were excited last fall for these leaves to fall (would be a huge leaf pile). Even bought the special bags to recycle the leaves at curbside and we are still waiting for them to fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isaac, Abbie and Kaden are taking Karate and L-O-V-E love it!! We went to sign them up for spring sports and some of the sports are played on Sunday so, we looked into other activities. We signed up Kaden and Isaac for Karate but, having Abbie, sitting and watching that first week,while everyone her age is doing Karate, we decided to admit her to the class too. Why not her learn these skills too? She was already there every Saturday while her brothers were in the same class. So, Abbie is doing two activities this spring, Karate and Gymnastics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids have been taking for two months now and still love it! They are learning new skills every week and even defensive moves. My favorite part is when leader tells them. You better hug your mom EVERY day! I love that! He is teaching them life skills along with karate skills. He talks to them as they are practicing their moves. So great! Even helping them to count to 50 in Japanese. But, even after hearing it every week, it might be a while before we get that one down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, every Saturday morning we are at the Bushidokan taking Karate!</span></div>
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The kids were determined to stay up until midnight. We put together a puzzle! I found a puzzle that was three seperate puzzles that went together to make one bigger puzzle. Each child got their own section (age appropriate since the three sections were in three different puzzle numbers. Some puzzle pieces were larger than another set.)</div>
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The kids had the puzzle put together before I got home from work. It was fun that they all stayed up until midnight. Although, Kaden was asking to go to bed as soon as midnight hit. It was so funny! This was the first year he stayed awake until midnight! He definetely is my morning person, child.</div>
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<br />We even put together another puzzle on New Year's Day that was 500 pieces! The kids loved helping me with the bigger puzzle. What a great tradition! So fun!</div>
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This Christmas will be remembered as simple and happy. This was our first year with Reed in school and it was very different being both away from family and also being really frugal with gifts. </div>
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Our family got some new games, and the kids especially love the new wii game, skylanders giants.</div>
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Isaac got a Pogo stick, skylander character and ninjago lego set.</div>
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Abbie got a furby, an accesory, and crayola color designer.</div>
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Kaden got a ninjago lego set, an angry bird game and a skylander character. </div>
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I was really worried about the kids getting gifts like socks, underwear and family games but, they didn't mind at all. They loved the gifts and were very thankful for what they recieved. </div>
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Abbie loved her snowball furby and the kids had a schedule for babysitting through the entire christmas break. They even took turns who was going to have it sleep on their pillow at night. It was a favorite toy of this Christmas season. </div>
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Brooklyn got her very own Lala Loopsie doll that she named Lucy. Now both of the girls have their la la dolls and Brooklyn plays with both dolls all the time. </div>
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Brooklyn wanted to eat everyone's candy, she kept finding it no matter where the kids put their candy. </div>
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The Hughes family had our name for Christmas and gave us games that Allisha and I used to play as kids. The kids opened the box and I was so excited, they wanted to know what was so fun about these games. So I told them about how we used to play games as kids. The kids were very excited to play these games.</div>
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This year (me being the bread-winner), I was able to surprise everyone with a surprise gift. Even Reed didn't know about this one. If you know my kids, you know they love playing with Nerf guns. The problem with most of them is that they are hard to use for the younger kids. They aren't strong enough to set the spring so they can shoot, so these new nerf guns come with batteries that does the hard part for the kids. They just have to pull the trigger and to make it even better, the bullets are glow-in-the-dark. So, we turned off all the lights downstairs and had a nerf war. IT WAS AWESOME!</div>
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They were SO surprised! </div>
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Abbie was really excited that I got one for her too, since usually she has to borrow one of the boy's nerf guns. So we took Sharpie marker and they named their guns (also so they couldn't get confused as to who's was who's). The names went as follows Reed- THE DADINATOR Isaac - The Straight Ace Abbie- The ABBIENATOR Kaden- The Destroyer</div>
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The boys LOVED that they got a new game! This is a game that they have only played when at a few friend's house. They were so excited with their character's and something new to play. </div>
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The day ended with us being able to skype with family. Boy, that made me homesick. We are always with SOME family and this was really different. Modern technology made it possible for us to be there when my parents opened their gifts from all of us kids. There was two of us on two different computers being skyped in. One from Kansas (us) and Pennsylvania (my sister's family). It made it a little better being able to join in the celebration. We missed family terribly this year and it was a really different Christmas. But, we realized how strong we are as a family and know that we can do anything when we have each other. </div>
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Merry Christmas 2012</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stayed in Kansas for Christmas. So we let the kids choose 2 activities they REALLY wanted to do over the Christmas break. They chose ice skating and going to sky zone, an indoor trampoline park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They have half of the entire facility covered with trampolines, even the walls have trampolines.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are three other areas besides the main jumping area. There is a trick area where you jump from a trampoline into blocks of foam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Abbie is fearless.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kaden loved the foam blocks.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isaac and Abbie also tried the dodge ball areas. There were two dodge ball courts that constantly rotated. They had a lot of fun!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sky Zone is Huge</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then Isaac was off to try the basketball dunking area.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isaac dunking the basketball</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brooklyn finally woke up from her nap in the stroller, just before the time was over. So, Brooklyn and I didn't get to jump but, it was still fun to watch the kids have so much fun.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Abbie dunking the basketball</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this is Reed showing off his mad skills. He would do some crazy tricks. He said it was really hard to get out of the block pit, it was quite the work-out. The kids were so thrilled that they got to do this activity and it made their Christmas break exciting! It was really different not being with family for the holidays but, we made the best of it and found some fun family activities to do together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The last day of School before Winter Break ended up being a SNOW DAY!! The kids were excited and sad because they were going to have their parties that day! This was Brooklyns first time being in the snow this year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brooklyn all bundled up and ready to play</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The slide was really fun for the kids all packed in snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Even Brooklyn was able to try the slide in the snow. The kids had a blast playing in the snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The slide is really fast with snow on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Abbie stayed out so long that we had to keep giving her new gloves that weren't wet. She went through three pairs of gloves before she finally came in from playing in the snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This was a very fun FIRST snow day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My how time flies! I can't believe Isaac is 10! He is such a joy to have in our family. He is a great big brother and such a big help around the house. He is becoming such a great young man!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Abbie and Kaden loved doing the bumping presents on the head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Isaac loved opening his presents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He got a BeyBlade Battle Dome from the family, a table tennis from Grandma and Grandpa Tenney, a new bey blade to play with in his dome, Kung Fu Panda movie, a vintage phone bank(this kid loves money) and money from Grandma and Grandpa Millett to go into his bank.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Isaac loved reading the cards from everyone and had to pick up the confetti out of Grandma Millett's card and make the confetti fly TWICE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The only requirement for his cake was to be chocolate with rainbow chip frosting. So, after we had taken out all the candles and cut it, I finally remembered to take a picture. We did get a video of him blowing out his candles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We went as a family and played miniature golf and laser tag for his birthday! He loves going to family fun centers and then we got pizza for his birthday dinner(I think he has requested pizza every year! That boy LOVES cheese pizza!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Birthday Isaac!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We finally found a Christmas Tree farm that was going to be the closest thing to how it was in Utah. No, tree permit and walking in the snow to find the perfect tree but, this was pretty good!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We got our saw and were off to find the perfect tree!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brooklyn loved this activity. It was warm enough that we mostly wore hoodies and jackets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The kids played hide-n-seek in the trees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We got all the way to the end where they were getting ready to plant more trees and hadn't found the perfect one. Apparently they only grow scotch pines here in Kansas and Mom wasn't thrilled about this type of tree. She was too used to her lodge pole pines. Luckily, they had shipped some different trees in and had them in the barn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So, we walked back to the barn and picked out our tree!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The tree farmers were SO nice and the kids got coloring books and hot chocolate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brooklyn hardly stands still long enough to get her picture taken, let alone looking at the camera.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The hot chocolate was yummy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The kids walked the balance beam as the farm hands tied the tree on top of the Tahoe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We had a great time getting our Christmas Tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Arboretum does a luminary walk each year. It gets bigger each year and I am sure there were a few THOUSAND people there..it was pretty spectacular.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There were so many people that you just kept in line as you walked through the entire Arboretum. It was quite the walk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You could walk through the tunnels(which I am sure are gorgeous in Summer).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The kids got to play in gingerbread houses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The biggest event, was standing in line to sit on Santa's lap. He asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas. Isaac, said he didn't know.(Now, that is a first)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I guess the other kids followed suit because Kaden didn't know either. So, Santa started asking him about a list of things he could want: a Nintendo, IPad, Ipod, Computer. So, Kaden settled on wanting a Computer. Great santa: Just what he is <strike>not </strike>getting. This santa must have come to a rich area....but, not everyone is getting that stuff for Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brooklyn does this cute thing that if she closes her eyes, you don't exist. So, she puts her finger over her eye and POOF...you aren't there. I guess it's better than a crying picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Santa helped hold her hand down and we finally got her to open her eyes. So cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There was a Caboose to look at with a train yard set up. The kids loved watching the trains on three different tracks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The pond was awesome to see because the lights reflected off the water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Even the little tool sheds were decorated for the holidays. This was quite the event and the kids LOVED it. It was worth going to see!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We will probably make this a tradition!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our little princess is such a funny little nut. She loves to smile, play peek-a-boo and she recently found Abbie's sunglasses. She thought she was quite the little star.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She is SO sweet! We just love her in our Family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for making us smile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This was our first Thanksgiving as just our little family. We wanted to make it special so we planned a FHE where we would decorate a special paper that would have our top 5 things we were thankful for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We spent Monday night(FHE) decorating our cards. Then we spent all week thinking of our top 5 things we are thankful for and wrote them down. We wanted a lot of thought put into the things we were thankful for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The kids helped me set the table as soon as I got home from work. Reed had put the turkey into bake and peeled the potatoes. I had done all the prep work the night before but, something can only be done the day of Thanksgiving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We used iron stone and silver, silverware with german cloths as place settings and napkins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We got everything set and i wanted to snap a few pictures. I snapped a few and then Reed asked if we could just eat...he was starving smelling it all day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Reed carved the turkey and Kaden asked the funniest thing....if he could have a whole turkey leg. Reed and I looked at each other and decided that, "why not, it's just us to eat this bird!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So, Kaden got his wish and ate an entire turkey leg (which he really ate the entire thing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy little man! Yum</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The last thing we did as a family was to clean the kitchen up together. We even washed the remaining dishes by hand. Kaden made the comment, "We should wash dishes together more often!" I didn't realize that I usually do it alone and you are right Kaden, We should wash dishes together more often! It was really fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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My co-worker sent home some books that were too young for her children. I sat them on the kitchen counter and got busy doing other things. Later, when I happen to glance into the kitchen.... Isaac should have been unloading the dishwasher and instead I found him sitting on the floor. He was sitting on the floor reading! I thought it was such a precious moment that I hurried and took a picture. He still doesn't know that I know he was reading instead of doing his dish job. Ha ha!</div>
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Love it!! Who can resist a new book?</div>
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Happy Halloween 2012!</div>
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The kids were excited about Halloween. We didn't know what the neighborhood would be like because it is an established neighborhood but, it turned out really fun!</div>
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We went around the short block so that Dad could experience trick-or-treating with the family and then he went home to hand out candy. The neighbors were really generous around us. Our next door neighbors even had full-size candy bars for when the kids came by. </div>
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It took less than a half an hour to do the little block so we went around the other street to have some fun and get the full trick-or-treat experience. It's quite a large block. So, by the time we finished the block, the kids were loaded down with candy. </div>
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It was pretty warm and most of the neighbors were outside handing out candy and had fires to warm up to. </div>
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By the time we got home, the kids had a ton of candy. They dumped into my largest bowls. Reed and I filled my huge apothecary air-tight jar and put it in the storage room (you never know when you are going to want chocolate during a disaster or whenever! lol). Reed even was joking with me that we should use it for stocking stuffers....too funny, always thinking ahead! </div>
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We had a great Halloween even though we were too busy to even carve pumpkins this year! Oh well, we still had a good Halloween! Here's a picture of our neighbors pumpkin since we never got ours carved.</div>
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The kids were learning about money and how to use it. The kids had trouble at the grocery store knowing how much money to give the cashier to pay for their little candy so we did a game of Monopoly for Family Night to help with this money issue. Ha Ha...it was really, really fun and we played by all the rules. The one thing we really wanted to stress was that we were playing by the rules and we were going to be good sports. Be happy for whoever won. We know this world isn't always fair but, it doesn't mean you have to be a sore winner or loser. So, we had more in mind when we started this game of monopoly and the kids loved it!</div>
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Kaden had a homework assignment the week before about rolling dice and counting them together. So, this game helped with that too! </div>
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The winner of the game might have been Dad but, everyone was happy for him when he won and mom lost by a single roll. We all learned and had fun doing it!</div>
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We went to this awesome park that has a super shallow river flowing through it. The kids LOVED it and we have gone back since just to show Dad what a cool park this is. </div>
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Isaac loved playing on the grassy area because there was tons of places for boys to play with their imagination. I'm pretty sure their was an epic battle going on...</div>
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The kids were able to catch frogs in the pond area. Did I mention, Yeah, this is a cool park! </div>
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Brooklyn was into the river before I could get her and she got wet. The little girls in the ward were happy to help her have fun in the water. She loved it! I am just glad that it is SUPER shallow because I don't have to worry so much. I can keep an eye on her while she plays.</div>
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We had a great time at the park and have been back to play!</div>
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We finally made it to Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead. We have heard a lot about it and how cool it was but, hadn't been able to go. The cool part is if you go Monday through Thursday, it's free. You only have to pay on Weekends. So, the kids got home from school one day and we went right over to the Farmstead before they closed at 5 p.m.</div>
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We set off with maps in hand and the first thing we came to was GEORGIA'S HEN HOUSE! Abbie was SO excited since she is named after Grandma Georgia (she used to call her grandma Georgeous when she was little, too cute!). Abbie wanted her picture taken with the Hen House. </div>
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The next part we visited was the old one-room school house. They have a lady dressed-up as a "period" school teacher that would have taught back in those days. The kids couldn't believe that all the kids from all the grades were in the same room. </div>
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Abbie and Kaden tried out the "big" kid desk area. </div>
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Isaac got to try out the old Dunce corner. He thought it was pretty funny that they had to wear that hat. </div>
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The school teacher even rang the bell when we left so we could get the full school experience that school was over! </div>
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Then we went and learned about mining. We got a bag of sand with precious rocks and minerals in it. We got to learn how people use water to mine with. </div>
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The kids used a screen to sift through their sand to reveal their minerals and rocks. </div>
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Brooklyn just played in the water! </div>
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Each of the kids got a turn to mine for minerals and rocks. </div>
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The milking barn was next where we watched a cow be milked. </div>
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They had a few baby cows in the barn and Reed said these were the "Cleanest cows I've ever seen!" They looked like they were ready to be at the fair because they were some well groomed cows. </div>
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Then we went to the Indian Area. We got to go in a thatched indian home and a tee-pee. </div>
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The last activity of the day is the running of the Goats. They get to run down this little trail before they run to their home where they stay for the night. We anxiously awaited the running of the Goats. The goats were so excited at the starting gate that they looked like billy goats climbing on top of each other. </div>
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The goats were SO fast! It all happened in no more than a few seconds! It was fun to watch though! </div>
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As we rounded the last part of the Farmstead, we took a quarter and fed the ducks although the fish would come up and steal the food from the ducks. It was pretty fun to watch who was going to get the piece of food. </div>
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We all had a great time at Deanna Rose! Can't wait to go back again! </div>
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Sometimes when we go places, we don't have our camera with us and Reed caught some fun pictures this summer and I wanted to make sure they got on the blog. This one is from the 4th of July Picnic. Our friend Kenny put one of the cones that Brooklyn had been playing with and kept putting on her head but, it would fall off. So, Kenny pulled her pig tails through the holes on the cone. Too cute! It was a fun 4th of July breakfast with tug-o-wars, games and good food. </div>
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When we went back to a family reunion this summer, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Tenney's home before we headed back to Kansas. We took the rubberbands out of her hair the next morning and had to take a pic of her lovely hair-do. Love you Baby Brooklyn! </div>
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Isaac participated in the Raingutter Regada. He had a great time building his boat with his Dad. They painted it blue and Isaac even made a guy out of paper(so it wouldn't weigh down the boat) to sit and drive the boat. It was awesome! </div>
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Isaac catching his fish at Mirror Lake at our Millet Family Reunion this summer! Isaac caught his fish first, then Abbie and Kaden was the last to catch his fish that afternoon! They were SO excited to each catch a fish! </div>
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Brooklyn ready to go fishing! </div>
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My dad brought his canoe and he took all of the grandkids for rides. Abbie took her fishing pole with us on the ride and she caught a fish while canoeing! She was so excited and Grandpa Millett helped her use the net to get her fish in the boat. So fun! </div>
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Brooklyn going for her first canoe ride! </div>
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Abbie had quite the technique for fishing! It was a little like dancing! She loves fishing and even has a pink shirt that says, "I may be a girl but, I fish better than a boy!" She loves fishing! The kids got big kid fishing poles for Christmas last year and this was their first time using them. Reed loves this since, he spent a ton less time untangling lines and the kids really caught fish. </div>
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Isaac with his fish dangling on the line! </div>
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Kaden with his Rainbow Trout!</div>
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A nice passerby asked if he could take our picture as a family. The kids proudly showed off their fish. Abbie caught a Brook Trout and she loved that because she loves Brookie so much! She kept saying, "look Brook....I caught a Brookie Trout!" </div>
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The kids baiting their hooks with Dad. The kids love fishing with their dad! </div>
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Brooklyn loved walking on the boardwalk. We were fishing right off of it and she loved that the strem went under the bridge right here and made a hollow sound when she walked. She loved running back and forth on the boardwalk. What a funny little smile today!</div>
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The kids 3 fish that they caught. Isaac and Kaden caught Rainbow Trout and Abbie caught a BrookTrout. </div>
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Just a few weeks ago, Reed took the boys with him to help with an Eagle Scout Service Project. It was up north by Kansas City in an old cemetery that had headstones that had fallen over. So, they helped restack headstones and put everything up right. The boys even had a deer walk right close to them and Reed took a fun video of the boys with the deer walking by. The boys loved helping with the Eagle Scout Service Project.</div>
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Our sandbox under the playset is filled with sand and the kids are thrilled! It would have been too hot this summer to go play in the sand but this cooler weather is wonderful and the kids are loving playing outside! </div>
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Brooklyn loved the sandbox before there was sand in it and would dig in the dirt with her couple of sand toys. She loves putting objects into other things (quite the phase!) and putting sand in a bucket is TONS of fun for her! </div>
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She spends over an hour everytime she goes to the sandbox. She loves the sand. We found this summertime toy set on the clearance aisle at WalMart (probably last one til next year) and picked it up for cheap. Perfect addition to our new sandbox!</div>
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Brooklyn loves playing in the sand! </div>
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Whenever we would play in the sandbox at Tomahawk (the local swimming pool with sandbox). Kaden and Abbie would use sifters to find "pearl's" (as they called it which are the little tiny rocks in the sand) and would use their pearls to play with. They love to sift the sand. </div>
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And now our ENTIRE sandbox has been sifted and any little "pearl" has been squirreled away in one of their buckets. Soft sand became super fine sand....alright by me! </div>
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The kids love the sandbox and we are loving having them outdoors more now that the apparently "atypically super hot" summer is behind us. </div>
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Happy Sandboxing Playing Kids!</div>
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This was the kids first day in School at Blue River Elementary in Overland Park, Kansas. </div>
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Isaac Age 9</div>
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Abbie Age 7</div>
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Kaden Age 6 </div>
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Kaden, Abbie, Brooklyn & Isaac Excited and Ready for School! </div>
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This is the first time the kids have rode a bus besides field trips. They were SO excited to ride the bus! </div>
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The kids got on the bus (being the second stop) went all the way to the back of the bus and waved to me the entire way down the street. Even when the bus stopped at the next bus stop (at the next corner) they were still waving. So cute! </div>
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Look close, you can see them waving! </div>
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Still waving! They were SO excited for School and they had a GREAT first day! </div>
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This was them coming off the bus! So excited to tell me about their day! It was the best, knowing that they all had a GREAT first day of school!</div>
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After the wedding, we drove back to the Dairy Farm and stayed overnight. First stop on the farm is the milking barn. We 4-wheeled down to the barn to see the cows be milked. </div>
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This dairy farm milks 350 cows. Every morning and night the cows get milked. Uncle Mark gave us the tour of the milking barn and explained to the kids how it all worked, where the milk goes, where it's stored and what it can be made into...cheese. The kids were fascinated! </div>
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No time for pictures mom, we are learning. </div>
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We saw the last of the cows being milked...I guess we'd have to get up earlier if we wanted to see all 300 plus cows be milked. LOL </div>
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Brooklyn watching all the action at the milking barn. </div>
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Kaden, Uncle Justin, Silas, Zaralyn, Uncle Mark, Isaac, Brylee and the Milker...listening to Uncle Mark talk about the Dairy. </div>
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Looking at the Milk Storage Tanks </div>
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Then, the kids learned how to bottle feed the calves. This is one of the best parts about the Dairy Farm...feeding the calves! </div>
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Isaac feeding his calf </div>
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Kaden feeding his calf with Katie's help. </div>
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Abbie feeding her calf </div>
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Brooklyn helping Abbie feed her calf. </div>
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Then, we went to see the calves that are a little bit older and don't need to be bottle fed. Brooklyn fed them hay and thought it was so fun feeding the calves hay. </div>
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Brooklyn kept feeding the calves hay..she tried to feed them from her hand. Brave little girl! </div>
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The girls feeding the calves. </div>
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Kaden got to feed the little ones some water, he thought it was great fun! </div>
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The we toured the rest of the Diary farm on 4-wheelers. The kids sure love riding 4-wheelers. </div>
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Abbie rode with Uncle Justin</div>
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Kaden rode on the 4-wheeler with Katie and Rupert the dog. </div>
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and this was our goodbye...it's tradition.....whenever you leave the farm they wave until you are out of sight! We love you Hegerhorst family and thank you for letting us come visit the farm and let the kids experience some of my favorite memories of being on the Farm. Love you all! Hopefully we can come visit again soon!</div>
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