Today at 11:16 am, my oldest boy is 10. That is double digits, which is the number that I have been fighting against since he was born. But, something magical happened the closer that it got to today. I realized that 10 is really cool. I also realized that I have thoroughly soaked up and enjoyed the past 10 years. Yes, I will always look back with loving, fond memories of the baby stage. However, this stage. This stage that we are in right now. This 10-year Continue…
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We took a little family field trip today. Gabriel performed with the Honor Choir at the State Capitol. We went back and forth about taking Summer and Ethan. But, there were two factors that played into our decision to take them. First of all, they have both been sick, and I did not want to be so far away from them. Secondly, they really want to go support their brother. When given the choice, they both overwhelmingly wanted to go. It is the first field trip that we have Continue…
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Gabriel accomplished something pretty great today. And, I could not let the night get by without sharing. The second week of school, all of the 4th graders were given a challenge. Their teachers wanted them to each read 40 books, of various genres, by the end of the year. Books longer than 350 pages would count as 2 books. We knew that Gabriel could read that many books in the matter of months, so we gave him a different challenge. We told him that we would buy him a Kindle if he Continue…
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