January flew by. Hey, 2025!
Our big news -- The girls have been asking for a dog forever and after many talks, H and I shared with the kids that we would get a puppy! Still doesn't feel real! The girls cried happy tears and we are in full swing getting ready.
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| Light rail with Grandpa at his sleepover. |
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| And Bruegger's. :) |
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| Charley got to visit a senior home with Bunny Blessings -- it was the first real event she got to help with (Thanks, Grandma, for taking her)! |
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| Cafe. :) |
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| Fun evening at Olivia and Finley's. |
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| Remembering some special things! |
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| Otw to our Mommy Briggs date at Discovery Place! |
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| B's new toy trunk. |
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| Happy Epiphany! Mom made a donation to the Roof Above in honor of the kids. Remembering the real meaning of Christmas. |
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| Loved getting to pick out his own toy with his Christmas gift card. |
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| Charley's Glinda waiting for Lily with her Glinda drink. Haha. |
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| Celebrating Mot Mot's birthday at Fenwick's. Kisses to heaven! :) (Found out Fenwick's is closing this March so this was a special last visit.) |
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| Fun Kindergarten art. |
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| Flurries! |
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| Just enough for snowballs. ;) |
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| Junior Bunny Brigade. |
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| Watching Mr. English at a Folk Society jam session. |
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| Done!!! Well, we completed the 999 pieces we had. After I put it up I found the missing piece (on a shelf in the art room where I thought I'd remember it, haha). |
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| Mommy Crew ride on the greenway! |
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| Crew's rock pile. It was still there when we went by with Grandpa a couple weeks later. |
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| School. :) |
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| Chess with Russell. He and Shirley came by and it was so good to see them. |
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| Charley made B a Nintendo switch card - so sweet. |
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| Starting a new puzzle! Borrowed Grandpa's camping one. 500 pieces... feels more our speed. |
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| And Charley finally (found, yay! and) started her lego friends Modern Mansion! |
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| We're getting a dog! It was so fun sharing the news with the kids that we were finally saying yes! We let them open this little dog bandana that matches their Christmas pajamas (they thought it was baby clothes for a second, haha). |
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| Hot chocolate stand for Bunny Blessings! |
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| Passport office at UNCC. It was actually on the campus and the kids thought it was cool to see some of the college (especially the food court). ;) |
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| Getting ready for puppy. |
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| Ha! |
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| Briggs got to play his ukulele for his class! He played Three Little Birds and even sang along. Ms. Person said the class could learn it and perform for the other first grade classes. :) |
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| Preschool pic. Crew did an 84 piece puzzle all by himself at school! |
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| Throwing sticks and watching them appear on the other side of the bridge! |
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| Charley's last daddy daughter dance! |
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| Fun times. End of an era! |
